#1720: Back to School and a Disappointing Time Capsule? | The Best of Our Knowledge

September 08, 2023 00:28:30
#1720: Back to School and a Disappointing Time Capsule? | The Best of Our Knowledge
The Best Of Our Knowledge
#1720: Back to School and a Disappointing Time Capsule? | The Best of Our Knowledge

Sep 08 2023 | 00:28:30

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Show Notes

It’s back to school season! On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll explore how educators prepare for the return of students to the classroom.  A time capsule at West Point turns out to be a bit of a letdown. A Florida high school social studies teacher tours sites of the Holocaust in Europe.  And the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is offering free community college to adults over age 25.   

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