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Group/Grade 2. Races that have significant international importance, but are below a championship standard. Examples include the Doncaster Cup, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Sandown Guineas, Daily Hai Nisai Stakes, and Grande Prêmio Bento Gonçalves. Group/Grade 3. Other races of note, mainly of national rather than international importance.
Researchers have investigated the relationship between race and genetics as part of efforts to understand how biology may or may not contribute to human racial categorization. Today, the consensus among scientists is that race is a social construct, and that using it as a proxy for genetic differences among populations is misleading. [1] [2]
The racial achievement gap in the United States refers to disparities in educational achievement between differing ethnic/racial groups. [1] It manifests itself in a variety of ways: African-American and Hispanic students are more likely to earn lower grades, score lower on standardized tests, drop out of high school, and they are less likely to enter and complete college than whites, while ...
Race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. [1] The term came into common usage during the 16th century, when it was used to refer to groups of various kinds, including those characterized by close kinship relations. [2]
Four Square: The Personal Writing Coach for Grades 1-3: Judith S. Gould and Mary F. Burke: 9781573104463: 2005 Four Square: The Personal Writing Coach for Grades 4-6: Judith S. Gould and Mary F. Burke: 9781573104470: 2005 Four Square: The Personal Writing Coach for Grades 7-9: Judith S. Gould and Mary F. Burke: 9781573104487: 2005
The word "race", interpreted to mean an identifiable group of people who share a common descent, was introduced into English in the 16th century from the Old French rasse (1512), from Italian razza: the Oxford English Dictionary cites the earliest example around the mid-16th century and defines its early meaning as a "group of people belonging to the same family and descended from a common ...
The term "ethnic" popularly connotes "[race]" in Britain, only less precisely, and with a lighter value load. In North America, by contrast, "[race]" most commonly means color, and "ethnics" are the descendants of relatively recent immigrants from non-English-speaking countries. "[Ethnic]" is not a noun in Britain.
The Jane Schaffer method is a formula for essay writing that is taught in some U.S. middle schools and high schools.Developed by a San Diego teacher named Jane Schaffer, who started offering training and a 45-day curriculum in 1995, it is intended to help students who struggle with structuring essays by providing a framework.