Although the article is about human sexuality, there are some interesting points on the benefits of egalitarianism.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/07/27/ryan.promiscuity.normal/index.html?iref=NS1

Seismic cultural shifts about 10,000 years ago rendered the true story of human sexuality so subversive and threatening that for centuries, it has been silenced by religious authorities, pathologized by physicians, studiously ignored by scientists and covered up by moralizing therapists.

Possibility of pardon for Billy the Kid upsets Garrett descendants

http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_15627878

Almost 130 years after one of the more significant historical events in New Mexico, and almost 100 years after the death of one of the two key figures, the rhetoric continues in the fateful shooting of Billy The Kid by legendary lawman Pat Garrett.

'Unschooling' Lets Children Dictate Their Learning

http://cbs11tv.com/education/unschooling.unschooled.unschoolers.2.1828086.html

Who needs textbooks and lesson plans? Some North Texans say children should decide what they learn, not teachers. That's the basis of a controversial educational philosophy known as "unschooling." It's a movement that's gaining traction in North Texas and is as unorthodox as its name suggests.

A Handy Bunch: Tools, Thumbs Helped Us Thrive

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128676181

The evolving anatomy of the human hand gave humans great dexterity and fine motor skills. With these advances came the ability to make stone tools and primitive knives. Anthropologists are now studying how our ancestors learned to make tools, and how these tools shaped our bodies.

Center for Technology and Disability Studies

http://uwctds.washington.edu/index.asp

Technology can increase access to education, community and employment for people with disabilities. The UW Center for Technology and Disability Studies is an interdisciplinary program focusing on research, education, advocacy and informatics related to assistive technology and accessible information systems.

Detroit Public Schools Tries Something New: A School Run by Teachers

"Detroit Public Schools is set to open its first school without a principal—teachers will be running the day-to-day operations and making all pertinent decisions.
They won't have to wait for the central office's OK to purchase needed items or increase their emphasis on fractions or writing, for instance.
Founded on the belief that those within the building know best what their students need, Barbara Jordan Elementary will be the district's first teacher-led school, open only to students whose parents agree to be involved. State officials know of no teacher-led schools in Michigan."

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/07/08/36mct_detroitteachers.html?r=421488636

Forget Grade Levels, Kansas City, Mo., Schools Try Something New

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/07/03/364228usdumpinggradelevels_ap.html?r=2063758687

Forget about students spending one year in each grade, with the entire class learning the same skills at the same time.
Instead of simply moving kids from one grade to the next as they get older, schools are grouping students by ability. Once they master a subject, they move up a level.

http://www.newsminer.com/view/full_story/8387910/article-Book-presents-evidence-of-human-connections-across-Bering-Strait-land-bridge?instance=home_news_window_left_bullets

http://www.uaf.edu/anthro/apua/

Research illuminating an ancient language connection between Asia and North America supports archeological and genetic evidence that a Bering Strait land bridge once connected North America with Asia, and the discovery is being endorsed by a growing list of scholars in the field of linguistics and other sciences.

The New Republic: Lessons From China And Singapore

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128235453

Martha C. Nussbaum of The New Republic argues even if our sole goal was to produce students who would contribute maximally to national economic growth -- the primary, avowed goal of education in Singapore and China -- we should reject their strategies, just as they themselves have rejected them.