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An academic asks: whom should we teach? What should we teach? How should we teach?
A recent study concluded that children who watched Sesame Street in the 1970s fared better in school. Why?
For many borrowers — particularly those with advanced degrees — a high debt is far from a crisis.
One of the many striking aspects of slavery was denial of education to slaves. How is this history reflected in today’s school system?
Parents tend to have greater expectations of their firstborns. But, it’s different when the younger sibling is a girl. What impact does it have on their grades?
Could the Abigail Fisher case, which is back before the Supreme Court, further limit the use of race in higher education admissions policies for institutions across the nation?
With one year to effect a turnaround, Sweet Briar College faces considerable challenges. But in this near-death are lessons for many other colleges and universities.
Developing friendships in classrooms is important for kids. How can teachers help?
Why does it take close to nine years for students to complete their PhDs? Are graduate schools preparing students for jobs that don’t even exist?
From the look of it, the millennials appear to be very comfortable with technology. But are they as immune to the effects of digital distraction as some might assume – especially in the classroom?
What is the experience of white students when racial issues are being taught in classrooms? Are we missing engaging an essential part of diversity?
With an increasing percentage of adjunct faculty, tenure and academic freedom are way more complex and nuanced than we realize.
Do academics need to change the way they teach race? What is the impact of students having been socialized to believe that “race doesn’t matter”?
If Americans are hiding behind the explosion of diversity to avoid looking at racism, what can universities do about it? A lot.
Female faculty are far more likely to be seen as less smart than their male counterparts in student evaluations. How damaging are such comments?
English songs from the US and the UK are typically taught to kids around the world. With English now a language of many cultures, why not incorporate songs from the world?
Want kids to improve fluency in English language? Try dance and drama as teaching tools.
Want to stop kids from sliding academically over the summer? Why not trust them to make their own reading choices?
What happens to kids who survive school shootings? What are some of the damaging effects they are left to cope with?
Students of color are subjected to harsher disciplinary measures. Are schools doing enough to check this practice?
Art teachers have been evaluated on English test scores. There seems to be no limit to how test data are being used to punish students, teachers and schools.
What are the pressures on researchers that could lead to misrepresentation of facts? Do the “guardians need a guard”?
How can we prepare children for a tech world while fighting the distractions it inevitably brings?
In choosing the best school, US News & World Report rankings tend to play an important role. How accurate are the rankings and what could they be missing?