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A college readiness scholar says the new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies has been weakened by political pressure from the right.
AP teachers could find themselves at odds with laws that restrict how they can teach about racism in America’s past.
A scholar warns that women will continue to be underrepresented in STEM careers unless educators focus on helping girls do better in advanced math courses in high school.
Civics education is not boosting youth voting, volunteering or even scores on academic tests about government – and may be related to QAnon support.
An admissions dean seeks to take the worry out of applying for college when traditional things like grades, standardized tests and extracurricular activities have been disrupted by COVID-19.
If a high school doesn’t offer advanced coursework, having students take such a class remotely offers a promising alternative.
Teachers are starting to ditch graphing calculators for math apps. Was the expensive tech ever worth it – or is it just holding students back?
More students are taking Advanced Placement calculus in high school. They may be learning techniques for solving certain problems at the expense of the mathematical foundations they need to advance.
History is not a ‘thing’ to be memorized, as some in the Oklahoma legislature might believe, but a living process, to be understood in all its complexity.
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Assistant Professor of Education, University of California, Riverside
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