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Your Best School May Not Be Among Best Schools
Part Two of a three-part series: Some contrarians feel affirmative action focuses more on getting in when it should focus on what students are getting out of college.
Affirmative Action: Shifting Attitudes, Surprising Results
Miller-McCune.com takes a three-part look at affirmative action 30 years after a landmark court decision that changed its face.
NCAA Hopes to Thwart Academic Blitz
Two academic groups — one funded by collegiate sports' governing body — aim to provide 'factual' research regarding athletic issues.
Legislating Uncertainty: An Evolving Strategy
Rebuffed in the courtroom, critics of evolution head to the statehouse to see their views represented in the classroom.
Does Education Really Make You Smarter?
Public debate has been dominated by the belief that education builds human capital, causing increased income, health and political participation, among many positive outcomes. But new research suggests that costly expansions of education may not always bring the promised social results. In some cases, those expansions may do little but sort people according to their native ability.
Researchers Decry Animal-Rights ‘Terrorism’
Ninety researchers from prominent universities and federal institutes have signed their names to a sharply worded commentary decrying "terrorism targeting medical scientists."
Kindergarten: Half Full or Half Empty?
States' kindergarten policies continue to diverge, despite years of research revealing the academic benefits of full-day kindergarten.
Too Much Multiculturalism, Not Enough Math?
A pair of researchers claim teachers' college curricula feature misplaced priorities they say helps explain the poor math skills of American students. Critics don't give the researchers even partial credit.
The Fault Really Does Lie in Our Stars
Students who were taught that free will is an illusion were more likely to cheat on tests, according to new research.