Another For-Profit Education Behemoth Goes Down
Where should we go from here? By Dwyer Gunn ITT Technical Institute campus in Canton, Michigan. (Photo: Wikimedia…
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Artificial Intelligence Will Be as Biased and Prejudiced as Its Human Creators
The reason is simple: AI learns from us. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) The optimism…
We Are Reading Less Literature
That’s one finding of new research from the National Endowment for the Arts. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: lpnphotography/Flickr)…
Welcome to Terror High
What happens when a funding crunch turns a high school into a recruitment complex for arms manufacturers? By…
Speaking About Vietnam: Documenting the Stories of an Era Before They’re Lost
A high school oral history project teaches students empathy and listening skills. By Anna Maria Gillis The second…
What Americans Don’t Understand About Trigger Warnings
A letter to incoming freshman at the University of Chicago underscores how dysfunctional our public discussion of trauma and student safety has become.
Staying Afloat: Lessons From Hurricane Katrina for the Children Affected by the Flooding in…
Education is just as important during displacement and recovery as it is during times of relative calm. By…
What Are the Long-Term Effects of Head Start?
A new report highlights the long-term effects of Head Start on non-cognitive skills. By Dwyer Gunn First Lady…
Attractive Teachers May Inspire Greater Learning
That’s the implication of a new study, which suggests good looks capture students’ attention. By Tom Jacobs (Photo:…
Ghosts of White People Past: Witnessing White Flight From an Asian Ethnoburb
If diversity is so important to liberal whites, why do they keep fleeing ethnically diverse suburbia?