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Education
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It’s Time to Get Rid of History, Biology, and Chemistry Classes
We should re-think the subject boundaries in high school education so that they align with important ideas and concepts that will give our children useful analytical lenses for viewing the world.
Scott Walker and the Politics of the Diploma
Graduating university isn't evidence of leadership. Neither is not graduating.
Preparing Teachers for an Unfortunate Reality: Impoverished Students
How can we modify education programs to make sure that our teachers look beyond simple stereotypes about the perceived deficits of poor students?
University Assault Audits Don’t Tell the Full Story
A new study shows that sexual assaults reported under the Clery Act decline after government audits, suggesting drastic underreporting.
Students on the Road to Debt
How are university students really faring in this environment of rising costs and diminishing opportunities? How do they feel about the future?
Tracing Our Science Illiteracy Back to High School Biology
If we want the public to grasp the theory of evolution, we need to rethink the way we train biology teachers.
The California Chasm: Inequality in One of the Most Unequal States in the Country
California is the home to more super rich than anywhere else in the country—and it also exhibits the highest poverty rate in the nation.
The Folly of Banning Yik Yak on School Campuses
It's the auditorium of the undergraduate id—and that's precisely why we need it.
The Science of Sex? Men Think and Women Feel
That's the message a sex education teacher is sharing with her students in Ohio.