Going to the Principal’s Office, in Black or White
Teachers react differently to misbehavior based on their students' race, according to a new study.
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What If Education Reform Got It All Wrong in the First Place?
That’s the conclusion of a growing number of researchers who argue that 30 years of test scores have not measured a decline in public schools, but are rather a metric of the country’s child poverty and the broadening divide of income inequality.
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?
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.
Meet the Groups That Are Fighting Against Limits on Restraining School Kids
Republicans say it is a matter of states’ rights.
6-Year-Olds Know When You’re Making Sins of Omission, and They Don’t Like It
In a new study, kids gave lower ratings to teachers who left out key details about toys. And once misled, they inspected new toys more carefully.
If We Want Better Teachers, We Need Better Incentives
Teachers receive salary and pension benefits later in their careers, which works to the advantage of many, including the unions that lead them, but this rewards structure could be keeping lots of talented individuals out of the classrooms.
To Make Friends, Autistic Kids Need Advice—and Space
Kids with autism need help when it comes to making friends—but they also need their independence.
Security Guards Outnumber High School Teachers in the United States
Growing inequality in America has been matched by a surge in security guards—for gated communities, upscale residential buildings, and more. That trend—more inequality, more guards—is matched across industrialized countries.