Tag: Education
Genes and environment have equal influence in learning for rich and...
Jeffrey Roth, University of Florida
More than 40 years ago, psychologist Sandra Scarr put forth a provocative idea: that genetic influence on children’s cognitive abilities...
Culture of trust is key for school safety
Calvin Morrill, University of California, Berkeley and Michael Musheno, University of Oregon
When we first visited the school that is the focus of our forthcoming...
The hidden threat of teacher stress
Brandis M. Ansley, Georgia State University; Joel Meyers, Georgia State University; Kate McPhee, Georgia State University, and Kris Varjas, Georgia State University
When a traumatic...
DeVos speech shows contempt for the agency she heads
Mark Hlavacik, University of North Texas
When Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke at the American Enterprise Institute on Jan. 16, she began by emphasizing...
How talented kids from low-income families become America’s ‘Lost Einsteins’
Alexander Bell, Harvard University; John Van Reenen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Raj Chetty, Stanford University, and Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics and Political...
What we can learn from closure of charter school that DeVos...
Claire Smrekar, Vanderbilt University
When Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and first lady Melania Trump visited Excel Academy Public Charter School last spring, DeVos praised the...
Young doctors struggle to learn robotic surgery – so they are...
Matt Beane, University of California, Santa Barbara
Artificial intelligence and robotics spell massive changes to the world of work. These technologies can automate new tasks,...
Design is key in college ‘promise’ programs
Laura Perna, University of Pennsylvania; Edward J. Smith, University of Pennsylvania, and Elaine W. Leigh, University of Pennsylvania
In one of her first public acts...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
