Tag: Education
3 ways to improve education about slavery in the US
Tiffany Mitchell Patterson, West Virginia University
When it comes to teaching students about slavery in the United States, teachers often stumble through the topic. In...
Gen Z entrepreneurs view higher education as vital to their startups
Eric J. Barron, Pennsylvania State University
Today’s college students – dubbed Generation Z – are beginning to make their mark on the workplace with a...
Why shaming your children on social media may make things worse
Brian Edward Kinghorn, Marshall Univeristy
Matt Cox knew he would be criticized when he forced his 10-year-old daughter to walk 5 miles to school in...
How activists are fighting racial disparities in school discipline
Mark R Warren, University of Massachusetts Boston
Harsh and racially disparate discipline practices are widespread in America’s schools.
Not so long ago in Texas, for instance,...
Fight for federal right to education takes a new turn
Derek W. Black, University of South Carolina
A new fight to secure a federal constitutional right to education is spreading across the country. This...
Betsy DeVos has little to show after 2 years in office
Dustin Hornbeck, Miami University
Despite widespread fear that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would dismantle the public system of education, she has failed to accomplish...
Dangerous stereotypes stalk black college athletes
Joseph Cooper, University of Connecticut
If you go strictly by the official account, heatstroke was the cause of death for University of Maryland football player...
Here’s how to encourage more girls to pursue science and math...
Jilana Boston, New York University and Andrei Cimpian, New York University
Women remain underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. In the field...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
