Tag: Education
Year-round school: Difference-maker or waste of time?
Daniel H. Robinson, University of Texas at Arlington and Nicole Miller, Mississippi State University
Contrary to how it sounds,...
DeSantis’ ‘war on woke’ looks a lot like attempts by other...
Rochelle Anne Davis, Georgetown University and Eileen Kane, Connecticut College
A Florida law that took effect on July 1,...
Do smartphones belong in classrooms? Four scholars weigh in
Louis-Philippe Beland, Carleton University; Arnold Lewis Glass, Rutgers University; Daniel G. Krutka, University of North Texas, and Sarah Rose, Staffordshire University
How after-school clubs became a new battleground in the Satanic Temple’s...
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
As the start of the school year rapidly approaches, controversy can’t be far...
3 myths about immigration in America
April Nisan Ilkmen, Adler University
The U.S. is – and long has been – a pluralistic society that contains...
Taking students to the range to learn about gun culture firsthand
David Yamane, Wake Forest University
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
Kids missing school: Why it’s happening – and how to stop it
Joshua Childs, The University of Texas at Austin
Chronic absenteeism – defined as a student’s missing approximately 18 days...
Oklahoma OKs the nation’s first religious charter school – but litigation...
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
U.S. courts have long wrestled with the extent to which government funding can...
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
