Tag: K-12 education
Federal spending covers only 8% of public school budgets
David S. Knight, University of Washington
CC BY-SAState and local tax dollars cover the bulk of U.S. public school funding.
The federal government spends just under...
5 reasons to make sure recess doesn’t get short shrift when...
Rebecca London, University of California, Santa Cruz and William Massey, Oregon State University
Once children return to school for the first time since the coronavirus...
The good-guy image police present to students often clashes with students’...
F. Chris Curran, University of Florida; Aaron Kupchik, University of Delaware, and Benjamin W. Fisher, University of Louisville
Eight days after George Floyd was killed...
Kids need physical education – even when they can’t get it...
Collin A. Webster, University of South Carolina
When I noticed my 12-year-old son was spending about seven hours a day doing his school work online...
Giving private schools federal emergency funds slated for low-income students will...
Derek W. Black, University of South Carolina
Public schools have faced three distinct challenges since the coronavirus pandemic began – scrambling to make sure that...
School buildings need more space to safely reopen
Samantha Keppler, University of Michigan and Karen Smilowitz, Northwestern University
When COVID-19 first arose, the battle cry was “flatten the curve.” As states make plans...
Skipping standardized tests in 2020 may offer a chance to find...
James D. Kirylo, University of South Carolina
The Education Department is letting states cancel standardized tests. The move is a practical one: School buildings across...
For parents of color, schooling at home can be an act...
Monisha Bajaj, University of San Francisco
My 6-year-old hates the British. To be more specific, the British Empire that ruled over up to a quarter...
EXPLORING NATURE
Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net‑zero carbon...
Caitlin Grady, George Washington University and Sachi Nandurkar, George Washington University
Formula 1 auto racing is one of the...
