Tag: K-12 education
Curious Kids: Is homework worthwhile?
Robert H. Tai, University of Virginia
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
Boost in high school students taking advanced computer science could change...
Christina Gardner-McCune, University of Florida
Often when I speak with students who are majoring in computer sciences, many of them tell me that they have...
School spankings are banned just about everywhere around the world except...
Lucy Sorensen, University at Albany, State University of New York; Charmaine Willis, University at Albany, State University of New York; Melissa L Breger, Albany...
Lead-based paint found in half of all inspected schools
Marilynne R Wood, University of Toledo
With all the emphasis that has been placed on making sure children are safe from the hazards of lead-based...
Why I made an app to document the seclusion and restraint...
Gabriela Marcu, University of Michigan
School districts are failing to accurately report when their most vulnerable students are being physically restrained or secluded. That’s according...
What is personalized learning and why is it so controversial? 5...
Penny Bishop, University of Vermont
Editor’s note: The term “personalized learning” is becoming more common. Indeed, 39 states mention personalized learning in their school improvement...
How the Flint water crisis set students back
Marilynne R Wood, University of Toledo
When the Flint water crisis took place in 2014 and 2015, one of my graduate nursing students decided to...
For many NBA players, finding a better high school was critical...
Rob Book, University of Southern Denmark
When University of Southern California freshman Kevin Porter, Jr., became a first-round NBA draft pick on June 20, he...