Tag: K-12 education
How new state laws and book ban movements have made the...
Jamaal Abdul-Alim, The Conversation and Jusneel Mahal, The Conversation
Of all the subjects taught in America’s public schools, few...
What it takes to become a spelling bee champ
Pawan Dhingra, Amherst College
Whenever the Scripps National Spelling Bee takes place, parents and children may wonder: What does...
Parents tend to choose their children’s schools based on their own...
Anna Rhodes, Rice University and Julia Szabo, Rice University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic...
How hip-hop has enhanced American education over the past 50 years,...
Toby Jenkins, University of South Carolina
One of my most heartwarming memories from elementary school was the day my...
Declines in math readiness underscore the urgency of math awareness
Manil Suri, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
When President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week in...
Teacher pensions are becoming a bigger share of educational costs
Michael Addonizio, Wayne State University
The 2022 stock market plunge has taken a toll on some of the nation’s...
What parents and educators need to know about teens’ pornography and...
Megan K. Maas, Michigan State University
Three out of four teenagers have seen online pornography – often before they...
ChatGPT could be an effective and affordable tutor
Anne Trumbore, University of Virginia
Imagine a private tutor that never gets tired, has access to massive amounts of...
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...
