Tag: Schools
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...
America’s public schools seldom bring rich and poor together – and...
Jack Schneider, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Five decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., many carry on his legacy through the struggle for...
Schools fall short when it comes to helping students in grief...
David Schonfeld, University of Southern California
An adolescent experiences the death of his mother after a lengthy illness.
When I ask what services he would like...
The best way to boost the economy is to improve the...
Richard Holden, UNSW
What if we had an opportunity to double the size of the tourism industry, or to quadruple the size of the beef...
Kids with cellphones more likely to be bullies – or get...
Elizabeth Englander, Bridgewater State University
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Each year, more parents send their young child to elementary school equipped with a smartphone.
For instance, the percentage...
Why Trump’s idea to arm teachers may miss the mark
Aimee Huff, Oregon State University and Michelle Barnhart, Oregon State University
President Donald Trump’s proposal to arm teachers has sparked substantial public debate.
As researchers of...
Why school leaders fake academic success
Stephanie Jones, Grinnell College
At the beginning of each school year, before the students arrived, teachers from every school in the Atlanta Public Schools district...
What makes American society so violent? 4 essential reads
Emily Costello, The Conversation
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EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
