Tag: US education
3 reasons why teachers are striking right now
Deana Rohlinger, Florida State University
Teachers from Arizona and Colorado are joining teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky on the picket line.
These teacher strikes will likely...
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...
30 years after Edwards v. Aguillard: Why creationism lingers in public...
John E. Taylor, West Virginia University
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Edwards v. Aguillard, a groundbreaking case...
How math education can catch up to the 21st century
Mary E. Pilgrim, Colorado State University and Thomas Dick, Oregon State University
In 1939, the fictional professor J. Abner Pediwell published a curious book called...
How Trump’s harsh education cuts undermine his economic growth goals
Shaun M. Dougherty, University of Connecticut
The Trump administration has some ambitious goals that include trillions in tax cuts, a significant military buildup and a...
Trump budget would abandon public education for private choice
Derek Black, University of South Carolina
The Trump administration has announced its plan to transform education funding as we know it. The new...
Colorado curriculum kerfuffle showed activism can beat vested interests
By Mark Paige, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Students in Jefferson County, Colorado, popularly known as JeffCo, have learned an important civics lesson about their power...
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...
