Tag: US students
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...
Math teachers in virtual classes tend to view girls and Black...
Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, University of Southern California; Ian Thacker, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Joseph Cimpian, New York University
1 in 10 teachers say they’ve been attacked by students
Charles Bell, Illinois State University
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Ten percent. That’s the portion of K-12 teachers...
Taking out a student loan for your child can hurt your...
Thomas Korankye, University of Arizona
When people take out student loans for themselves, certain risks are involved. The debt...
Knoxville school shooting serves as stark reminder of a familiar –...
James Densley, Metropolitan State University and Jillian Peterson, Hamline University
With most U.S. students having learned virtually in 2020...
Divorced dads often dissed by schools
Jessica Troilo, West Virginia University
By the time Father’s Day takes place, the school year is usually over.
In many ways, that’s an apt metaphor for...
What’s behind the teacher strikes: Unions focus on social justice, not...
Rebecca Tarlau, Pennsylvania State University
For the past few years I’ve been studying teacher unions and teachers strikes throughout the Americas. My research has taken...
Design is key in college ‘promise’ programs
Laura Perna, University of Pennsylvania; Edward J. Smith, University of Pennsylvania, and Elaine W. Leigh, University of Pennsylvania
In one of her first public acts...
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...
