Monthly Archives: December 2016
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Black Boys in Crisis: How to Get Them to Read
In this series, appropriately titled “Black Boys in Crisis,” I highlight the problems facing black boys in education today, as well as provide clear steps that ... -
California voters overturn English-only instruction law
Multilingual Education Act passes and revives bilingual education in one of nation’s most diverse states This article was written by LILLIAN MONGEAU Californians voted yes on ... -
Diversity in Higher Education: How to Get American Colleges to Catch Up to the 21st Century
As we become more fully entrenched in the 21st century, the American workplace becomes more diverse. But American colleges and universities still have a way to ... -
Simply punishing students for bullying will not address the problem
Emily Suski, Georgia State University The spring legislative season is well underway, and, as has been the case for the last several years, a number of ... -
Have You Hacked These Cognitive Tools?
Modern technology offers a plethora of cognitive tools for implementation in your classroom. You’re likely familiar with pedagogical tools and teaching resources, but you may also ... -
How technology helped deliver a taste of victory to a struggling Newark School
This article was written by JACKIE PUGH When Sara Neufeld wrote in The Hechinger Report last year that Newark’s Quitman Street Renew School had the greatest ... -
My College Is Being Blackmailed
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
Young scientists seek solutions to South Africa’s higher education crisis
This article was written by Sahal Yacoob and Karen Jacqueline Cloete The South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) has decided it is time to speak out about ... -
New partnerships are needed to arrest economic malaise in South Africa
This article was written by Steve Koch South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan presented his 2016 mid-term budget on the back of a crisis in higher education ... -
Are Teachers Playing a Rigged Game?
Teachers in America have a high workload, are expected to transform their students’ lives, and have to navigate a larger—often broken—ecosystem at the same time. In ...