Yearly Archives: 2016
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The Brains of K-12 Students Come Prewired for EdTech
Forget the books. Save your paper and pencils for Art Projects. Generation Z students, born in the late 1990s to the present, have grown up with ... -
Music training speeds up brain development in children
Assal Habibi, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Observing a pianist at a recital – converting musical notations into precisely ... -
The Cost of College: What happens when college costs spin out of control?
The rising cost of college is causing long-term problems for this generation of graduates. Now that Americans are beginning to recognize the damage student loans are ... -
How Did We Get Here? Part IX: A Melting Pot of Educational Ideology
This is one of a multi-part series on the progression of education policies in the U.S. from its founding. Click here to see a list of ... -
What Educators Need to Know About Higher Education Today
As an educator and advocate for better education in the United States, you need to know what’s going on in higher education today. Why? Because—and it’s ... -
Want great teachers? There’s no one-size-fits-all solution
Gerald K. LeTendre, Pennsylvania State University Most of us know the difference a good teacher makes in the life of a child. Many global institutions working ... -
How Did We Get Here? Part VIII: Minority Education in America
This is one of a multi-part series on the progression of education policies in the U.S. from its founding. Click here to see a list of ... -
Apps to keep kids thinking and learning even during school holidays
This article was written by Craig Blewett As the summer holidays draw near in many parts of the world, parents shouldn’t be surprised if kids choose ... -
Will the Costs of College Cause an Economic Disaster?
Higher education is potentially one of the best tools for social mobility in America. However, as it is set up now, it may only help the ... -
What cyber charter schools are and why their growth should worry us
This article was written by Bryan Mann and David Baker What President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican sweep of government will mean for K-12 education priorities ...