Tag: k12
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Why Turkey wants to silence its academics
Fatma Müge Göçek, University of Michigan After the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey, one of the first actions of the Turkish state and government was ... -
Are gifted kids more sensitive to screen violence?
Jonathan Wai, Duke University; Brad Bushman, The Ohio State University, and Yakup Cetin, Fatih University The past few weeks have been full of several unfortunate violent ... -
How to Spell Words Made Easy: Go Back To The Roots
Note: Julie Bradley has been an educator for more than 30 years. Her expertise has taken her to outback Australia and around the world presenting to ... -
High school Dropout Rates Up; Are Math and Science the Cause?
More rigorous math and science requirements for high school graduation are in place, and simultaneously dropout rates in the country are up. Research back to 1990 ... -
The Power of Parents: A Primer on Parental Involvement
Parents play a powerful role in the success of each generation of K-12 students. But these days there are many factors that prevent parents from getting ... -
Should schools provide free breakfast in classrooms?
Sean Corcoran, New York University; Amy Ellen Schwartz, New York University, and Michele Leardo, New York University Child hunger is a serious problem: 48 million Americans, ... -
Why boys need to have conversations about emotional intimacy in classrooms
Amy Schalet, University of Massachusetts Amherst Last month, Tom Porton, an award-winning, veteran Bronx high school teacher, handed in his resignation after colliding with the school’s ... -
Straight A students may not be the best innovators
Matthew Mayhew, New York University and Benjamin S. Selznick, New York University Demand for innovation is at an all-time high. Innovation is now recognized as being ... -
Why it’s so hard for students to have their debts forgiven
Neal H. Hutchens, University of Mississippi and Richard Fossey, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Outstanding student loan debt in the United States reached a record US$1.35 ... -
What it means to be black in the American educational system
Kevin O’Neal Cokley, University of Texas at Austin Many people still think that racism is no longer a problem in America. After the election of President ...