Monthly Archives: February 2016
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Is Boston poised to be the ed-tech capital?
With its combination of Ivy League and prestigious tech schools, and some of the best K-12 systems in the country, Massachusetts is poised to be a ... -
Ask An Expert: School Systems and Business Models
Question: For over 20 years I have worked in the business sector, and I have always wondered what would happen if school districts operated more like ... -
First Lady endorses arts education
First Lady Michelle Obama recently joined the stage with middle- and high-schoolers who performed in the first ever White House Talent Show, created to celebrate the ... -
Amazon.com gets into the math business
Philanthropy in the field of education has become incredibly popular in corporate America over the past decade or so, and now Amazon.com is jumping on the ... -
Diverse Conversations: Finding a Mentor
Mentorship is a huge part of professional success in higher education. If nothing else, having a solid mentor helps higher education professionals to develop valuable contacts ... -
Single-Sex Classrooms Making a Comeback for All the Wrong Reasons
There is a debate about equity in education that extends beyond zip codes, race and socioeconomic status and cuts right to the heart of something predetermined: ... -
Is more recess the solution to academic success?
Schools are always on the quest to fit in more math, reading, and other subjects – unfortunately the only way to make that happen is to ... -
Emails and Teacher Morale
**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 ... -
Education Equity: Challenges and Suggestions
Equity in education has long been an ideal. It’s an ideal celebrated in a variety of contexts, too. Even the Founding Fathers celebrated education as an ... -
In kids, even low lead levels can cause lasting harm
Robert L. Fischer, Case Western Reserve University and Elizabeth Anthony, Case Western Reserve University The recent firestorm over lead exposure from drinking water in Flint, Michigan ...