Monthly Archives: February 2016
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Diverse Conversations: The Crucial Role of Student Life
In this installment of “Diverse Conversations,” I sat down with Dr. Marcus Chanay, Vice President of the Division of Student Life at Jackson State University. Dr. ... -
Sex education: Time for a revolution (as well as evolution)
By Khaula Mazhar **The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding a P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within ... -
Reducing MOOC dropout rates
**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 ... -
Will Congress ever fix America’s education system?
U.S. News and World Report recently sat down with Senator Lamar Alexander, chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to talk about the ... -
Ed Tech Companies That I Really Love: Part II
Read the entire series of Ed Tech companies that I love here. By Matthew Lynch Educational technology is a billion dollar industry, and I have been ... -
Why abstinence-only sex ed simply doesn’t work
By Matthew Lynch When I first saw the headline, I thought it was too ironic to be true: Texas school teaching abstinence-only sex ed suffers chlamydia ... -
With harsher disciplinary measures, school systems fail black kids
**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 ... -
5 Steps for Creating School Reform Policies that Actually Work
Many school administrators enter the field hell-bent on making a name for themselves and refusing to live in the shadows of their predecessors. Often, they feel ... -
4 Reasons Why We Need More Minority Instructors in Schools and Colleges
The number of minority students enrolled in U.S. schools and colleges is growing at a rapid rate, yet student enrollment is not matched by minority teacher ... -
Diverse Conversations: The Academic Entrepreneur: Supplementing Your Income
More and more academics are recognizing the potential to supplement their income from higher education positions with out-of-the-box projects and schemes. To try and get to ...