Monthly Archives: October 2016
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President Obama announces $240 million in STEM funding at White House Science Fair
President Barack Obama used the spotlight of the 5th annual White House Science Fair to announce $240 million in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) funding that ... -
Classroom Internet Use: Limiting Distractions with Teacher Control
Since the big push for 1-to-1 iPads in classrooms started, educators have looked for the best ways to incorporate cutting-edge customized learning but narrow Internet time ... -
Here’s how competition makes peer review more unfair
Stefano Balietti, Northeastern University A scientist can spend several months, in many cases even years, strenuously investigating a single research question, with the ultimate goal of ... -
Making college affordable: The presidential candidates proposals
Kalpana Jain, The Conversation Editor’s Note: The following is a round-up of archival stories on college affordability. In the debate on Monday, Sept. 26, Democratic presidential ... -
Designer Learning Experiences: Bridging the Gap for Low-Income and Minority Students
The number of minority students outweighs the number of white students—yet underrepresented minorities still often face a worse quality education than their white counterparts. It’s prime ... -
Hope for High School Dropouts: How Increasing Graduation Rates Will Transform Our Country
Are math and science killing our high school graduation rates? More rigorous math and science requirements for high school graduation are in place. At the same ... -
Is financial aid meant to help students or colleges?
A recent article via Forbes.com asks a fairly interesting question regarding financial aid for students attempting to attain a higher education. Does financial aid help colleges ... -
Study: Education equals equality may be a fallacy
According to information posted by Brookings.edu, the mentality that education equals equality is not a reality. The data shows that education disparities aren’t getting better for ... -
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 ...