Monthly Archives: December 2016
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STEM: Attitude Adjustment Required
As STEM careers continue to rise in demand, America is lagging behind. Can we even begin to change the trajectory so that we can compete with ... -
Why has Japan’s massacre of disabled gone unnoticed? For answers, look to the past
Rachel Adams, Columbia University On July 26, 2016 a man wielding a knife broke into Tsukui Yamayuriena, a home for the disabled outside of Tokyo and ... -
How to Prevent the Winter Slide
By Frank Milner As students get set to embark on their coveted winter break plans, parents should be prepping on how to combat the dreaded “winter ... -
Why pushing undocumented children out of schools won’t help bring down net migration
This article was written by Nando Sigona Leaked cabinet papers seen by the BBC suggest that back when she was home secretary, Theresa May wanted schools ... -
How learning a new language improves tolerance
This article was written by Amy Thompson There are many benefits to knowing more than one language. For example, it has been shown that aging adults ... -
Why it doesn’t help — and may harm — to fail pupils with poor math grades
This article was written by Elizabeth Walton Many South Africans were outraged by the recent announcement that for 2016, pupils in Grades 7 to 9 could ... -
It’s time to rethink teacher training
This article was written by James Williams Over the past six years, we’ve had calls for teachers to be trained in everything from protecting girls from ... -
The state has helped poor pupils into private schools before – did it work?
This article was written by Sally Power The Independent Schools Council, a body representing 1,200 private schools, is offering to provide 10,000 annual free places to ... -
Cloud Computing and K-12 Classrooms
Cloud computing has taken the business world by storm. Climate controlled rooms full of servers are quickly being replaced by remote storage technology, whimsically referred to ... -
PISA results: four reasons why East Asia continues to top the leaderboard
This article was writteb by Mark Boylan The results speak for themselves. The latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Programme for ...