Author: Matthew Lynch
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Breaking the stereotype: Educating detained youth
By Jeff Knight — As adults, we understand the decision making process. We know good decisions often lead to a favorable outcome, and even one bad ... -
Diverse Conversations: You Can Go Back Home
“You can never go back home.” These famous words by Henry David Thoreau began to ruminate in my mind as I prepared to conduct an interview ... -
College Football Obsession: Sending the Wrong Academic Message?
This past weekend was the kickoff for the college football season. It seemed that every social media newsfeed was full of people cheering on their alma ... -
3 Technologies Bolstering STEM Learning
According to the STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Math) Coalition, there are 26 million STEM jobs in the U.S., comprising 20 percent of all jobs. By ... -
Top 3 Ways to Improve Learning in Schools…Using School Lunches
As we all know, nutrition and educational performance are related. And with one third of the U.S.’s 300 million residents obese, it is more important now ... -
Trayvon Martin and the Burden of Young Black Males
Initially, I was hesitant about writing an opinion piece on the killing of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent public outcry because a multitude of gifted writers ... -
3 Ways to Become a Culturally Responsive Teacher
Given the wealth of diversity in our nation’s public schools, it is no wonder that culturally responsive pedagogy is becoming more of a presence. Culturally responsive ... -
3 Quick Facts about College Dropout Rates
There are a lot of metrics in place that gauge the effectiveness of P-12 schooling in the U.S. and shine a particularly bright light on public ... -
Is “School Choice” an Anti-Public School Sentiment?
There are a lot more options for receiving K-12 education today than when I was growing up. Long gone are the days when parents had to ... -
Idaho School District Embraces Innovative Data Visualization Software to Steer Strategic Planning
Cassia County School District is the first in the state to implement geovisual analytics software GuideK12 (Eagan, MN) October 20, 2015 – Exciting times are ahead for Cassia ...
