Author: Matthew Lynch
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Diverse Conversations: Analyzing the Intersection of Higher Education and Immigration Reform
Immigration reform has been a hot button issue in the United States for decades. Earlier this year, the Obama administration, along with members of the Republican ... -
Computer Science in K-12 Classrooms Needs to Catch Up
It’s estimated that in the next decade the number of computer science jobs in the U.S. will outnumber qualified people by 1 million. That’s 1 million ... -
Life Skills, Cloud Technology and Branding: K-12 Trends for 2014 — Part I
Even though the traditional K-12 calendar is over, the summer is a time for reflection and goal-setting for educators. The year 2013 has certainly seen a ... -
Diverse Conversations: Is Higher Education Worth It?
Recognizing the trends of higher education is important for those of us who are involved in it on a professional level. But what are the trends? ... -
Why the U.S. College Landscape Still Needs HBCUs
It’s no secret that Black, and other non-white, students in the U.S. have always faced an uphill struggle when it comes to education. Even today, the ... -
Educational Technologies and Concepts that Every Teacher Should Know: Part IV
Click here to read all the pieces in this series. By Matthew Lynch In the first three parts of my five-part series, I discussed educational technologies ... -
Year-Round Schools: How it Affects Teachers
In my last post, I talked about the ways that students are impacted when they are on a year-round school schedule, instead of having traditional summers ... -
HBCU Closures: A Reversible Trend?
Though their original purpose has evolved, the role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities is still a vital one in America’s education system. As more HBCUs ... -
High School Dropout Rates: A Crisis?
It seems that the phrase high school dropout is often accompanied with the word crisis. Depending who you ask, kids everywhere are giving up on education ... -
Standardized Testing for Colleges: A Necessary Evil?
Standardized testing in K-12 education is a perennial hot button issue. Proponents feel that measuring knowledge in these rigid ways helps lift the entire educational system. ...
