Author: Matthew Lynch
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Fighting online trolls with bots
Saiph Savage, West Virginia University The wonder of internet connectivity can turn into a horror show if the people who use online platforms decide that instead ... -
What cyber charter schools are and why their growth should worry us
Bryan Mann, Pennsylvania State University and David Baker, Pennsylvania State University What President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican sweep of government will mean for K-12 education ... -
How can we learn to reject fake news in the digital world?
Thomas P. Mackey, SUNY Empire State College and Trudi Jacobson, University at Albany, State University of New York The circulation of fake news through social media ... -
Pass or Fail: The Indirect Cost of Social Promotion and Retention May Surprise You
In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve student instruction ... -
Black Boys in Crisis: “Black People Can’t Be Doctors”
In this series, appropriately titled “Black Boys in Crisis,” I highlight the problems facing black boys in education today, as well as provide clear steps that ... -
What is Digital Literacy?
Every educator is familiar with the concept of literacy—the ability to read and write. A person who is illiterate, who cannot read or write, will inevitably ... -
Why global education rankings don’t reveal the whole picture
Daniel Caro, University of Oxford and Jenny Lenkeit, University of Oxford Country rankings in international education tests – such as PISA and TIMSS – are often ... -
Does it pay to get a double major in college?
Christos Makridis, Stanford University Students are bombarded with an array of competing opportunities during college, all with the promise that each will lead to a better ... -
The Myth of the College Dropout
Jonathan Wai, Duke University and Heiner Rindermann, Chemnitz University of Technology When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was asked to give this year’s commencement address at Harvard, ... -
Pass or Fail: Retention Has Long-Term Effects on Students
In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve student instruction ...
