Author: Matthew Lynch
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Obama initiates STEM education and training expansion
President Barack Obama has announced new partnerships for additional STEM education and training expansion, addressing the nation’s current shortfall in the labor market. TechHire, the name of ... -
Using twitter in the classroom – from the perspective of students
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
5 Leadership Styles that Can Transform Education As We Know It
When considering school reform, it’s often easy to think of factors such as who is responsible (teachers, parents, school systems, the government?), or of funding issues ... -
For-profit colleges sue Obama admin for new rules
The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, a group that represents for-profit colleges, sued the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Arne Duncan on behalf ... -
Pacifica School District sees $300,000 technology cash infusion
The Pacifica Education Foundation (PEF) is helping to enhance the Pacifica School District’s technology infrastructure through bringing in a donation from outside the community. PEF has ... -
Understanding the 4 Main Schools of Philosophy: Principle of Postmodernism
Understanding philosophy is important for educators not only so that they possess an individual philosophy but gain more awareness to the philosophies of their students and ... -
Which countries must do more to help children who fall behind at school?
Gijsbert Stoet, University of Glasgow Many of the world’s leading economies can do more to help struggling teenagers to get a better level of education that ... -
Why High School Graduation Is the Key to Improving At-Risk Communities: Part II
A guest post by Frank Britt, CEO of Penn Foster When an at-risk student graduates high school, it creates a significant and positive trickle-down effect: it de-risks ... -
Why commencement still matters
Ben Keppel, University of Oklahoma We have entered one of the most pleasant rites of spring and summer – commencement season. As a teacher at the ... -
Oklahoma Program Retains Teaching Majors for Districts in Need
The University of Oklahoma is offering a special program aimed at teaching majors with the goal of enticing them to not only stay in state after ...
