Author: Matthew Lynch
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Is your child taking a test? When is the right time?
Francesca Gino, Harvard Business School Standardized tests have become the primary tool for determining a student’s academic ability. Legislators and administrators use test data to evaluate ... -
Guns on campus: there will be no artist or doctor once the trigger is pulled
**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 ... -
Is education killing imagination?
By Judith A. Yates As a criminal justice instructor in a career college, I gave my students an assignment that relied on 75% imagination and 25% ... -
Multicultural recruiting: What colleges do it best?
By Matthew Lynch At least on paper, America’s colleges and universities are interested in creating a diverse student population. Though not perfect in practice, U.S. college ... -
Male graduates earn more than female graduates: study
Alexandra Hansen, The Conversation Male university graduates earn more than their female counterparts and the pay gap will likely increase with the more time spent in ... -
How the justice system fails us after police shootings
Caren Morrison, Georgia State University Two weeks ago, the police officer who shot Laquan McDonald in Chicago was charged with first-degree murder. Since then, the police ... -
When researchers ask for data on penalization of black kids, schools resist, cover up
**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 ... -
Does a college education mean a longer marriage?
We’ve all heard the daunting statistics about marriage outcomes in the United States. Roughly half of all first time marriages end in divorce. However, new research ... -
Educational opportunity rises 80 percent since 1970
According to the Historical Report of Opportunity, released by Opportunity Nation and Measure of America, educational opportunity has escalated by 80 percent since 1970. The Report ... -
Learning from successful learning: A look at the new NCLB
**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 ...
