Author: Matthew Lynch
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Black women in STEM: An interview with Dr. Namandje Bumpus
**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 Microsoft’s reign in education coming to an end?
**This piece originally appeared on ClassThink and has been republished with permission** By Karl Rivers Microsoft has been a fixture in schools for the last twenty years, ... -
What fewer women in STEM means for their mental health
Jennifer Drake, University of Toronto “You’re in engineering!?! Wow, you must be super-smart…” It has been over 10 years since I was a first-year engineering undergraduate ... -
8 Reasons Common Core Will Ultimately Fail
By Matthew Lynch Since their initial implementation, national Common Core standards have caused quite a stir. It seems that everyone from politicians to parents have an ... -
Do we know where Republicans stand on education?
Forbes.com has an interesting opinion piece posted about the GOP presidential candidates and where they stand on education. Rather, it’s what they should be asked in upcoming ... -
It shouldn’t take legal action for schools to act on bullying
Sally Varnham, University of Technology Sydney A former pupil is suing her Victorian school for the psychiatric harm she allegedly suffered from bullying. There is now ... -
Well, What Do You Know? A Discriminating Look at the No Child Left Behind Act
By David Moscinski The prime expectation of the No Child Left Behind Act is that all students become proficient in Reading and Mathematics. It mandates annual ... -
What works best to help stop bullying in schools?
Peter K Smith, Goldsmiths, University of London and Fran Thompson, Goldsmiths, University of London Bullying in schools has been recognised as a serious and pervasive problem ... -
The First Year Teaching: The self-discipline approach to classroom management
By Matthew Lynch As your journey as a teacher starts to finally take shape, you will find that there is no single method to use to ... -
Report: Southern states cutting higher ed funding the most
A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) shines a spotlight on how far funding for higher education has fallen since the ...
