Author: Matthew Lynch
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Let’s face it: gender bias in academia is for real
Cynthia Leifer, Cornell University; Hadas Kress-Gazit, Cornell University; Kim Weeden, Cornell University; Marjolein C H van der Meulen, Cornell University; Paulette Clancy, Cornell University, and Sharon ... -
Google donates 25,000 laptops to refugees
Earlier this week, Google.org announced a $5.3 million grant to a German nonprofit organization that provides technology and education for refugees, according to the Huffington Post. ... -
Sex ed for kindergartners proposed in Arizona
Should sex education be taught to kindergartners? One Arizona lawmaker thinks so. Representative and Democrat Juan Mendez is proposing the legislation–for the fourth year in a ... -
6 Ways to Reform Teacher Education
As contemporary K-12 students change their learning styles and expectations for their educations, teachers need to change too. More specifically, the education that teachers receive needs ... -
Eliminating tests through continual assessment
**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 ... -
Here’s what will change with the new SAT
Flynn Ross, University of Southern Maine Starting in March 2016, students will be taking a new version of the SAT. The redesigned SAT claims that it ... -
Cops in Washington believe that preschool leads to crime prevention
According tdn.com, police officers in Cowlitz County in Washington believe that by expanding preschool may help reduce or prevent crime. Cops were visiting schools in the ... -
U.S. graduation rates at record high
The U.S Department of Education announced this week that the high school graduation rate reached another record high of 82 percent in the 2013-14 year, according ... -
Where does Hillary Clinton stand on K-12 schools?
Read the entire Hillary Clinton and Education series here. By Matthew Lynch This is one of a series of posts on Hillary Clinton and her stance ... -
How to Create and Sustain Educational Change
By Matthew Lynch When it comes to creating and launching school reform, the most critical question administrators must confront is: where do we begin? It is ...