Author: Matthew Lynch
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Girls are kept out of science jobs by unhelpful stereotypes
Anna Zecharia, Imperial College London The number of girls taking A-level physics has remained stagnant for the past 20 years or more, and the UK has ... -
What eduCLIMBER is getting right about student data use
The Educational Technology market is one of the fastest growing in the world. Investors are scrambling to get a piece of what is an exploding industry ... -
How to promote real inquiry in mathematics classrooms
A colleague of mine has been struggling recently to understand how to develop inquiry in her mathematics classroom. Despite having secure content knowledge and a vast ... -
Challenging physical educators on childhood obesity prevention
**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 ... -
College grads still earn a premium — if they can find a good job
Robert Reich, University of California, Berkeley The early admissions deadlines for universities across the country have come and gone, and acceptance letters are on their way. ... -
What kind of university can help reduce poverty?
Tristan McCowan, UCL Institute of Education For decades, development agencies have encouraged low and middle-income countries to focus their education spending on primary schools and basic ... -
Education officials to re-examine standardized testing
Education officials will re-examine standardized testing in the U.S. due to growing complaints from the public. The general consensus is that students pre-kindergarten to 12th grade are ... -
Solving the special education teacher deficit
Across the nation schools are trying to locate and hire qualified special education teachers. The open positions are abundant and many teachers are not equipped to ... -
Obama calls for computer science expansion in schools
In his State of the Union address last week, President Obama discussed the progress he’s made on numerous issues, including in the field of education. NprEd ... -
Educators’ Choice Content Awards Announced
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) January 7, 2016 – Last year, SmartBrief readers were challenged to think outside the box by two original content pieces on learning with laughter ...
