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Reforming K-12 Education: How the Activists are Doing It
By Matthew Lynch Activism when it comes to public K-12 education is flourishing. Laws regarding K-12 education are no longer simply handed down and enforced without ... -
Minority faculty revisited: Why is America so disproportionate?
If America is the land of opportunity, then earning a college degree is the key to really tapping the potential of that opportunity. In the last ... -
Stop blaming poor parents for their children’s vocabulary
Paul Thomas, Furman University While the reading wars in education have raged for decades, most people agree that literacy is crucial for children and that the ... -
The First Year Teaching: How do I handle misbehavior?
By Matthew Lynch New teachers will find that one of the most frustrating parts of teaching is classroom misbehavior. This misbehavior is easy to identify, but ... -
How teachers can use edtech to boost engagement
The kids showing up to Kindergarten classes are much more tech-savvy than their predecessors five years ago. These digital natives are only a little older than the ... -
10 Ed Tech Companies You’ll Absolutely Love
I have been blogging about education reform and innovation since 2010, and over that time span I have spotlighted a lot of ed tech companies and ... -
6 Ways That HBCU’s Shined During 2015
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, graduate just 3 percent of the total U.S. college population, but they account for 20 percent of all black ... -
Actor Hill Harper’s mentoring group turns focus to black boys
Actor Hill Harper, best known for his work on the hit TV show CSI: NY, is turning his organization’s attention towards the plight of black boys. Manifest Your ... -
Should Malia Obama have Chosen an HBCU?
The White House announced that Malia Obama, daughter of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, will attend Harvard University in 2017. She will graduate ... -
Latino Students’ Reading Level Progress Increases
One of the nation’s leading child-study centers, Child Trends Hispanic Institute, reports that Latino students’ reading scores for fourth and eighth grade students have increased by ...