Tag: STEM
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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 ... -
A winning formula: how to pick the best teachers
John Hattie, University of Melbourne and Terry Bowles, University of Melbourne It’s one of those debates that has seemingly gone on forever. All the way back ... -
Here’s how minority job seekers battle bias in the hiring process
David S. Pedulla, University of Texas at Austin and Devah Pager, Harvard University Discrimination in the hiring process has limited the opportunities available to both racial ... -
While rethinking admissions process, consider creativity
James C. Kaufman, University of Connecticut The Turning the Tide report released last week by the Harvard Graduate School of Education has colleges and universities across ... -
Should college and high school diplomas be earned together?
The term “college prep” as it relates to high school paths has a different meaning than when I was a teenager. The high school courses that ... -
Why scholars emphasize the need for affirmative action
Kalpana Jain, The Conversation Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, during oral arguments in the affirmative action case, Fisher v University of Texas, on Wednesday, December 9, ... -
3 Ways to Revolutionize STEM education in the United States
We need to revolutionize STEM education in the United States. Why? According to the STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Math) Coalition, there are 26 million STEM ... -
Why teachers’ support is vital to blended learning success
A guest post by Don Brown Blended learning provides today’s students with some control over their own learning paths. By combining elements of a traditional classroom with ... -
How to get boys excited about reading
Decades of data show girls outscoring boys on a range of language skills. Four ELA teachers share their best practices for closing the gap. A guest ... -
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 ...
