The Hechinger Report
- New data: Even within the same district some wealthy schools get millions more than poor onesby Tara García Mathewson on October 31, 2020 at 4:00 pm
At Ronald D. O’Neal Elementary School, in Elgin, Illinois, none of the third graders could read and write at grade level according to state tests in 2019. Nearly 90 percent of the school population […]
- Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real lifeby Charlotte West on October 30, 2020 at 4:01 am
Listen to the audio version of this story: OAKLAND, Calif. — Vida Mendoza is only 14, but she hopes to vote in two years. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Mendoza is a member of the […]
- Olvídese de la clase de educación cívica y de la junta de gobierno estudiantil: los estudiantes quieren formas prácticas de influir en las decisiones que dan forma a su educación.by Charlotte West on October 30, 2020 at 4:01 am
Vida Mendoza tiene sólo 14 años, pero espera votar en dos años. This story also appeared in Telemundo Mendoza es parte de la campaña por la iniciativa Oakland Youth Vote, dirigida por estudiantes […]
- How 7 countries are supporting child care and families during the pandemicby Jackie Mader on October 29, 2020 at 5:35 pm
Generous family leave time. Reduced tuition for child care programs. Fewer requirements to receive government support. These are some of the policies other countries have taken to ease the burden on […]
Insider Higher Education
- Friday Fragmentsby Matt Reed on October 30, 2020 at 6:00 am
Recruitment, selection effects revisited and situational tachycardia.
- Disruption Is the Enemy of Learningby John Warner on October 29, 2020 at 9:21 pm
The primary goal during our pandemic period shouldn’t be to return to face-to-face instruction. First order of business is to avoid disruption.
- A leadership instructor prepares to expose her students to Gorbachev and Imelda Marcos (opinion)by Astrid S. Tuminez on October 29, 2020 at 7:00 am
For the last module of my Principles of Leadership class, I am assigning two documentaries. One is Werner Herzog and Andre Singer’s Meeting Gorbachev, which chronicles the unlikely rise of an […]