This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Each morning, 74-year-old Virginia Dickerson watches anxiously as two of her great-grandchildren disappear down a dark alley on their way to the school bus. Then she prays that they’ll stay…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1983, the U.S. Department of Education issued a report titled “A Nation at Risk” because of a “rising tide of mediocrity” infecting the nation’s schools, kicking off what has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A robot called Bina48 has successfully taken a course in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University, in California. Bina48 ended up learning “31 different versions of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Technological innovations in the 21st century have enabled researchers to collect and process data about human behavior at an unprecedented scale, but are social scientists keeping up? In his book,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first time, the number of women enrolling in U.S. medical schools has exceeded the number of men, according to new data released today by the AAMC (Association of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Education research comes out faster than most of us can keep up with — and staying up to date gets even harder when advocates on every side claim that the newest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The year 2017 was a huge one for education in Detroit and Michigan. After years of being controlled by the state or state-appointed emergency managers, Detroit’s newly elected school board…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students filled the New York City council chambers earlier this month to share their experiences in segregated schools and offer solutions. But they faced a mostly empty dais: Only two…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today’s students see themselves as digital natives, the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets, and e-readers. Teachers, parents, and policymakers certainly acknowledge the growing influence of technology…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Indiana Virtual School had 1 teacher for every 222 students in 2016-17 and a 5.7 percent graduation rate in 2016, yet has grown by thousands of students since it opened…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to a recent investigation by WAMU radio in Washington, D.C., and National Public Radio, Ballou High School officials graduated dozens of students in the Class of 2017 who should…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cold weather has hit the East Coast — and Baltimore’s Western High School, where students came prepared to learn with their backpacks, pens, homework…and blankets. A tweet surfaced Wednesday morning…