This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Misinformation is content that is false, inaccurate or misleading, even if it is spread unintentionally. A 2016 research study by the Stanford Education Research Group showed that many young people (not unlike…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Gay kids are receiving their education the way everybody gets their sex education and unfortunately, that’s by watching porn,” said Bronwen Pardes, a sex educator and author of Doing It…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. James Sayavong knows what it’s like to be a refugee in America. His father was a military officer in Laos when the communists overran his country after the U.S. pulled…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even before the pandemic, many students — especially those from historically underserved groups — were leaving high school unprepared for the educational demands of good jobs and too few were…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students in majority-Black schools are now a full 12 months behind those in mostly white schools, widening the achievement gap by a third, according to a new analysis by McKinsey & Co.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. N.C. Reconnect, a pilot initiative to recruit adult learners at five North Carolina community colleges, will expand to five more schools this spring. MC Belk Pilon, president and board chair…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s time to get serious about innovation in education. And we don’t just mean more ed tech. The pandemic caused tremendous disruption to U.S. schools this past year and a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “So, what were you like in high school?” The question comes up at least twice a semester. Truthfully, I am a high school teacher who hated high school. I’d retreat…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What should every American know? This question has long been debated, discussed, and deliberated. And while answers need to come from all of us—not just a powerful few—young people have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles recently announced plans to put 50 clinics inside LA County high schools. Called Wellbeing Centers, the facilities would provide not only physical health services but also mental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Health and mental health providers, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, are warning that US children and adolescents are facing a mental health state of emergency. Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, rates…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week, New York City’s incoming schools chancellor made a stunning acknowledgment: The nation’s largest school district has been teaching reading the wrong way for 25 years. David Banks said clearly that…