46.9 F
New Pittsburgh
Thursday, October 9, 2025
- Advertisement -spot_img

TAG

US Schools

J. Pharoah Doss: Achievement test and junk excuses for failure

Getty Images  The difference between achievement tests and aptitude tests is that achievement tests measure what students have learned, whereas aptitude tests evaluate their potential...

Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history

Freedom is a key concept to study. Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images by Raphael E. Rogers, Clark University Whenever I tell high school students in classes I...

Teacher lawsuits over forced grade inflation won’t fix unfair grading – here’s what could

Some teachers are resisting efforts to give students grades they believe they haven’t earned. skynesher via Getty Images by Laura Link, University of North Dakota After...

Going beyond instruction, community schools serve as ‘hubs in the community’

Selena Davis, left, 8, and Mariah Long, right, 7, play in the mini-diner that is part of the Lilliput Play Homes in the library...

Teens don’t know everything − and those who acknowledge that fact are more eager to learn

Getty Images Stock Photo by Tenelle Porter, Rowan University If you, like me, grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, you may have come across the...

How a hip-hop mindset can help teachers in a time of turmoil

Confidence is a critical component of hip-hop culture. Manu Vega via Getty Images by Toby Jenkins, University of South Carolina While hip-hop has created a lot of...

Math teachers hold a bias against girls when the teachers think gender equality has been achieved

by Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, University of Southern California; Ian Thacker, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Joseph Cimpian, New York University The Research Brief...

Parents tend to choose their children’s schools based on their own educational experience

by Anna Rhodes, Rice University and Julia Szabo, Rice University Faced with a growing number of options for where to enroll their children in school,...

40 years ago ‘A Nation at Risk’ warned of a ‘rising tide of mediocrity’ in US schools – has anything changed?

Academic gains made over the past four decades have begun to erode. Troy Aossey/The Image Bank via Getty Images by Morgan Polikoff, University of Southern California The...

This course uses ‘Abbott Elementary’ to examine critical issues in urban education

by Sara Jones, Illinois State University Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “Public Education’s Possibilities...

Latest news

- Advertisement -spot_img