I run a company that provides analysis of mortgage borrowers to financial institutions. As a result, I am often approached for financial advice. The most common questions are: Should I buy this or that stock? Are home prices going up or down? Should I invest in Bitcoin? Rarely if ever am I asked: How much […]
Consider these ideas: Some kids are STEM kids and some aren't. Students need to master science and math basics before moving on to STEM. STEM focuses on jobs, so it should be concentrated in middle and high school. Wrong, wrong and wrong.
Biometric identification uses automated methods of recognizing a person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic, including face, fingerprint, hand geometry, handwriting, iris, retina and voice.
The latest K-12 edtech news from the nation's capital, including studying the impact of tech on students, bolstering E-rate support and increasing children's online privacy.
Students in a Montana middle school take advantage of 30-minute periods to make up missed art projects or to retake science tests. Others practice adding and subtracting fractions or receive homework hel p on a division assignment. These district-created, teacher-led workshops—known as the WIN (What I Need) program—take place four days per week on the master […]
While there are many organizations that educate the populace about the importance of African-American history, there is one institution that fails to do so: the American public school system. We can improve by doing a better job teaching about the impact of slavery, Reconstruction and the Black Migration.
One teacher at a time, nonprofit groups try to address the lack of teachers in the Mississippi Delta. After years of inaction, the state is finally stepping in to help them with exam preparation programs expanding across the state. They also recently secured a $4.1 million grant to create new pathways for teachers to get licensed.
Schools seek to minimize the amount of time kids spend in the bathroom during class to ensure that they get the most out of their instruction, and generally restrict students' access to prevent misconduct in the restrooms. But treating bathroom use as a discipline issue can have serious health implications.
In thinking about our education system, the most important question must be: "And how are the children?" Students, and particularly low-income students, students of color, and English learners, must have grade-appropriate assignments, strong instruction, deep engagement and teachers with high expectations for student success.
