Sweden Hit the Brakes on the Digital Classroom. Maybe We Should Ask Why.
For years, parents were told the future of education was digital. Out went textbooks. In came tablets. Out went handwriting. In came keyboards.
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Children Last
She’s at it again. Randi Weingarten is good at everything but doing her actual job, and America’s teachers are terrific followers of their leader. Our kids can’…
We’re Teaching Kids Scarcity in an Age of Abundance
Students head back to classrooms this month. Many arrive already convinced their future is hopeless. In a Lancet Planetary Health study of 10,000…
Escaping the Educational Industrial Complex
The recently released EdChoice “Schooling in America” survey finds that 56 percent of parents believe K-12 education is on the wrong track. Indeed…
University of Michigan Will Hide Letter Grades for Freshman Students’ Mental Health
The taxpayer-funded University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts has announced a pilot program starting next fall to conceal…
The Current Status of American Schools
Student skills are diminishing. Recently, more than 1,800 math and science lecturers at the University of California signed an open letter outlining a…
Los Angeles’ School District Went From Morally to Financially Bankrupt
Los Angeles Unified School District is having a hard time paying the bills necessary to teach the kids, so it’s struggling to keep its doors open. Clearly…
NEA Same Ol’ Same Ol’
Earlier this month, the National Education Association, the country’s largest union, held its annual meeting in Denver. This year’s conference saw the teachers’…
Class Warfare
Student violence in many of our nation’s schools is out of control. An Education Week teacher survey, whose results were released in March…
Public Confidence in Higher Education Declining According to Latest Gallup Poll
A new Gallup survey shows public confidence in American higher education has declined amid rising concerns over campus politics and financial value following a…