Education
The Failing Grade for Tests
In the final installment of our series, a panel of education experts describes what evaluation and accountability look like in the perfect world.
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Guillermo del Olmo / vicgmyr / Shutterstock / ... What If Schools Abolished Grade Levels?
Sorting kids by age or ability creates problems, according to our panel of education experts.
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A Culture of ‘Proud Academic Sadism’
In our ongoing conversation about the University of Chicago’s letter telling its incoming freshmen not to expect trigger warnings, this…
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Jae C. Hong / AP When Kids Sit Alone
Lessons from the viral photo of a college football player eating lunch with a young boy who has autism
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Much Ado About Speakers on Campus?
Continuing our series of comments from the University of Chicago community regarding Dean John Ellison’s letter, many alumni have expressed…
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Mike Groll / AP The 12-Year-Old Freshman at Cornell
Jeremy Shuler was reading in two languages at age 2.
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Starving the Beast The Politics of Higher Education
A new film explores the influence of think tanks and lobbyists on America’s public colleges and universities.
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Guillermo del Olmo / PinkPueblo / Shutterstock / ... Reimagining the Modern Classroom
The seats, space, and stuff that idyllic learning environments are made of
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‘Trust and Respect Are the Lifeblood of Frank Conversations’
This comment comes from alumnus Joel Avila, who lives in Chicago and works as a program manager at…
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What ‘Safe Space’ Looks Like in the Classroom
As we sifted through responses to the famed University of Chicago letter, we figured it’d be worth spotlighting what instructors…
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP Why Georgetown's Offer Falls Short
Treating the descendants of the slaves Georgetown sold just like the children of university alumni during the admissions process ignores a financial responsibility.
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Karoliina Snellman Where Sixth-Graders Run Their Own City
The idea is to improve kids’ economic knowledge—and it appears to be working.
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Guillermo del Olmo / Valentina Razumova / Shutterstock ... Disrupting the One-Teacher Standard
In a perfect world, education experts would shrink class sizes and children would learn from multiple teachers.
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Baz Ratner / Reuters How Political Correctness Chills Speech on Campus
A documentary film-maker was disinvited from an academic conference because an organizer feared she would be subject to ideologically motivated reprisals for hosting him.
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Was It Grandstanding? Does That Matter?
This letter about trigger warnings & safe spaces? In my view, it's not at all motivated by actual…
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Jorge Lopez / Reuters The Pill, the Condom, and the American Dream
Poor kids are finally narrowing the achievement gap with rich kids. Is contraception the cause?
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What Is a Trigger Warning, Anyway?
Yesterday, my colleague, Bourree Lam, looked at how University of Chicago alumni are responding to the high-profile letter their alma…
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters Teaching Trump to College Students
The mogul's presidential candidacy is forcing professors to incorporate fascism into their lessons on American political thought.
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Guillermo del Olmo / Africa Studio / Shutterstock ... When Homework Is Useless
Education experts offer their thoughts on how—if at all—schools should assign, grade, and use take-home assignments.
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Cheryl Gerber / AP The Myth of the 'Miracle School'
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan examines the issues at the heart of the charter-school debate.
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Guillermo del Olmo / Picsfive / Shutterstock / ... What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School
Education experts weigh in on the content areas children should have mastery over by the time they graduate.
