The Conversation USEducation School resource officers aren't arrested often – but when they are, it's usually for sexual misconduct theconversation.com - F. Chris Curran The presence of law enforcement in schools – better known as school resource officers – has become increasingly common. These officers, who have full …
The Conversation USEducation Like 'Little Women,' books by Zitkála-Šá and Taha Hussein are classics theconversation.com - Sheila Cordner I’m a scholar of literature who spends a lot of time thinking about why certain stories continue to be revisited, and what works can be considered …
The Conversation USEducation 5 new ways for schools to work with families theconversation.com - Ann M. Ishimaru and Megan Bang and Michelle Valladares Text messages, email alerts, open houses, fundraising appeals, robocalls – parents know the drill. They are inundated with requests from children’s …
The Conversation USEducation Large-scale education tests often come with side effects theconversation.com - Yurou Wang and Trina E. Emler When results come out for big education tests like the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which primarily measures 15-year-old …
The Conversation USCollege & University 5 ways to check a college's financial health theconversation.com - Leo M. Lambert and Gerald Whittington The financial health of colleges and universities is much in the news these days. An enrollment cliff – a drop-off in traditionally aged college …
The Conversation USEducation Students should learn about impeachment in school – here's how to make it work theconversation.com - Paula McAvoy When Congress weighs whether to impeach the president, it is a question of national urgency. Teachers can help their students understand the …
The Conversation USEducation Kids may need more help finding answers to their questions in the information age theconversation.com - Hailey Gibbs Children ask lots of questions. Even before children can put together words, they point at things that they want to learn about. Some are easy enough …
The Conversation USCollege & University New College Scorecard could help students choose better colleges, but there's still room to improve it theconversation.com - Gregory N. Price The U.S. Department of Education is out with a new version of its College Scorecard – an online tool meant to help students and families make more …
The Conversation USEducation Do lockdown drills do any good? theconversation.com - Jaclyn Schildkraut School lockdown drills and exercises are controversial today, due in large part to some troubling examples making headlines. Teachers in Monticello, …
The Conversation USEducation Documentary provides rare look at higher education in prison theconversation.com - Mneesha Gellman What is prison for? Should it include a college education? Those two questions are at the heart of “College Behind Bars,” a new documentary that airs …
The Conversation USEducation How universal childhood trauma screenings could backfire theconversation.com - David Finkelhor It is well established that child maltreatment and other childhood adversities are associated with poor outcomes later on in life. As a result, many …
The Conversation USNews Literacy Beyond fact-checking: 5 things schools should do to foster news literacy theconversation.com - Seth Ashley When it comes to news literacy, schools often emphasize fact-checking and hoax-spotting. But as I argue in my new book, schools must go deeper with …
The Conversation USEducation Why the nation should screen all students for trauma like California does theconversation.com - Sunny Shin As the first person to hold the new role of Surgeon General of California, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is pushing an unprecedented plan to implement …
The Conversation USEducation Why do teachers make us read old stories? theconversation.com - Elisabeth Gruner Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to …
The Conversation USEducation Democratic candidates want to boost school funding – research shows that will help low-income students theconversation.com - Derek W. Black With few exceptions, the various Democratic plans for public education share a common theme: more funding, less privatizing. Candidates Joe Biden, …
The Conversation USEducation How higher ed can deal with ethical questions over its disgraced donors theconversation.com - Deni Elliott Private donors are giving colleges and universities record amounts of money – along with increasingly frequent bouts of public shame when they turn …
The Conversation US GI Bill opened doors to college for many vets, but politicians created a separate one for blacks theconversation.com - Joseph Thompson When President Franklin Roosevelt signed the GI Bill into law on June 22, 1944, it laid the foundation for benefits that would help generations of …
The Conversation USEducation WTF? Slurs offend young adults more than swearing theconversation.com - Benjamin Bergen In 1972, the comedian George Carlin performed a comedy routine in which he listed the seven words you couldn’t say on television. He opined that …
The Conversation US Here's why colleges are being forced to close their doors - and what they can do to stay open theconversation.com - Robert Massa When Cincinnati Christian University became aware of its declining enrollment and dwindling tuition revenue in 2015, the university made a “series of …
The Conversation US To solve the hidden epidemic of teen hunger, we should listen to teens who experience it theconversation.com - Stephanie Clintonia Boddie For many young people, the toughest choice they will ever have to make about food is what to eat at home or what to choose from a menu. But for Texas …
The Conversation USEducation Many states now require anti-bullying training that includes a focus on LGBTQ students - but risks remain theconversation.com - Daniel A Cinotti Dharun Ravi spent spent weeks gossiping with his friends about the sexual orientation of his freshman roommate at Rutgers University in New …
The Conversation US Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions theconversation.com - Laura Perna and Taylor K. Odle For many undergraduates, working for pay during the academic year is a necessary part of the college experience. If they don’t work while enrolled, …
The Conversation USEducation DeVos's formula for success: Trash public schools and push privatization theconversation.com - Bryan Alexander When U.S Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos discussed the results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress, she described them as …
The Conversation USIcon version of the Flipboard logoEducation DeVos' formula for success: Trash public schools and push privatization theconversation.com - Bryan Alexander When U.S Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos discussed the results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress, she described them as …
The Conversation US Will the NCAA's move to let college athletes get paid endorsements make a difference? 3 questions answered theconversation.com - Jasmine Harris Editor’s note: The NCAA moved on Oct. 29 to allow student-athletes to profit from their image and likeness – something the association had opposed …
The Conversation US How much of a difference does the number of kids in a classroom make? theconversation.com - Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach Chicago’s teachers went on strike in October, suspending instruction for the city’s public school students for 11 days. Educators in the nation’s …
The Conversation US At these championship-winning schools, coaches sacrifice time and money for players to beat the odds theconversation.com - Rob Book When high schools compete against each other in sports, often the winner is not the school with the best talent, it’s the one with the most financial …
The Conversation US Community colleges open the door to selective universities theconversation.com - Justin Ortagus and Xiaodan Hu When it comes to getting into a selective university, high school GPA and test scores typically play the most important role. But in a recent study, …
The Conversation US Even when they aren't fired for being pregnant or gay, teachers face strict moral demands theconversation.com - Kyle Greenwalt Pregnant teachers in classrooms are routine these days. But the law didn’t always protect expectant women in any workplace. As part of her stump …
