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27 juillet 2017

What Trump’s education budget could mean for students in poverty

Dubbed “A New Foundation for American Greatness,” President Donald Trump’s budget proposal for 2018 seeks to achieve faster economic growth and debt reduction. But only US$59 billion of that budget has been slated for education – a $9.2 billion cut (13.5 percent) compared to last year. More...

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27 juillet 2017

Why schools still can’t put segregation behind them

A federal district court judge has decided that Gardendale – a predominantly white city in the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama – can move forward in its effort to secede from the school district that serves the larger county. The district Gardendale is leaving is 48 percent black and 44 percent white. The new district would be almost all white. More...

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27 juillet 2017

Matchmaker, matchmaker, find me a school: College admissions in China

High school students in the United States work hard under great pressure to get into their chosen colleges. They must maintain high grades in challenging courses throughout high school, score well on ACT or SAT exams, painstakingly fill out applications – and then wait and hope. More...

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27 juillet 2017

The Supreme Court, religion and the future of school choice

The Supreme Court recently decided that Trinity Lutheran Church should be eligible for a Missouri state grant covering the cost of recycled playground surfaces. Though the state originally rejected the church’s application on grounds of separation of church and state, the Supreme Court ruled that this rejection was, in fact, religious discrimination. More...

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27 juillet 2017

Helping your student with disabilities prepare for the future

As a professor and researcher in special education, I’ve worked with many students with disabilities transitioning to college. The ones who are typically most successful after high school are the ones who were prepared to be strong self-advocates, who could seek out needed services and supports, and who could manage the multiple demands of being independent. More...

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27 juillet 2017

From public good to personal pursuit: Historical roots of the student debt crisis

The promise of free college education helped propel Bernie Sanders’ 2016 bid for the Democratic nomination to national prominence. It reverberated during the confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education and Sanders continues to push the issue. More...

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27 juillet 2017

Race, cyberbullying and intimate partner violence

Over the past two decades, cyberbullying has become a major focus for parents, educators and researchers. Stopbullying.gov lists several effects of cyberbullying, including depression, anxiety and decreased academic achievement. More...

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27 juillet 2017

Les Nuits des étoiles - 28, 29, 30 juillet 2017

Le ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation est, cette année encore, partenaire des Nuits des étoiles. Un événement coordonné par l'Association française d'astronomie, gratuit et ouvert à tous ; à suivre les 28, 29, 30 juillet dans une centaine de lieux. Le thème de cette édition 2017 : "Terres habitables". Voir l'article...

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27 juillet 2017

Why ranking universities on graduate job prospects is a step in the right direction

Some may argue it’s always wrong to try to evaluate something as complex as teaching. As an educationist – who knows just how complex teaching can be – I have some sympathy with this. More...

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27 juillet 2017

Turkey bans teaching of evolution – but science is more than a belief system

In the US there have been many attempts to expunge evolution from the school curriculm or demand that creationism – the idea that all life was uniquely created by God – is given equal treatment in science textbooks. While all these have failed, the government in Turkey has now banned evolution from its national curriculum. More...

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