Caution Flags For Tech In Classrooms
Several recent studies looking at computers and online learning found mixed-to-negative results. And they offer clues about how schools and tech companies can do better.
Education
University Employees Sue Yale, MIT And NYU Over Retirement Plan Fees
Three of the nation's most prestigious universities face class-action lawsuits alleging the schools allowed financial firms to prey on employees by charging high fees in retirement accounts.
To Prevent Sexual Assault, Schools And Parents Start Lessons Early
While most college students go through courses aimed at preventing campus sexual assault, advocates say it's too little, too late. Some are pushing for similar efforts as early as elementary school.
The Best Schools In The World Do This. Why Don't We?
A group of lawmakers and staff with the bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures spent a year and a half studying the best school systems in the world. Here's what they learned.
What It's Like To Be College-Bound And Worried About Your Immigration Status
Two high school seniors made headlines when they decided to go public with their immigration status. Here's what they're thinking about as they prepare to start college this fall.
In China, Some Schools Are Playing With More Creativity, Less Cramming
Local governments are allowing schools to experiment with new teaching methods. Educators hope to develop self-motivated, critical thinkers.
Scientific Secrets To Keep Kids In College
A nonprofit called Ideas42 uses psychology to help more students maximize aid and finish their degrees. The approach seems to be working.
Remembering A Thinker Who Thought About Thinking
Seymour Papert was a pioneer in artificial intelligence and learning with technology. He died this week at 88.
Should Teachers Ask Students To Check Their Devices At The Classroom Door?
Blogger Alva Noë says he doesn't feel that, as an instructor, he has a right to ask students to come to class without technology, "even when I think, even when I know, that it would be a good thing."
At The Portrait Gallery, Students Tell The Stories That Pictures Can't
Washington, D.C., teens get into the spirit of historical figures and tell visitors what the portraits miss. In one instance, a student imagines a private talk between Richard Nixon and his wife.