Ben Carson: New AP U.S. history course will make kids want to ‘sign up for ISIS’
The new Advanced Placement U.S. history framework has become the target of intense criticism from conservatives who charge that it is anti-American, the latest attack coming on Monday from potential GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson, a famed pediatric neurosurgeon who said that “most people” who complete the course would then be “ready to sign up […]
Are these the best and worst states for teachers?
The WalletHub Web site looked at data to determine the states that they call the “teacher friendliest states in the country.” The data used to come up with the rankings include (see entire methodology below) average starting salaries, median annual salaries, number of teacher per capita, unemployment rates and much more. It also included data […]
Why the kids who most need arts education aren’t getting it
Though the benefits of art education are very real (see here for a list of 10), it is one of the big, unfortunate casualties of the high-stakes testing era, with its laser focus on math and English Language Arts — especially in schools with big populations of students who live in poverty. Just how effective […]
9-28-14 Answer Sheet
Answer Sheet: Strauss: Why college freshmen need to take Emotions 101Too many college students face challenges for which they are emotionally ill-equipped to handle. In fact, suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students. In this piece, from OpEd Project’s Yale Public Voices Fellowship program, two mental health experts explain how colleges and universities can better deal with