NEW YORK — By the time actress Lori Loughlin pleaded guilty last week to bribing her daughters’ way into the University of Southern California, any notion that the U.S. higher education system is fair had evaporated. Education as the great equalizer? Hardly. Harvard researcher Anthony Jacks revealed in his groundbreaking 2019 book how poor students […]
Category: Coronavirus and Education
In many parts of the country, the coronavirus has altered nearly every aspect of life – the way we work, socialize and educate our kids. With school shutdowns spreading, we want to hear from you. What are your questions about education and the coronavirus? How is the virus exposing divides within education, are there opportunities for new ways of learning, and how can schools, parents and teachers respond? What are you seeing in your communities? Send us your questions and we’ll answer them.
