STEM

A graduate student working in science lab.

Too little aid for low-income STEM majors?

With an extra financial-aid boost, low-income students more likely to study science, technology, engineering or math, study finds

Divided We Learn

by  Delece Smith-Barrow  – August 10, 2018

COLUMN: Clusters of black science majors offer a map for future investment

Businesses should pay attention to black communities’ growth in cities

Race and Equity

by  Andre Perry  – July 31, 2018

CAST Tech is designed to feel like a cutting-edge corporate headquarters, the kind of environment in which students hope to eventually work.

Supply and demand: Getting low-income kids into better jobs by getting them into better schools

San Antonio is hoping career-themed schools can alleviate a worker shortage and lift graduates into well-paying jobs

High School Reform

by  Bekah McNeel  – July 16, 2018

Mississippi

The largely poor and rural state of Mississippi suffers from the highest rate of childhood poverty in the country, along with some of the lowest scores on standardized tests. A legacy of racism and segregation are among the roadblocks that keep the children of Mississippi from reaching their full potential.
Two educators discuss how and when race, or racism, showed up in their classrooms at the Border Crossers training.

How social studies can help young kids make sense of the world

Civic engagement matters today more than ever, yet social studies in the early grades are sidelined. To make up for this absence, some educators seek outside training on how to handle sensitive issues in the classroom

Early Education

by  Sarah Gonser  – July 12, 2018

Small-group math work at Prairie Oak Elementary in Berwyn North School District 98 where, two years ago, just 14 percent of third-graders were able to do grade-level math.

How to boost math skills in the early grades

Early math skills, though critical to academic success, get far less attention than literacy in high-poverty classrooms. One Illinois school district is working to change that.

Early Education

by  Sarah Gonser  – July 9, 2018

Teachers share tips on making makerspaces accessible to all

You don’t need a 3D printer to have a makerspace

Future of Learning

by  Sharon Lurye  – July 5, 2018

How students learn from super green schools that use zero energy

Finding “vampires,” angling solar panels, tracking cafeteria waste – all become lessons

Future of Learning

by Chris Berdik  – June 6, 2018

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Some teachers are trading red grading pens like this one for video feedback. There’s evidence that video grading does more to motivate students than written edits — and it can also save teachers time.

COLUMN: Has video killed the red grading pen?

Teachers are experimenting with video feedback as a replacement for traditional written mark-ups

Higher Education

by  Daisy Yuhas  – May 23, 2018

An exhibit at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Students around the state say education on the Civil Rights Movement is lacking in schools.

OPINION: AP Physics as a force for civil rights?

Students become the first in this Mississippi county to take competitive STEM test

Mississippi

by  Evelyn Jossell  and  Meg Urry  – May 17, 2018

OPINION: Fewer students have to take college remedial math, data show

‘Under-placements’ disproportionately affect black and brown students

Higher Education

by  Pamela Burdman  – May 9, 2018

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