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Does TikTok Make Kids Anti-Science?

The app TikTok is making headlines for many reasons. Few of them are good. In Montana, the app has been banned for national security reasons. Senators introduced a bill recently...

July 18 2023

By Helen Lee Bouygues

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Bye Bye Birdie: What's Next for Ed-Twitter?

I couldn’t make heads or tails of Twitter when I started an account. Users were birds? What was an RT?

January 10 2023

By Conor P. Williams

The Only Cure for White Supremacy Is To Teach Students Real American History

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The Only Cure for White Supremacy Is To Teach Students Real American History

On January 6, as my students were learning about the history of trench warfare during World War I, I had no idea that our own Capitol was under attack―and not from outside...

February 17 2021

By Jamal Easley

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Why Math Identity Matters