student achievement
Nation’s Report Card Shows Urgent Need to Fix Middle School Science
This time of year, educators and school leaders often set goals for themselves. I hope making improvements to science education is on everyone's list. The Nation's Report Card results out this month...
Math
Are We Setting Up Our Youth for Financial Failure?
I recently had the honor of speaking to a group of young adults at the Chicago Urban League, invited by a former student. I walked in with a mission: to tell them the truth that too many adults are...
Math
Math Ends Education Careers of Thousands of Community College Students; A Few Schools Are Trying Something New
ALBANY, Ore. – It’s 7:15 on a cold gray Monday morning in May at Linn-Benton Community College in northwestern Oregon. Math professor Michael Lopez, in a hoodie and jeans, a tape measure on his belt,...
STEM
A Teacher’s Guide to AI: Demystifying Tech for the Classroom
Many teachers feel exhausted at the end of the academic year, emotionally and physically. There is so much for a teacher to do that has nothing to do with teaching. This is why it's worth trying to...
STEM
Tired of Pushing Science To The Side? Give It A Boost In The Classroom
As this school year winds down, I've talked with colleagues and reflected on changes I'd love to see in U.S. schools. I keep thinking about the degree to which the national conversation on improving...
STEM
This Pi Day, Let's Celebrate Girls Killing It at STEM
Schools, businesses, nonprofits, governments and militaries around the world are slowly waking up to the need to close the gender gap in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields,...
