We are the most educated generation to date, and we have never been more ready or able to work. The problem is that there just simply aren't enough opportunities to cater for everyone.
Why do we care about grammar so much? Of course, it can be valuable to guarantee clarity and bring a level of order and elegance into the language. But beyond that, why does it matter?
The goal of NFTE was better performance in school, and ultimately in life. After several years of running a class-based program with our partner, NFTE wanted to move the lessons outside the classroom, into a sustainable model in the real world.
In the last decade, we have witnessed a parabolic rise in tuition for state universities. In state after state, tuition has nearly tripled between 2000 and 2012.
Why are we collectively so quick to judge? How can people be so wrong when trying to do something right? The answer is, as people, we are hard-wired to jump to conclusions, whether those conclusions are accurate or not.
GIBill.com, until recently, looked a lot like a government website. But people who went there seeking advice on higher education options were always steered to a for-profit college that paid for the privilege.
Early college high schools are an elixir to what ails much of higher education: student loan debt, retention, remediation and closing the achievement gap between students of color and their counterparts.
Mortimer and Alfred Adler shared the same last name -- but more importantly, they shared a deep belief in the value of the individual and the ability of each of us to grow through learning.
My kids definitely know that cheating is wrong. They do it anyway. How else does a six-year-old beat Grandma at monopoly every time? I refuse to play pick-up-sticks with them any more.
The start of the off-season for college counselors was sufficiently trampled last week with college news that makes you wonder what the future looks like.
When I first became a teacher, a veteran teacher advised me that good teachers borrow from others and great teachers steal. Then he gave me his entire social studies curriculum.
Change begins with a no excuse mentality. Don't waste one more minute pondering what could be. There is a revolution going on right now in learning, and it is up to us to lead the way in a modern fashion.
With project-based learning, the challenge is to set the expectations high, provide support and belief in your student, and get out of the way.
With the rise of big data in education well underway, openness and interoperability will become the next big need in education.
I have attended my share of graduations. It did not matter what kind of ceremony it was; I quickly found a common theme. The speeches have always been boring.
In the past two years, Teach For America has nearly doubled the number of African American corps members from 390 to 720, and has increased the number of Latino corps members from 300 to 550.
As a science teacher, I learned a great deal by putting on my writing teacher hat. I also learned how important it is for students to see how all content can relate on an interdisciplinary level.
Romney's proposed K-12 education plan for America would redirect $26 billion in federal funding to pay for students to attend private schools; some of those would be religious schools that use Bob Jones University Press curriculum.
In the eyes of Charles Hamilton Houston, education was the key to disassembling systems of inequality. Houston utilized the law as a method to forge a dent in the American institution of social segregation.
Karen Bergreen, 2012.28.06