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How the Taliban are seeking to reshape Afghanistan’s schools to push their ideology
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 was a blow for education across the country…
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This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinking
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.…
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Only 5.3% of welders in the US are women. After years as a writing professor, I became one − here’s what I learned
Although I have a good gig as a full professor at Iowa State University, I’ve…
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New Orleans schools still separate and unequal 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education
Sixty-four years ago this November, public schools in New Orleans began to desegregate. School buildings…
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What the presidential candidates have done − and where they stand − on education
When it comes to education policy, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris…
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Scholar’s new rap album seeks to turn the tables on the ‘masters’ from the Old South
Usually when a rap artist comes out with a new album, it’s released by a…
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US math teachers view student performance differently based on race and gender
Teachers report thinking that if girls do better in math than boys, it is probably…
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Student-athletes find more power in the changing legal landscape of college sports
Ever since the NCAA permitted college athletes to get paid by companies that use their…
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Colorado’s Amendment 80 wants to make school choice ‘a right’ when it already is – an expert in educational policy explains the disconnect
In November, Colorado voters will decide whether the state’s constitution should be amended to specify…
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Tim Walz’s candidacy for vice president underscores the political power of teachers
On July 25, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to the American Federation of Teachers…