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Big game days in college football linked with sexual assault
The revelry that comes with college football comes with a serious social cost.Sergey Nivens/www.shutterstock.comIt’s already known that students drink and party more on college football’s big game...
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I acted like a complete jerk to my students just to prove a point
Antagonistic professors hurt student learning, research shows.Volodymyr Tverdokhlib/www.shutterstock.comDuring a recent lecture, I purposefully antagonized students.I belittled one student by...
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Hiring highly educated immigrants leads to more innovation and better products
Apple’s Tim Cook believes access to high-skill immigrants is a key source of American innovation.AP Photo/Marcio Jose SanchezMuch of the current debate over immigration is about what kind of impact...
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Trusting states to do right by special education students is a mistake
Many special education students are isolated from their peers.hxdbzxy/www.shutterstock.comOn Sept. 20, the U.S. Department of Education released a new framework to “rethink” how the department oversees...
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We provided psychological first aid after the Las Vegas shooting – here's...
Evacuees arrive at the UNLV Thomas & Mack Center after a gunman opened fire Oct. 1, 2017 in Las Vegas.Al Powers/APEditors’ note: In the aftermath of the Oct. 1, 2017 shooting massacre that claimed...
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Kids with cellphones more likely to be bullies – or get bullied. Here are 6...
Cellphones carry certain risks for elementary school students.Rido/www.shutterstock.comLeer en español.Each year, more parents send their young child to elementary school equipped with a smartphone.For...
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Controversial young adult novel offers insight into Kavanaugh hearings,...
Young adult fiction books on display at an independent bookstore.Andrew Cline/www.shutterstock.comThe confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh should remind educators of the vital...
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Statistics and data science degrees: Overhyped or the real deal?
Charting a path to success.everything possible/shutterstock.com“Data science” is hot right now. The number of undergraduate degrees in statistics has tripled in the past decade, and as a statistics...
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It's naive to think college athletes have time for school
The demands of college sports often take precedence over education.Don Feria/APFrom my first day as a sociology professor at a university with a Division I football and men’s basketball team, education...
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'Fortnite' teaches the wrong lessons
'Fortnite' has over 125 million players worldwide.Jennie Book/www.shutterstock.comIn recognition of the fact that “Fortnite” has quickly become one of the most popular video games in the world – one...
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More college students expected to vote in 2018 midterms
There are about 20 million college students in the U.S.Monkey Business Images/www.shutterstock.comIn order to gain insight into the role that college students might play in the outcome of the 2018...
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How have textbooks portrayed climate change?
Some science textbooks give a skewed view of the causes of climate change, new research finds.pong-photo9/www.shutterstock.comBack in 2007, the world’s foremost body charged with assessing climate...
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Harvard case could represent the end of race in college admissions
The Harvard admissions trial may have implications for the use of race in college admissions.f11photo/www.shutterstock.comFour decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court cited the admissions program at...
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First-generation college students earn less than graduates whose parents went...
First-generation college students face uneven prospects well after college.Nirat.pix/www.shutterstock.comWhen discussions take place about first-generation college students, often the focus is on how...
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How do colleges use affirmative action? Even some activists don't understand
Affirmative action in higher ed generates sharp divides.Rawpixel.com/www.shutterstock.comWhen it comes to the ongoing debate over affirmative action in U.S. college admissions, both opponents and...
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Why students need more 'math talk'
Facilitated discussions about math can help kids learn.PanyaStudio/shutterstock.comTest scores, school report cards and Facebook posts complaining about homework problems often drive critiques of how...
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7 ways to teach civil discourse to students
Lessons in civil discourse can start in the classroom.Monkey Business Images/www.shutterstock.comIf young people are to engage in democracy and society, young people need to learn how to respectfully...
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Thinking about borrowing against your home to send your kids to college?...
Researchers found that families who send their children off to college face an increased risk for foreclosure.Monkey Business Images/www.shutterstock.comWhen the time comes to send their children off...
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Think you're bad at math? You may suffer from 'math trauma'
Even some teachers suffer from anxiety about math.Undrey/shutterstock.comI teach people how to teach math, and I’ve been working in this field for 30 years. Across those decades, I’ve met many people...
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DJ Durkin's firing won't solve college football's deepest problems
Former University of Maryland football coach DJ Durkin pictured on the field in an undated photo.mpi34/MediaPunch /IPXMaryland college football coach DJ Durkin was ultimately fired after the death of a...
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