Recreating this content while optimizing it for SEO, enhancing its creativity and uniqueness, improving the syntax and tone, increasing perplexity and burstiness, and retaining the HTML tags: Inequality, an age-old constant, has taken different forms throughout history. Different factors like race, noble birth, physical strength, and manual dexterity have determined one’s place in society. In …
Phone Ban in Schools: England Leads the Way In a move that could potentially change the landscape of education, the Department of Education in England is set to release new guidance recommending a ban on the use of cell phones in schools. This ban, if implemented, would prohibit phone use during classroom time as well …
When I made the decision to read California’s 1,000-page proposal to transform math education in public schools, I quickly realized that even unproven ideas could become official instructional policies. In 2021, the state released a draft of the California Mathematics Framework (CMF), which aimed to provide new opportunities in science and tech careers for students …
For years following World War II, there existed a widely accepted agreement known as the “liberal consensus.” This agreement embraced the idea that the federal government should play a role in regulating businesses, providing social safety nets, and promoting infrastructure. In fact, it became so popular that in 1950, critic Lionel Trilling famously stated that …
Parent diplomacy has always been a delicate task for educators, often resulting in horror stories shared among teachers. However, in my ten years of teaching in a public school near Boston, these strained conversations have become the new normal, especially during the pandemic. The expectations regarding teacher-parent communication are evolving, and it’s causing burnout and …
Portland, Oregon public schools are making a controversial move to implement more “equitable” grading practices. This progressive city’s school district is considering changes that would level the playing field by eliminating failing grades and reducing the importance of academic factors in grading. These new guidelines include removing zeroes, switching from a 100-point scale, eliminating penalties …
Four years ago, The New York Times Magazine’s 1619 Project, a series of essays aiming to place “the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative,” sparked heated debate. Some criticisms of the essays were substantive, others less so. The backlash, however, has endured long after …
**In early June, a state board in Oklahoma did something that seemed obviously unconstitutional:** It approved a new, openly Catholic charter school. Students at the proposed St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would receive religious instruction, and the online school would participate in “the evangelizing mission of the Church,” according to St. Isidore’s application …
The Issue: The city school system’s failure to prepare for an influx of 21,000 illegal-migrant students. As a native New Yorker, I respectfully offer some thoughts on the Department of Education’s letter providing guidance on Project Open Arms, (“Kick in the ed,” Sept. 7). Firstly, it’s important to acknowledge that this is no longer a …
As American students embark on a new school year, they are confronted with significant learning setbacks. Unfortunately, elected officials have failed to tackle this crisis and provide necessary support for students to catch up. Instead, many have resorted to a policy that serves their political interests but neglects the needs of students: mandating smaller class …