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Potentially faulty data spotted in surveys of drug use and other behaviors among LGBQ youth

A new study found that youth were providing extreme or untruthful responses to CDC surveys on LGBQ student health. FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images Federal data on LGBQ student health contain a significant amount of potentially exaggerated or untruthful responses, raising questions about how they might skew people’s understanding of risky behavior among teens. These inaccuracies affect some responses more than others. That’s according to an analysis my colleagues and I did of high school surveys administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, better known as the CDC. Without accounting for this invalid data, the CDC results suggest

August 17, 2023
Potentially faulty data spotted in surveys of drug use and other behaviors among LGBQ youth
Education

How a hip-hop mindset can help teachers in a time of turmoil

Confidence is a critical component of hip-hop culture. Manu Vega via Getty Images While hip-hop has created a lot of good memories, good music and good times, the culture has gifted society much more than just entertainment. As a researcher who specializes in hip-hop culture, I know that one of hip-hop’s greatest gifts is a certain mindset that focuses on freedom of thought, flexibility and truth-telling. It also includes creativity, authenticity, confidence, braggadocio, uninhibited voice and integrity as those things relate to one’s community and culture. In order for educators to overcome the challenges of what politicians are turning into

August 23, 2023
How a hip-hop mindset can help teachers in a time of turmoil
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Are the Kids Thriving? An Inside Look as LAUSD Resumes In-Person Learning

‍As the new school year begins, parents and teachers continue to address the pandemic’s long-term impact on’ kids’ academic, mental, and social-emotional well-being. The lingering question on everyone’s mind is, “Are the kids OK?” The answer is complicated, including problems and accomplishments. Academic Recovery: A Roadmap to Catching Up Academic recovery has no single or universal solution as each student has experienced varying degrees of learning and educators are still in the process of understanding the specific needs of each student.  The leader of the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, Joseph Bishop, acknowledges that we are still playing

August 23, 2023
Are the Kids Thriving? An Inside Look as LAUSD Resumes In-Person Learning
Education

Canines go to college in this class that seeks to give shelter dogs a fresh start

Shelter animals often display problematic behaviors. Can they be retrained? Shlomit Flaisher-Grinberg Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “Canine Learning and Behavior” What prompted the idea for the course? When I was growing up, my love for animals led me to volunteer at animal shelters. But it wasn’t until I started teaching psychology that I found another way to support the well-being of shelter animals. During my first year of teaching a psychology course about learning, I realized that the course’s content could be used to train shelter

August 24, 2023
Canines go to college in this class that seeks to give shelter dogs a fresh start
Education

Campus sexual assault prevention programs could do more to prevent violence, even after a decade-long federal mandate

Meghan Downey of Chatham protests as U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announces federal policy changes in rules for investigating sexual assault reports on college campuses. . Lawler Duggan/For The Washington Post via Getty Images Ten years after a federal law required colleges and universities to offer sexual assault prevention programming to students, only about half of them are doing it. Without a national database containing standardized measures of campus sexual assault over time, it is difficult to determine whether campus sexual assault has decreased since this prevention programming requirement went into effect. One review of campus climate surveys, designed to

August 24, 2023
Campus sexual assault prevention programs could do more to prevent violence, even after a decade-long federal mandate
Education

How educational research could play a greater role in K-12 school improvement

Billions of dollars are being spent on education research. Is it working? Fly View Productions/E+ via Getty Images For the past 20 years, I have taught research methods in education to students here in the U.S. and in other countries. While the purpose of the course is to show students how to do effective research, the ultimate goal of the research is to get better academic results for the nation’s K-12 students and schools. Vast resources are already being spent on this goal. Between 2019 and 2022, the Institute of Educational Sciences, the research and evaluation arm of the U.S.

August 25, 2023
How educational research could play a greater role in K-12 school improvement
Education

This course examines the dark realities behind your favorite children's stories

Some fairy tales aren’t so innocent. danez/iStock / via Getty Images Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “Children’s Literature” What prompted the idea for the course? The idea came from a book I bought at a used book sale. It was Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” but it wasn’t the version I expected. While reading the book to my children in 2017, I discovered that in the copy of the book I had bought, Willy Wonka describes the Oompa-Loompa characters – the subservient chocolate makers in

August 29, 2023
This course examines the dark realities behind your favorite children's stories
Education

Year-round school: Difference-maker or waste of time?

Not much evidence shows that modified school calendars lead to better academic performance. Johner Images via Getty Images Contrary to how it sounds, “year-round” school usually doesn’t mean students going to school throughout the year – or for more days than other students. Often it just means switching up the calendar so that there’s not such a long summer break. Below, two education experts – Nicole Miller and Daniel H. Robinson – answer five questions about the modified school calendars known as year-round school. What kinds of year-round schools exist? The first is the “single-track” modified calendar, also known as

August 30, 2023
Year-round school: Difference-maker or waste of time?
Education

Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills claim to use science to justify a binary definition of sex based on certain traits. But the biology of sex and gender is not so simple.

August 31, 2023
Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself
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Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself

Teaching sex and gender more accurately can counter gender stereotypes and encourage all students to study STEM. Iurii Krasilnikov/iStock via Getty Images Plus Across the U.S., legislators are debating how and when sex and gender should be discussed in the classroom and beyond. Specifically, these bills are considering whether anything beyond male or female can be included in library books and lesson plans. These bills are part of a larger debate on how to define and regulate sex and gender, and there are no immediate answers that satisfy everyone. Many of the bills draw on science to make claims about

August 31, 2023
Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself
Education

Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in

Scholars differ over whether having students use AI in their assignments will help or hurt their careers after graduation.

September 04, 2023
Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in
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Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in

Does AI enhance or cripple a person’s analytical skills? Yevhen Lahunov/iStock via Getty Images Plus One of the most intense discussions taking place among university faculty is whether to permit students to use artificial intelligence in the classroom. To gain perspective on the matter, The Conversation reached out to four scholars for their take on AI as a learning tool and the reasons why they will or won’t be making it a part of their classes. Nicholas Tampio, professor of political science: Learn to think for yourself As a professor, I believe the purpose of a college class is to

September 04, 2023
Should AI be permitted in college classrooms? 4 scholars weigh in
Education

I love swords, so I designed a course on how to use them to succeed in life

A former fencer who fell in love with the samurai sword explains how learning to wield the weapon can help people stave off trouble in other areas of life.

September 05, 2023
I love swords, so I designed a course on how to use them to succeed in life
Education

The untold story of how Howard University came to be known as 'The Mecca'

Howard University students assemble for a graduation ceremony in 2016. Jose Luis Magana for the Associated Press If you ask just about anyone at Howard University what’s the other name for their school, they will readily tell you: “The Mecca.” The name has been extolled by former students, such as acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates, who wrote in his 2015 book “Between the World and Me” that his “only Mecca was, is, and shall always be Howard University.” But ask anyone in the Howard community how and when the school came to be known as The Mecca – a question I’ve

September 06, 2023
The untold story of how Howard University came to be known as 'The Mecca'
Education

Quantum information science is rarely taught in high school – here's why that matters

A former physics teacher says America could lose its technological edge if it doesn’t do a better job of teaching quantum information science – starting in high school.

September 11, 2023
Quantum information science is rarely taught in high school – here's why that matters
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With thousands of child care programs at risk of closing, Democrats press for more money

Democrats in Congress are pushing for a new round of money to keep the nation’s child care industry afloat, saying thousands of providers are at risk of closing when their federal pandemic relief runs out this month

September 12, 2023
With thousands of child care programs at risk of closing, Democrats press for more money
Education|Entertainment|Technology

4-H teams with Netflix's 'Spy Kids: Armageddon' to launch new learning platform Clover

The National 4-H Council is growing in a new direction – online – by launching its e-learning platform Clover with a collaboration with Netflix and its new movie “Spy Kids: Armageddon.”

September 13, 2023
4-H teams with Netflix's 'Spy Kids: Armageddon' to launch new learning platform Clover
Education

HBCU coalition receives $124M gift from nonprofit funder Blue Meridian Partners

The HBCU Transformation Project, a coalition of 40 historically Black colleges and universities, on Wednesday announced a $124 million gift from philanthropic funders Blue Meridian Partners to increase enrollment, graduation rates and employment rates for the schools’ graduates

September 13, 2023
HBCU coalition receives $124M gift from nonprofit funder Blue Meridian Partners
Education|News

At the University of North Carolina, two shootings 30 years apart show how much has changed

Two shootings three decades apart at the University of North Carolina show how much has changed

September 14, 2023
At the University of North Carolina, two shootings 30 years apart show how much has changed
Education|Entertainment|News|Sports

In a court filing, a Tennessee couple fights allegations that they got rich off Michael Oher

A Memphis, Tennessee, couple who took in former NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher when he was in high school denied in court documents filed Thursday that they used a legal agreement between them to get rich at his expense and lied about intending to adopt him

September 14, 2023
In a court filing, a Tennessee couple fights allegations that they got rich off Michael Oher
Education|News|Science|World

Arson attacks at schools in Belgium are believed to be connected to a controversial sex ed program

Belgium authorities are getting worried by a series of school arsons believed to be connected to newly mandatory school sessions in some parts of the country

September 15, 2023
Arson attacks at schools in Belgium are believed to be connected to a controversial sex ed program
Education|News

West Virginia University makes wide-ranging cuts to academic programs and faculty

West Virginia University has given final approval to wide-ranging cuts in academic programs and faculty positions

September 15, 2023
West Virginia University makes wide-ranging cuts to academic programs and faculty
Education|WrittenByLAPost

School Safety Concerns Soar, but Do the Numbers Justify the Fears?

As the academic year commences, a palpable mix of eagerness and trepidation fills the air. Amidst the flurry of preparations, a dark cloud looms over the nation – the specter of school shootings. This apprehension is compounded by harrowing tales of tragedy in places like Nashville, Tennessee, Uvalde, Texas, and Oxford, Michigan. Recent surveys have unearthed a disconcerting trend: a sharp uptick in concerns about school safety. A nationwide poll conducted by NPR, PBS NewsHour, and Marist lays bare a troubling surge in the number of individuals who view their local schools as potential danger zones due to the prevalence

September 15, 2023
School Safety Concerns Soar, but Do the Numbers Justify the Fears?
Education|News|World

Thousands of South Korean teachers are rallying for new laws to protect them from abusive parents

Thousands of South Korean school teachers are calling for tighter legal protections from bullying by parents, a rising problem in a country known for its brutally competitive school environments

September 16, 2023
Thousands of South Korean teachers are rallying for new laws to protect them from abusive parents
Education|Health|News|Political|World

As leaders convene, the UN pushes toward its crucial global goals. But progress is lagging

The commitments were far-reaching and ambitious

September 18, 2023
As leaders convene, the UN pushes toward its crucial global goals. But progress is lagging

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