At 17 years old, Nikhil Goyal is shaking up America's education system. While most high school students focus on athletics, academics and socializing, Goyal aims to transform education.
Homework. Testing. Memorization. I just summed up today's education system in three words. If it isn't on the test, it doesn't matter.
If I were Arne Duncan, the first thing I'd attempt to change is the mindset that grades are the end-all, be-all. I would try to encourage people to try and not worry about if they fail, that it's OK to mess up.
The good news is that teachers and parents are open to the idea of the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics. The bad news is that parents and teachers don't have a lot of information about what the Common Core really is
America is no longer an honest country. The left is not honest. The right is not honest. The top is not honest. The bottom is not honest. I am not honest. You are not honest.
This is the essence of American education's existential crisis: if we want education to be a jobs program, we have to treat it as one. If we want it to be and do more, we have to stop treating it as just a jobs program.
There's a big subject the candidates may want to pay more attention to if they want to capture the support of American voters -- the future of our children.
More than half of Americans are dissatisfied with American public education, but are more inclined to rate their own children’s schools highly, acco...
Isn't the point of being a student to challenge oneself?
The reality is that, for most students, the education they receive is largely based on chance, making academic opportunities into a kind of lottery -- one with profound consequences.
Every teacher I know is hard working and passionate about their job. They seem to have a higher calling than the average American.
Our education system needs to adapt if America is to remain strong, but steps required to keep America globally competitive are not being taken.
This is a teen-written article from our friends at Teenink.com. A young girl sits at her desk, reviewing her homework assignments for the evening. ...
The word "educate" derives from the Latin educare, understood as "to bring forth, to draw out, to support". As the French government is rethinking their secondary education, they should look across the Atlantic to learn a thing or two about the meaning of education.
The secret to America's global success has always been its ability to attract the best human capital from around the world....
Despite questions that linger about academic performance and how canceled days and fewer hours impact it, teachers, parents, students, analysts and I agree on one key point: Safety is paramount.
The U.S. business community must play an important role in ensuring that the American education system prepares our youth to meet the challenges of higher education and the workplace.
WHO: Filmmaker Vicki Abeles WHAT: 'Race To Nowhere' WHEN: September 10th at the IFC CENTER, New York and LAEMMLE'S SUNSET 5, Los Angeles. National ...
Scientific organizations for years have raised the alarm over the appallingly low level of scientific literacy in the United States, but efforts to correct the situation have achieved only minimal success.
In recent days, President Barack Obama has rightfully focused our nation's attention on a significant threat to America's economic strength and prosperity: the state of our education system.
