One half of the entertainment duo Penn & Teller explains how performance and discomfort make education come alive. Education, at its most engaging, is performance…
There’s bitter irony in the loud complaints from California school officials and unions – particularly in large urban districts – about not having enough money.…
Middle school is too often synonymous with bullying culture. Ask most middle school students to recall a story about bullying, and they’ll have one. Concerned…
This Bay Area school district wants to fight an ‘epidemic’ by building teacher housing. The Mountain View Whisman School Board approves 144-unit apartment building for…
Yes, they’re dog whistling for racism, sexism, Islamophobia, homophobia, and antisocialism but those are just overtones. We shouldn’t be distracted by them. The dog whistle’s…
Individualized Education Programs, or IEPs, are one of the greatest pitfalls of the country’s school system. I am in hell—or its equivalent. Specifically, I am…
It works best when both sides really try. Lots of American families fight, but most are unlikely to fight about politics: In a study released…
The facts on why facts alone can’t fight false beliefs “I remember looking at her and thinking, ‘She’s totally lying.’ At the same time, I…
Why do white supremacist politics in America remain so powerful? Elizabeth Gillespie McRae argues that the answer lies with white women. When the U.S. Supreme…
The Novato City Council is sending a message that strongly contradicts President Donald Trump’s sweeping and frequent castigation of undocumented immigrants. In a formal vote,…