Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Education
09/06/2021
The College Rankings Racket
You get more of what you measure. How to measure better things.
08/23/2021
Office Hours: The Education Episode
Scott answers a question about fair pay for teachers. He also explains why he’ll be heartbroken if his kids don’t end up going to college, despite all his qualms with the higher education system.
08/23/2021
Higher Education post-COVID with Scott Galloway
Seventeen plus months in, the global pandemic continues to upend institutions of learning, including higher education.
08/13/2021
The New Yorker Radio Hour: A Progressive Parent Confronts Segregated Schooling
As a new arrival in Oakland, California, Courtney Martin wondered why there were no white kids on the playground of her nearby elementary school.
08/12/2021
Illinois Is The First State To Have High Schools Teach News Literacy
Illinois will require news literacy courses at every high school. The hope is that the classes will provide the next generation with tools to maneuver the internet's misinformation minefield.
08/05/2021
Colorado marijuana sales to fund more than $2M in scholarships for school
A county in Colorado will be awarding more than $2 million in marijuana sales tax scholarships to local schools and organizations for the coming fall and spring semesters.
07/05/2021
We Disagree on a Lot of Things. Except the Danger of Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws.
What is the purpose of a liberal education? This is the question at the heart of a bitter debate that has been roiling the nation for months.
06/07/2021
The Empowering of the American Mind
We need to fix K-12 education. These 10 principles are a path for reform.
04/30/2021
Bringing Books Back to Mosul University Library
It’s been almost four years since the Islamic State, or ISIS, was expelled from Mosul, but life is still far from normal at the University of Mosul, where students pass bombed-out departments on the way to class that have yet to be replaced.
04/29/2021
How going solar is helping U.S. schools save millions
School districts in a number of states are reaping the benefits of switching to solar power – including saving millions in utilities, selling some of the energy back to the grid, and using the extra money in their budget to invest in better pay for teachers.
04/22/2021
What Could Go Right? Police Accountability
In terms of the United States’ racial reckoning, there are numerous essential questions that require attention. But there is one in particular here at The Progress Network that our Members specialize in: what will keep moving us forward?
04/19/2021
