What If Students Could Fire Their Professors?
A bill in the Iowa state Senate would rate and fire professors based solely on student evaluations. Research suggests that's not such a good idea.
Education
Uncomfortable Conversations: Talking About Race In The Classroom
H. Richard Milner's new book helps educators understand how to incorporate talk of race, class and inequality into their lessons.
She Got 80,000 Girls To Attend School And Won A $1.25 Million Prize
A harsh encounter in an Indian village inspired Safeena Husain to found a group called Educate Girls. And now she has been honored with a Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.
To Get More Students Through College, Give Them Fewer Choices
A new book recommends simplifying community college pathways to help more students graduate.
Anti-Test 'Opt-Out' Movement Makes A Wave In New York State
Activists say that about 175,000 students refused to take federally mandated tests last week.
Could It Be? Researchers Find A Hiring Bias That Favors Women
A new study shows that universities have a 2:1 preference for hiring women for STEM tenure-track positions.
Teaching Students To Hear The Music In The Built World
Cooper Union architecture professor Diana Agrest has influenced generations of accomplished architects. Agrest was one of the first women to teach in the largely male-dominated field.
Young Adults With Autism More Likely To Be Unemployed, Isolated
More than half of young people with autism have neither a job nor educational plans in the first two years after high school, a study finds.
What Can #NOLASCHOOLS Teach Us?
Michel Martin is hosting a conversation about education in New Orleans, 10 years after Hurricane Katrina sparked a transformation of public schools there. Add your voice at #NOLASCHOOLS.
Universities Target MBA Programs Toward Professional Athletes
Pro football players can earn tens of millions of dollars in a career. Some schools are now catering to current and former athletes to show them how best to manage their money after they stop playing.