Rob Samuelson

Math

Were You Ever Told You Are Not a Math Person?

Were you ever told you are not a “math person” growing up? That’s what the Ed Post team wanted to know this week. So we asked our readers. Question of the Week is back and we're starting off with a...

STEM

This Pi Day, Let's Celebrate Girls Killing It at STEM

Schools, businesses, nonprofits, governments and militaries around the world are slowly waking up to the need to close the gender gap in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields,...

Tracking Tuesday’s Education-Related Races and Issues

Results continue to pour in from November 8’s surprisingly close midterm elections. We here at Ed Post have been tracking education issues on the ballot, what happened, and how they will impact...

Let's Not Go NAEPShit. Here's What You Need to Know.

You will likely hear plenty about the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on how America’s students performed on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP is the gold-standard test...

American Bully: The Making of a Bully

October is Bullying Prevention Month. We know our audiences are acutely aware of the damage schoolyard bullies do to other children. This year, we want to focus on the wave of adults who are coercing...

In Chicago's Albany Park Neighborhood, an Investment in Childhood Thriving Starts to Pay Off

Albany Park has never been louder. The neighborhood of 57,000, nestled against the North Branch of the Chicago River, buzzes day and night with the drone of jackhammers. Temporary chain-link fences...