Stories

Rewrite attendance laws to promote learning, not seat time

Two depressing developments of the past couple years have given birth to a radical idea: Let’s rethink state “compulsory attendance” laws so that they’re phrased in terms of kids learning rather than...

anti-racism

AAPI Heritage Month: Cross-Racial Coalitions Provide Blueprint for Support

Almost 30 years ago at the University of California, San Diego, the late Chicana feminist and activist Elizabeth Martinez coined the term Oppression Olympics during a discussion with Angela Davis...

Math

Let’s Create a Mathematics Framework That Works for All Students

My name is Jo Boaler. I am a mathematics education professor at Stanford University. I was one of five authors of California’s proposed new mathematics framework. Unfortunately, the debate about the...

EdTech

Education is One Area Where ‘Domestic Realists’ Agree. Let’s Build on That

The education culture wars on issues like critical race theory and how to teach history create a false narrative and collective illusion on K-12 issues among Americans. The stubborn fact is that...

Post-Pandemic, Let’s Develop True Education-to-Workforce Pathways to Secure a Better Future

The pandemic disrupted the “when I grow up” dreams of too many students, leaving fewer prepared for education and training after high school. An alarming number are now choosing not to enroll in...

Social Emotional Learning

Don’t Overlook Families when Implementing SEL Strategies in School

Like many lifelong educators, I started my career in the classroom. I taught grades 2 through 6 for several years, including one roller-coaster year teaching both third and sixth grade. That...