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Education May 2, 2023

Math teachers hold a bias against girls when the teachers think gender equality has been achieved

by Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, University of Southern California; Ian Thacker, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Joseph Cimpian, New York University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished…

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Law Enforcement December 18, 2022

Video of college student arrest raises questions about use of police on campus

by Jarell Skinner-Roy, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When a video emerged of a 20-year-old Black student being arrested at Winston-Salem State…

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From the Editor September 25, 2022

From the Editor: Once again, yes I am clearly biased

As our readership increases (we’ve roughly increased our average monthly readership by two-and-a-half times over the past year) the number of people who drop by just to comment on our…

From the Editor August 15, 2021

From the Editor: Yes, I am clearly biased

Over the past few months some commenters, both under our articles and on social media, have described things we’ve run as “biased.” This escalated because a number of hot button…

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Elections November 17, 2024

Did The Polls Get It Wrong and How Do They Impact The Election?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s a myth that the polls were wildly inaccurate in 2024, a common refrain that we’ve heard since 2016. Are…

Race Nationality and Culture November 17, 2024

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on

by Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It is not easy to teach about race…

Economy November 17, 2024

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Math teachers hold a bias against girls when the teachers think gender equality has been achieved

Video of college student arrest raises questions about use of police on campus

From the Editor: Once again, yes I am clearly biased

From the Editor: Yes, I am clearly biased