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Income inequality predicts science test scores, but not the way you might...
More than half of all children attending public schools in the United States are living in poverty. As the unequal distribution of wealth has become new norm, science education has stagnated. Perhaps...
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Assigning literature in a science class
I don’t know more than a few science undergraduates who regularly read literature. If I’m training excellent scientists, that means I’m training excellent thinkers and problem-solvers. I’m training...
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A mountain of progress still needed for equity in science
Most senior scientists aren’t from ethnic backgrounds underrepresented in the sciences, and don’t train many scientists from these backgrounds either. The day-to-day issues facing black and Latino...
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The science education crisis needs a focus on K-6 classrooms
By my counting, we have three kinds of science education crises in the USA. A ridiculously low degree of scientific literacy across all socioeconomic segments. People are readily duped by irrational...
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The Flying Spaghetti Monster, creationism, science education and religious...
I had to renew my driver’s license this month. I considered heading to the DMV dressed like this: But I decided to go sans colander, and my driver’s license ended up looking like this: Meh. I’ve looked...
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