Stop sensationalizing the stories of recent college graduates who can’t find work—or can only find work as baristas or bartenders. A new Pew study shows why “it’s all largely a myth,” writes Jordan Weissmann. (The Atlantic)

To lock or not to lock? Classroom doors, that is. (Los Angeles Times)

Crystal clear. Rick Hess lauds a transparency initiative in Clark County School District,Continue Reading »

“That’s why science is so exciting—because you don’t know what’s going to happen.” Fifth-graders at one California school send various items (popcorn kernels, jellybeans, marshmallows) to the edge of the atmosphere and hypothesize what will happen next. (NBC Nightly News)

“The most radical experiment in education.” Sudbury Valley School, outside Boston, doesn’t have teachers, structured Continue Reading »