Author: Matthew Lynch
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Education Reform Taught Educators to Cheat
Educational reform appears to encourage dishonest practices, particularly in the form of cheating. Novice educators say standardized testing is at the core of the misconducts prevalent ... -
10 Ways to Use Your Phone As Assistive Technology In Class
According to the Tech Act of 1988, assistive technology is defined as any item, product system, or piece of equipment used to increase, improve, or maintain ... -
AI Can Increase Literacy Rates
I’ve been telling colleagues for the last five years that artificial intelligence in education has the potential to make educators’ and students’ lives easier. This is ... -
Making the Benefits of Pre-K Education Last
Pre-K education has come to the forefront recently. Earlier, a kid’s first five years of education were essentially the family’s responsibility. However, research has revealed that ... -
How School Districts Can Close the Achievement Gap
Burdened by numerous reforms, policies, and practices, our struggling educational system makes it difficult to fix the achievement gap. However, schools and cities can consider pursuing ... -
Institutional Racism Today – the “New Racism”
In modern times, “New Racism” has emerged; hidden, more subtle, and far more difficult to identify, this New Racism operates deep behind the radar. The Black ... -
The Troubling History of Institutional Racism in American Schools
Racial biases are not uncommon throughout the history of the United States’ educational system. Native American children have been kidnapped from their families and forced into ... -
Building Teacher Training in the World’s Poorest Countries
Access to education, a fundamental human right, is also an important subject worldwide. Though students in third-world countries have socioeconomic or cultural limitations, they have a ... -
Fixing Chronic Absenteeism in America’s Schools
According to recent studies, 1 in 7 American students or about 8 million students stay absent in school for up to a month, and these figures ... -
Higher Education Accreditation Is Broken
Accreditation was created to protect students by upholding higher education standards; however, it is no longer effective. Today, the United States is home to low-quality for-profit ...
