Amanda Ripley is an investigative journalist for Time, The Atlantic, Slate and other magazines. She is an author, most recently, of The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way, which became a New York Times bestseller. In her books and magazine writing, Amanda explores the gap between public policy and human behavior. How does the bra.... Read More
You may have caught wind of the debate surrounding common core standards in schools, or maybe you’ve seen examples of common core homework assignments posted on social media by confused parents, but do you really know what the common core standards are? Or how might they impact your child’s education? Consistent Standards For All Students It all .... Read More
If you look closely at unemployment statistics you might notice something strange; even with many Americans looking for work, there are a large number of jobs still going unfilled. Many of these jobs have one thing in common, the need for an educational background in science, technology, engineering, and math (commonly referred to as STEM). Accordi.... Read More
You may have seen the name “AltSchool” in the news recently as it raised $100 million in funding (led by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan) to “reimagine education for US students and teachers.” That’s a lot of hype for a small system of “micro-schools” that currently has only 6 locations (in San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Brooklyn.... Read More
