When college women basketball players began to post photos and videos of how they got less food, less accurate COVID-19 testing and less exercise equipment in the NCAA March Madness Tournament bubbles than their male counterparts, a sense of collective outrage ensued. U.S. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, tweeted out: “This is outrageous – but it’s not just about the weight room. From […] … learn more→
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Unequal treatment for college women’s basketball players has deep historical roots
When can kids get the COVID-19 vaccine? A pediatrician answers 5 questions parents are asking
Do kids really need to get the COVID-19 vaccine? The short answer is yes. A lot of studies have shown that COVID-19 isn’t as severe in children, particularly younger kids – but that doesn’t mean kids aren’t at risk of getting infected and potentially spreading the virus. Children under 12 who get COVID-19 do tend to have […] … learn more→
How to overcome the challenges of an online Master’s program
Online master’s programs make it much easier for non-traditional students to juggle the responsibilities of adulthood — full-time work, childcare, eldercare, housework, and so on — with the demands of an academic program. But if you’ve never taken courses online before, you’ll find that these programs can be challenging in a very different way than […] … learn more→
So-called ‘good’ suburban schools often require trade-offs for Latino students
Many Americans think of the suburbs as exclusive enclaves for white, middle-class people. Yet reality paints a different picture. In recent decades suburbs across the country have rapidly become more socioeconomically, ethnically and racially diverse. In fact, since 2010 most people in the U.S. – including people of color – call suburbia home. Pew Research Center notes that 175 million […] … learn more→
What if the school “held on” thanks to the different pedagogies?
The “different” pedagogies bring together a vast set of approaches, admittedly heterogeneous (Freinet, Montessori, Steiner pedagogies …), but which have in common to stand out from the “traditional” pedagogy characterized, to put it quickly, by a masterful teaching, identical for all, introducing summative evaluations (that is to say aimed at evaluating a level) and not based on […] … learn more→
As one student gets out of bed, another gets in: thousands are ‘hot-bedding’ in Australia
International students commonly share bedrooms so they can afford the rent. What is perhaps much more surprising is that our research suggests thousands are “hot-bedding” – their beds are available to them for only some hours of the day or night so others can use them the rest of the time. If our survey of more than […] … learn more→
Cloud container security – All that you need to know
In the present world, organizations are increasingly adopting cloud containerization. Cloud containers are an effective solution for reliably executing cloud applications across environments. For instance, cloud containers can be used to execute an application smoothly from a physical machine to a virtual machine that is present in the public or private cloud platform. Reports suggest […] … learn more→
To transmit the taste for science, what if we rethink teacher training?
Make people discover, understand, learn the immensity of science, what an ambition for school, college and high school! The curiosity of the child, then of the adolescent, for the world which surrounds him and astonishes him, their wonders and their “why?” »Are the pillars on which to build learning, based on a pedagogy which is based on […] … learn more→
Banning mobile phones in schools can improve students’ academic performance. This is how we know
The effects of mobiles phones and other technology at school is a hotly debated topic in many countries. Some advocate for a complete ban to limit distractions, while others suggest using technology as a teaching tool. Kids in public South Australian primary schools started the school year without being allowed to bring their mobile phones to class, unless they […] … learn more→
Who can’t you do research with?
Academic research is an increasingly open world. Technology has reduced the tyranny of distance which has encouraged more international research. Over eighty percent of Australian Research Council grants include an international researcher. I often say that researchers are privileged because they are largely free of restrictions around anti-competitive behaviour and similar limits that are placed […] … learn more→
