Sometimes more harmful than “sticks and stones,” gender word barriers create images of women that demean their professional skills.…
Should Colleges Become More Like Robin Hood?
The benefits of a STEM major are less than they appear because a college’s cost of education for STEM students can be disproportionately expensive.…
Marijuana and Your Grade Average
According to a Dutch study, we can observe the impact of marijuana on academic performance in quantitative courses at Maastricht University.…
A Wake Up Call for High School Principals
At 8 am or earlier, the average high school start time could diminish adolescent math and reading cognition because of sleep deprivation.…
A Surprising Way to Ration Education
Because of increasing demand, Shanghai’s private schools have revised their admission requirements. In addition to the typical student tests and interviews, now parents and grandparents have to …
The Cost of Raising a Child
Including how much we spend on the tooth fairy, the cost of raising a child can simply be one total or it can involve different specific expenditures.…
Daylight Saving Time Dilemmas
Last weekend, our daylight saving time dilemmas began again as we lost an hour of sleep but gained evening time to shop, exercise and go to athletic events.…
Why Grade Inflation is a Problem
With many more students getting A’s, we could have a grade inflation bubble that, like price inflation, creates distorted information and incentives.…
A New Kind of College Report Card
Barely recognized by U.S. News ranking, colleges where graduates achieve income mobility prove that the American Dream remains a viable goal.…