Education
ChatGPT Can Get Good Grades. What Should Educators Do about It?
AI can generate clear, concise text—but people still need to learn how to write
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Education
Social Media Algorithms Warp How People Learn from Each Other
Social media companies’ drive to keep you on their platforms clashes with how people evolved to learn from each other
Climate Change
Extreme Heat Threatens Student Health in Schools without Air-Conditioning
August and September will bring tens of millions of public school students back to class. Many face health risks from rising temperatures
Climate Change
DeSantis’s Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools
Florida’s Department of Education has approved classroom use of videos that spout climate disinformation and distort climate science
Education
School’s Out. Should You Worry about the ‘Summer Slide’?
Kids don’t typically advance academically during the summer, but the research isn’t clear on whether they forget what they’ve already learned
Education
The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Is the Latest Effort to Erase Racism from Cultural Consciousness
Along with the Stop WOKE Act and bills banning diversity efforts, the Supreme Court’s “affirmative action” decision is part of a larger effort to pretend racism doesn’t exist...
Education
The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Harms Science, Education and Health
The Supreme Court’s actions on affirmative action are a setback to justice and equality in the U.S.
Education
How to Protect Diversity in Education from the Supreme Court’s Assault
The Court’s ruling against affirmative action removed a critical tool, but there are other ways to promote a diverse student body
Education
Why Scientists Must Stand for Affirmative Action and against Scientific Racism
STEM professionals must stand against the white supremacy and scientific racism that fuels arguments against affirmative action
Education
India Cuts Periodic Table and Evolution from School Textbooks
The periodic table, as well as evolution, won’t be taught to under-16s in India as they start the new school year
Education
High School Students Need More Sleep and Later School Start Times
After reading a Scientific American editorial on sleep and school start times, students and their teacher wrote to the editors about their experiences. Their district listened, and school will start later next year...
Education
Folk Art Can Be a Powerful Tool for Explaining Biodiversity
To demonstrate our university’s biodiversity, we created maps using Indian folk art, and they have been a resounding success
Education
Fascism’s History Offers Lessons about Today’s Attacks on Education
Moves in Florida to control public education mirror past fascist strategies in ways that are disquieting for American democracy, a historian argues
Education
Texas Weakens Climate Science Education Guidelines
Texas education officials adopted changes to internal guidance on textbooks that could steer schools to buy books that misinform students about global warming
Education
Students with HIV Need Support
I helped develop a plan to support youth living with HIV and would like to see more educational institutions prioritize our needs
Health Care
How Medical Systems Can Help People Vote
Hospitals and health care workers are making voter engagement a part of whole-person health care
Education
To Fight Misinformation, We Need to Teach That Science Is Dynamic
Science is a social process, and teaching students how researchers work in tandem to develop facts will make them less likely to be duped by falsehoods
Statistics
Statistics Are Being Abused, but Mathematicians Are Fighting Back
An expert explains how numbers can mislead and what she’s doing to help people understand them better
Education
Teaching about Racism Is Essential for Education
Lessons about racial injustice help students understand reality
Education
Subverting Climate Science in the Classroom
Oil and gas representatives influence the standards for courses and textbooks, from kindergarten to 12th grade
