Texans paid nearly $105 billion last year to support public schools. They expect that money to go towards providing students with a quality education, not to merely employ adults or line the pockets of outside consultants and contractors. If Texas wants a school system that is focused on effective education and not the appearance of...
Going Medieval on Education Technology Key points: Texas schools have acquired millions of one-to-one devices for use as educational technology. These devices are used for instruction, practice, assessment, and independent study. Significant evidence suggests that using screens reduces students’ reading ability, and the evidence for other subjects is mixed. Exposure to screens also risks harm...
“You’ll own nothing, and you’ll be happy” is an increasingly fitting description of the American college graduate. While that World Economic Forum slogan is rightly mocked for its managerial creepiness, jokes aside, the average student nowadays is surely more nihilistic about the world than previous generations. The economic bargain of college, however, is looking increasingly...