To engage more effectively across political difference, explore why you think what you think and how others might have come to a different conclusion without being ignorant, foolish, or dishonest.
A recent report reminds us of the important concepts of diminishing returns and diminishing marginal utility.
Rather than chasing ephemeral headlines and dubious rankings, North Carolina should focus on changing how we pay teachers. We need to differentiate salaries by subject, by school, and by performance.
Wake County parent Dina Bartus garnered national attention recently for exposing a controversial assignment given to her child and other 10th–graders at Heritage High School in Wake Forest. The “diversity inventory” assignment was a worksheet that inquired about the gender, race/ethnicity, age, sexuality, ability, religion and socio-economic status of students and their classmates, teachers, close...
Anyone with a smartphone knows these devices are devilishly distracting. But can taking a break with smartphones cause brain drain? A new study shows it might, depleting cognitive capacity for challenging work. This is significant news for educators and parents, since most tweens and teens own smartphones; many are on them constantly. If there’s a...
