Games

Joanne Jacobs

'Diversity training' costs billions, but does it work?

There's no evidence diversity training works and some evidence it hurts, writes Jesse Singal in a New York Times commentary. The...

Joanne Jacobs

New schools end up like old schools

High-tech schools of the future end up looking a lot like schools of the past, writes Larry Cuban in Regression to the Mean, Part 1 and...

Joanne Jacobs

Not so smart no more

IQ scores are falling, at least for Norwegian men, writes Scottie Andrew in Newsweek. For most of the 20th century, IQ scores have risen...

Joanne Jacobs

Counselors are the first to be cut

Colorado is investing in school counselors to improve success rates for low-income students reports Hechinger’s Sarah Gonser. As of 2016,...

Joanne Jacobs

Tackling ‘culture’ — but not tools — of violence

The Trump administration’s school safety commission will examine the “culture of violence,” but not the role of guns, Education Secretary...

Joanne Jacobs

VR is powerful — is it dangerous for kids?

Virtual reality technology, which creates an interactive, immersive experience, is “arguably the most powerful medium in history,” writes...

Joanne Jacobs

Can we blame video games for violence?

Lonely and miserable, the Florida shooter played video games for as much as 15 hours a day, Paul Gold, a former neighbor, told the Miami...

Joanne Jacobs

Schoolifying — or suckifying — Minecraft

Microsoft is trying to “schoolify” Minecraft without “suckifying” it, writes Anya Kamenetz in NPR. Minecraft, which lets players build a...

Joanne Jacobs

Mississippi kids become winners at chess

Someone — nobody knows who — paid a chess coach to to teach the game to grade schoolers in rural Franklin County, Mississippi, reports 60...