Higher Ed, Research & Learning
Resources 什麼是公平評分 ? 傳統的評分基於學生對學科的掌握程度和準確性，行為要素包括課堂參與和按時交作業。然而，顧名思義，“公平評分”旨在解決教育中的“不平等”和“偏見”。在此過程中，它包含了“準確性”(本報告稍後討論的一個誤導性術語)、“抵抗偏見”和“動機”，所有這些都可以說以“公平”為幌子取代了可衡量的結果和對學科的掌握。 在公平評分標準下，如果老師考慮到“偏見”和“動機”，那麼缺...
Back in 2013 I argued that under the Supreme Court's jurisprudence algorithmic editing is speech for First Amendment purposes, and… The post Content Moderation and the First Amendment appeared first o...
Other states are trying to shutter CAIR branches. Gavin Newsom is writing them checks.
Resources Oftentimes the vocabulary used by school activists —and some educators themselves — is intentionally misleading and confusing. It can feel as if we are learning a new language! Words that me...
Resources Modern day indoctrination in private schools The National Association of Independent Schools , a nonprofit based in Washington D.C. representing over 1,600 private schools, offers a window i...
Resources 《家庭教育权利和隐私法》（通常称为FERPA）保护就读公共学术机构的学童的私人教育记录。家长捍卫教育组织创建了 “什么是FERPA?” ，提供有关联邦法律及其所保障的权利和保护的背景的资源。 FERPA事关 透明度 – 您有权审查您的学生的正式记录，有权更正记录中的不正确和误导性信息，以及有权对未经授权的实体保密有关您的学生的某些信息。 可以理解的是，这很令人困惑。许多家长要求...
Resources La Ley de Derechos Educativos y Privacidad Familiar (comúnmente conocida como FERPA [Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act]) protege los registros educativos privados de los estudiantes ...
Resources 《家庭教育權利和隱私法》（通常稱為FERPA）保護就讀公共學術機構的學童的私人教育記錄。家長捍衛教育組織創建了 “什麼是FERPA?” ，提供有關聯邦法律及其所保障的權利和保護的背景的資源。 FERPA事關 透明度 – 您有權審查您的學生的正式記錄，有權更正記錄中的不正確和誤導性信息，以及有權對未經授權的實體保密有關您的學生的某些信息。 可以理解的是，這很令人困惑。許多家長要求...
Resources FERPA (formally known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) is a federal law that was passed in 1974 with the purpose of protecting educational information and records from publi...
Resources What is grading for equity? Traditional grading is based on subject mastery and accuracy, with elements of behavior including class participation and turning in work on time. Grading for equ...
Protecting women in sports, ensuring parental rights, and upholding equal treatment under the law are issues that matter to many Californians By Paul Runko , April 20, 2026 10:08 am There’s an importa...
(Photo by Les Lee/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The American education system was in love with Cesar Chavez, until it wasn’t. The meteoric downfall of the leftwing labor hero is the latest exam...
$1,000.00 Who is Robert Q. Berry III? In August 2020, Robert Q. Berry, a professor of mathematics education, was named associate dean of a newly formed Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the...
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Resources Why Should You Care About Accreditation? Accreditation matters because it determines whether your degree will be recognized by employers and graduate schools, whether your credits will trans...
Resources The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (commonly known as FERPA) protects the private educational records of schoolchildren who attend public academic institutions. Parents Defending ...
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Resources It seems like every time parents turn around, there are new reasons their child is not learning in a controlled environment during the school day. Our students head off to school every morni...
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Resources An endowment is a tax-exempt pool of donated funds managed by a university foundation and invested in stocks, bonds, real estate, private equity, and alternative assets. These funds generate...