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Smoking Gun on Sexism?
New study offers evidence that scientists -- men and women alike -- assume female students are less competent and less worthy of pay and mentoring than male students.
Rifts Over Global Test of Learning
U.S., Canada and European higher ed groups object to prospect that OECD's worldwide measure will be used to rank countries.
Opinion
Schoolhouse Showdown
A historical study of clashing values in teachers' unions appears as Chicago teachers suspend strike. Scott McLemee asks the author for context.
Critical Mass
About 10 percent of black computer science professors and Ph.D. students nationwide are at Clemson, thanks in large part to the work of one professor.
Opinion
Clear Expectations on Readiness
Colleges and policymakers could help more students succeed by making non-academic college readiness part of Common Core standards, write Melinda Mechur Karp and Rachel Hare Bork.
The Pulse: Mark Max of Blackboard Analytics
This month's edition of The Pulse podcast features a conversation with Mark Max, vice president of Blackboard Analytics for Learn.
Mass vs. Elite, Encore
International educators at a meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development put a new twist on an old debate, prodded by New York University's provocative president.
Restricted Entry Redux
First Colorado State, now Harvard. Job announcements favoring recent Ph.Ds. at these universities spur discussion and anger.