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Do school vouchers improve results? It depends on what we ask

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imageDo school voucher programs help improve educational outcomes?Lower Columbia College (LCC), CC BY-NC-ND

A set of reports on Louisiana’s statewide school voucher program recently revealed a number of important features of that program’s operation and overall performance.

The most startling of these reports indicated that students who used...

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Super Tuesday sees Trump and Clinton triumph: scholars around the globe react

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On Super Tuesday, voters from more than a dozen U.S. states voted in presidential primaries with important consequences for the candidates. We asked three scholars in different parts of the world to comment on the results and what they mean for the presidential race going forward.

What now for the Republicans?

Bryan Cranston, Ph.D. Candidate in...

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Super Tuesday sets the stage for a Trump versus Clinton showdown

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An epic showdown is shaping up between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

In most of the Super Tuesday presidential primaries and caucuses, Trump and Clinton won decisive victories, building critical momentum for their campaigns.

There were a few exceptions. In the Republican contests, Ted Cruz won Alaska, Oklahoma and his home state of Texas. Marco...

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Why kids are key to unlocking the potential of 3D printing

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imageIntroducing a child to the wonder of 3D printing.Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, CC BY-ND

Mattel recently announced that it will release a US$300 3D printer for kids in time for the 2016 holiday season. With accompanying software that is specially tailored for young toy designers, the ThingMaker promises to...

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Here's how the method of testing can change student scores

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imageWhat's the best tool for taking tests?Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, CC BY-ND

Students who recently took the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)scored lower when they took the test on a computer than when they used paper and pencil.

This might not matter much if the results of...

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Is lead in water a problem beyond Flint? We don't do the testing to find out

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Public uproar over lead poisoning in children due to the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has dominated the news cycle this winter. The deck was already stacked against kids growing up in Flint. And due to a decision by the city’s emergency manager to start using the Flint River as a municipal water source in April 2014, there has...

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Candidates' plans to change controversial H-1B guestworker program highlight need for an overhaul

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Since its inception in 1990, the H-1B guestworker program that allows employers to bring in high-skilled foreign workers on six-year visas has been steeped in controversy.

The program has been the subject of dozens of congressional hearings, including one just last week in which I participated, frequent op-eds from pundits and technology moguls, exp...

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