Education Can’t Stop During the Pandemic—and Neither Can School-Based Research
Behavioral research in education is more essential than ever, as students deal with remote learning and a national reckoning with racism.
Education
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How Focusing on Individual Achievement Favors the Upper Class
The way we assess achievement disadvantages lower class students and workers. Here’s how we can make it more equitable.
The Road Back to College Is Paved with Barriers, but Behavioral Science Can Help Smooth the Way
There are plenty of policies and programs aimed at getting people to finish college, but little evidence that they work. Better understanding the barriers to re-enrollment and degree attainment can lead to more effective solutions.
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Do College Admissions by Lottery
It is the fate of thousands of teenagers applying to dozens of selective institutions that they will not get what they deserve.
Making Play a Habit
Pediatricians stress the importance of spontaneous play for children. Behavioral scientists understand the power of routine and predictability for busy parents. Where’s the middle ground?
Why College Campuses Need a “Pride and Prejudice” Approach to Inclusion
Students from underrepresented groups are still told, in ways both systemic and subtle, that they don’t belong in higher education. New research suggests that true inclusiveness requires two types of policy.