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Topic: Education · 2,847 stories

• 2017 'Ig Nobel' Prizes Recognize Funny Research On Cats, Crocodiles, and Cheese (improbable.com)
  Science · Education · 2017-09-16 06:50 · posted by EditorDavid · from the dubious-distinctions dept. · 20 comments
• A New Way to Learn Economics (newyorker.com)
  News · Education · 2017-09-12 08:40 · posted by msmash · from the against-the-odds dept. · 297 comments
• The Washington Post Pans Apple-Sponsored School Reform TV Special (washingtonpost.com)
  Apple · Education · 2017-09-10 16:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the inherited-class dept. · 162 comments
• Following Cheating Scandals, Harvard Dean of Undergrad Ed Visits CS50 Class and Tells Students Not To Cheat (thecrimson.com)
  News · Education · 2017-09-07 12:05 · posted by BeauHD · from the sneak-peek dept. · 107 comments
• Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues (nytimes.com)
  News · Education · 2017-09-04 07:00 · posted by msmash · from the ethical-dilemma dept. · 147 comments
• Do Code Bootcamps Work? (inc.com)
  News · Education · 2017-09-02 02:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the programming-pupils dept. · 139 comments
• Does the World Need Polymaths? (bbc.com)
  Ask · Education · 2017-08-21 08:00 · posted by msmash · from the changing-times dept. · 212 comments
• Ask Slashdot: How Can You Teach Programming To Schoolchildren?
  Ask · Education · 2017-08-20 13:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the ABC++ dept. · 353 comments
• After 15 Years, Maine's Laptops-in-Schools Initiative Fails To Raise Test Scores (npr.org)
  News · Education · 2017-08-19 16:09 · posted by EditorDavid · from the staring-at-screens dept. · 158 comments
• Chatbot Helps Students Choose Courses (bbc.com)
  News · Education · 2017-08-17 08:00 · posted by msmash · from the new-ways-to-serve dept. · 20 comments
• Vermont Medical School Says Goodbye To Lectures (npr.org)
  Science · Education · 2017-08-04 11:40 · posted by BeauHD · from the note-taking dept. · 116 comments
• India is Betting On Compulsory Internships To Improve Its Unemployable Engineers (qz.com)
  News · Education · 2017-07-28 05:20 · posted by msmash · from the unique-situation dept. · 207 comments
• Top Established and Emerging Tech Companies Prefer To Hire Highly Educated Candidates, Not Dropouts (cnbc.com)
  News · Education · 2017-07-28 04:00 · posted by msmash · from the how-they-hire dept. · 267 comments
• Subscription Journals Are Doomed Because of Sci-Hub's Big Cache of Pirated Papers, Suggests Data Analyst (sciencemag.org)
  Science · Education · 2017-07-27 11:20 · posted by BeauHD · from the beginning-of-the-end dept. · 100 comments
• Scientists Propose To Raise the Standards For Statistical Significance In Research Studies (sciencemag.org)
  Science · Education · 2017-07-26 13:25 · posted by BeauHD · from the reproducibility-minded dept. · 137 comments
• US Defense Budget May Help Fund 'Hacking For Defense' Classes At Universities (ieee.org)
  News · Education · 2017-07-25 19:00 · posted by BeauHD · from the hacking-for-defense dept. · 34 comments
• College Students Are Flocking To Computer Science Majors (ieeeusa.org)
  News · Education · 2017-07-23 03:58 · posted by EditorDavid · from the major-dilemmas dept. · 379 comments
• Coding School 'The Iron Yard' Announces Closure of All 15 Campuses (ajc.com)
  Developers · Education · 2017-07-20 10:20 · posted by BeauHD · from the difficult-decisions dept. · 101 comments
• New Interactive Basic Electronics Textbook Launched Online (circuitlab.com)
  News · Education · 2017-07-16 21:30 · posted by EditorDavid · from the short-circuits dept. · 37 comments
• In America, Most Republicans Think Colleges Are Bad for the Country (chronicle.com)
  News · Education · 2017-07-15 02:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the dissing-diplomas dept. · 996 comments
• Early 'Coding School' Dev Bootcamp Is Shutting Down (axios.com)
  News · Education · 2017-07-13 08:00 · posted by msmash · from the sad-state-of-affairs dept. · 106 comments
• Students Are Better Off Without a Laptop In the Classroom (scientificamerican.com)
  News · Education · 2017-07-12 01:00 · posted by BeauHD · from the pros-and-cons dept. · 247 comments
• 'In the Knowledge Economy, We Need a Netflix of Education' (techcrunch.com)
  News · Education · 2017-07-06 02:43 · posted by msmash · from the make-it-happen dept. · 144 comments
• Chicago To Make Future Plans a Graduation Requirement (thehill.com)
  News · Education · 2017-07-05 12:05 · posted by BeauHD · from the plan-ahead dept. · 399 comments
• Sci-Hub 'Pirate Bay For Scientists' Sued by American Chemical Society Over Cloned Site (ibtimes.co.uk)
  Science · Education · 2017-07-04 14:00 · posted by msmash · from the another-twist dept. · 132 comments