On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: Scientists have used artificial intelligence to decode brainwave patterns and reconstruct music – and rock band Pink Floyd is playing a part. In an age of increasing political polarization, a new initiative at Bard College aims to develop critical reading and writing skills through its new Center for Ethics and Writing. Massachusetts lawmakers want to prevent book bans at public libraries. And a museum and science center in New York is repatriating Indigenous remains that had been part of its collection.
There is a small but growing world of high-achievement education giving rise to after-school learning centers, spelling bees, and math competitions. Today on the...
New York education officials have unveiled a proposal that would transform the state’s graduation requirements. Lucas Willard speaks with state Commissioner of Education Dr....
In 2016, Dr. Monique W. Morris examined the experience of black and brown girls in school with her book “Pushout – The Criminalization of...
