fun facts
Electric school buses are practically free now.
Well, after a bunch of government incentives, anyway. Breaking news: bus manufacturers couldn’t be happier. | learn more
Tag: school
fun facts
The top 10 most-regretted college majors.
“Although students may be drawn to those fields while they’re in school for reasons beyond salary and job security, “when we graduate, reality hits,” said Sinem Buber, ZipRecruiter’s lead economist.” | learn more
teaching the kids
School vs Wikipedia.
“So, for the last three years, teachers have been telling my kids that they can’t use Wikipedia for any school work.” | learn more
teaching the kids
School doesn’t teach foreign languages right.
“I have been aggressively studying Spanish over the next month before I fly to Spain. Wanted to share a breakdown of what I’ve been doing, and how it differs from school.” | learn more
oh, Austin
I just learned about the Texas school recapture program.
“The decades-old system, known commonly as Robin Hood, is meant to balance resources among less property-wealthy school districts, with the goal of leveling out the per-student spending across all districts statewide.” Of note Austin’s school district is paying $710 million […]
teaching the kids
Your world, better
While I’m not in the market for middle school textbooks, I am fond of this one for its approach. Ever since Hans Rosling helped me realize my world view was based on decades-old and outdated data, I’ve wondered if that cycle persists. […]
teaching the kids
Coronavirus school: the future of education is here and it’s not on Zoom
“For students who defaulted to remote learning this past spring, it’s become clear that a virtual “one-size fits all” approach to cannot replace in-person learning.“ | learn more
oh, chicago
Illinois spends way more on school administrators than others
not be the biggest state, nor the one with the most students, but Illinois leads the nation in school district spending on administrators. Even amid a looming statewide financial crisis, the state’s 852 districts spent more than $1 billion in […]
fun facts
Remember the Trapper Keeper?
Thank you, Tedium for not letting us forget: “The Trapper Keeper is a beacon of nostalgia, but genericized branding and school rules have pushed it off to the side. Good luck finding a new one in 2018.” | learn more