With adolescent anxiety surging and attention spans challenged, high school students will take a revamped version of the SAT on Saturday, which has been designed in part to reduce stress, according to the College Board, which administers the test. The exam will be briefer — two hours and 14 minutes instead of three hours — […]
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Economics Textbooks Are Finally Getting a Vital Update
To steer the economy, the Federal Reserve sets a target for the federal funds rate, which is the rate that banks charge one another for overnight loans. Until 2008, the Fed influenced the federal funds rate by adding or subtracting reserves from the banking system. It did so through the buying and selling of bonds, […]
Read MoreWTF! Elon Musk Seems to Endorse Tweet Saying Students at HBCUs Have Low IQs
Elon Musk endorsed a tweet Tuesday that suggested graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have IQs approaching “borderline intellectual impairment.” This isn’t the first time the billionaire celebrated blatant bigotry on his platform in recent months. In November, Musk promoted a tweet that said Jews push “hatred against whites.” Dealing With Grief? “They’re […]
Read MoreWhat!? Did Elon Musk Just Endorse Tweet Saying Students at HBCUs Have Low IQs?
Elon Musk endorsed a tweet Tuesday that suggested graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have IQs approaching “borderline intellectual impairment.” This isn’t the first time the billionaire celebrated blatant bigotry on his platform in recent months. In November, Musk promoted a tweet that said Jews push “hatred against whites.” Dealing With Grief? “They’re […]
Read MoreFinal A.P. African American Studies Course Avoids Some Disputed Topics
The latest version of the College Board’s A.P. African American studies framework may not fully please its critics — either the discipline’s scholars or politicians who have tried to legislate against it. The Advanced Placement curriculum, released on Wednesday, leaves out critical race theory and structural racism, which academics say are key concepts. L.G.B.T.Q. issues […]
Read MoreCollege Board Pushes A.P. Courses and Tests, Even as They Fail Some Students
For the past two decades, the College Board has moved aggressively to expand the number of high school students taking Advanced Placement courses and tests — in part by pitching the program to low-income students and the schools that serve them. It is a matter of equity, they argue. “What if the best stuff in […]
Read MoreTimed Tests Are Biased Against Your Kids
A few years ago, I started asking lecture halls filled with students to raise their hands if they had run out of time on the SAT. In each room, nearly every hand went up. I was surprised, but I shouldn’t have been. For decades, educators have seen speed as a marker of aptitude or mastery, […]
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