The Challenge of School Reform
Oct 14, 2013
Written By Eric Metcalf | Illustrations By Henrik Drescher The educators lean forward in their chairs and tilt their heads to ponder the situation from a new perspective. They furrow their brows…
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The Reverse Gender Gap
Oct 10, 2013
Written by Lini S. Kadaba | Illustrations by Laurindo Feliciano The data is indisputable: Boys now lag behind girls in several significant areas of education. But the roots of the new gender gap…
The 'Average' School
Oct 3, 2013
Just off a busy four-lane strip mall-lined road, within a quiet neighborhood in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, rests Jeffersontown High School. When arriving at the school, visitor…
Future of Sex-Trafficked Youth
Oct 1, 2013
Many people hear the term “sex trafficking” and think of Third World countries. But youth all over the United States—including the Lehigh Valley—become victims of sexual slavery every day. …
School Safety: Avoid Reductionist Thinking
Sep 30, 2013
For the next issue of Theory to Practice magazine, the Lehigh University College of Education brought together two experts—alumnus Peter Langman, Ph.D., author of Why Kids Kill: Inside…
Behavioral Observations of Students in Schools
Sep 29, 2013
Parents and teachers often hear about the importance of keeping young children engaged. In the education research world, this engagement translates to the amount of time children spend inte…