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By Gary Sasso, dean of the College of Education, Lehigh University
Obscured by the rancor of the school reform debate is this fact: Socio-economic status is the most relevant determinant of student success in school. It is not a coincidence that the so-called decline of the American public school system has coincided... Read more »
Pupils from the GCC are less likely than their expatriate peers to consider science as necessary to future employment, a new study has found. And the more educated GCC parents are, local pupils are more likely to believe they do not need science, technology, engineering and math (Stem) skills to get their desired job later in life. Family... Read more »
For decades parents, educators, policymakers, taxpayers, and researchers have wrestled with how to fairly evaluate teachers. Attempting to judge teachers for the academic development of a student, and not just absolute achievement, state departments of education have begun using a statistical technique known as value-added modeling, or VAM).... Read more »
The Global Citizenship program at Lehigh University, the oldest of its kind in the United States, provides students with the opportunity to experience a country's culture through the lens of a global citizen: a thoughtful and engaged traveler aware of the cultural diversity in a rapidly changing world.