The Winthrop Park School Institute, an educational nonprofit, will offer a three-week program for high school students to promote leadership.
Opinions, Column
We Need More Male Teachers, and BC Can Help
Boys don’t see nearly enough male teachers. Female teachers outnumber male teachers three to one in the U.S. K-12 education system. And when looking at the figures for elementary school teachers, the divide is even more dramatic: Men make up only 19.5 percent.
Opinions, Column
The Culture War’s Trojan Horse
The frontlines of the American “Culture War” continue to grow, as school districts across the country sweep books off the shelves amid pressure from parents, the state, or school boards.
Opinions, Op-Ed
Boston College Needs to Take Advantage of AI, Not Run Away From It
Just like the internet, computers, television, and telephones before it, AI has untapped potential to change our lives for the better—no matter how much we resist it at first.
Opinions, Letters To The Editor
Letter to the Editor: Resolution Defending Academic Freedom As It Relates to Teaching About Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Critical Race Theory
Co-sponsored by the BC chapter of the AAUP and University partners: Since its founding in 1915, the AAUP has steadfastly opposed political interference in the conduct of this country’s institutions of higher education. Today the AAUP condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent actions to ban, limit, or distort the teaching of history and related…
Metro, Boston
Roughly Two-Thirds of BPS Schools Meet Standards
Roughly two-thirds of Boston Public Schools improved from last year, according to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) annual accountability report for schools across the state. The report designated the Boston Public Schools (BPS) as making “substantial progress towards targets.” BPS is within the medium range among the other districts of Massachusetts,…
Column, Arts
Himes: The Final Cut
Associate Arts Editor Emily Himes discusses the repercussions of making further education budget cuts.
News, On Campus, Featured Story
Lynch Launches New ‘Learning Engineering’ Master’s Program
The Lynch School of Education will begin offering a new master’s program in learning engineering this fall—the program is the first of its kind.
News, On Campus, Featured Story
OIP, OISS Launch Ninth Annual International Education Week
The Office of International Programs (OIP) and the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) launched the ninth annual International Education Week on Monday.
Column, Opinions
Finding the Value in a Liberal Arts Education
Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the rat race of academia and not really question what you’re doing.
