Education
Fascism’s History Offers Lessons about Today’s Attacks on Education
Moves in Florida to control public education mirror past fascist strategies in ways that are disquieting for American democracy, a historian argues
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Education
Texas Weakens Climate Science Education Guidelines
Texas education officials adopted changes to internal guidance on textbooks that could steer schools to buy books that misinform students about global warming
Education
Students with HIV Need Support
I helped develop a plan to support youth living with HIV and would like to see more educational institutions prioritize our needs
Health Care
How Medical Systems Can Help People Vote
Hospitals and health care workers are making voter engagement a part of whole-person health care
Education
Why Scientists Must Stand for Affirmative Action and against Scientific Racism
The Supreme Court could destroy affirmative action in higher education, and STEM professionals must stand against the white supremacy and scientific racism that fuels arguments against it...
Education
To Fight Misinformation, We Need to Teach That Science Is Dynamic
Science is a social process, and teaching students how researchers work in tandem to develop facts will make them less likely to be duped by falsehoods
Statistics
Statistics Are Being Abused, but Mathematicians Are Fighting Back
An expert explains how numbers can mislead and what she’s doing to help people understand them better
Education
Teaching about Racism Is Essential for Education
Lessons about racial injustice help students understand reality
Education
Subverting Climate Science in the Classroom
Oil and gas representatives influence the standards for courses and textbooks, from kindergarten to 12th grade
Education
The Science of School and Education
Here are solutions to improve students’ emotional, physical, and mental health and to boost educational outcomes
Education
News Briefs from around the World: August 2022
In case you missed it
Education
News Briefs from around the World: July 2022
In case you missed it
Education
Readers Respond to the March 2022 Issue
Letters to the editor from the March 2022 issue of Scientific American
Climate Change
Students Deserve to Learn about the Climate Emergency
Voyager spacecraft, generational trauma, momentum computing, and more in this issue
Education
Predatory Journals That Publish Shoddy Research Put People’s Lives at Risk
Doctors may accept spurious claims about medical treatments, and invalid studies wrongly influence public policy
Education
Readers Respond to the February 2022 Issue
Letters to the editor from the February 2022 issue of Scientific American
Education
To Keep Students in STEM fields, Let’s Weed Out the Weed-Out Math Classes
Reimagining calculus has changed several schools’ success rates. Here’s how
Education
Math Is More Than Just Numbers: Celebrate Pi Day a Different Way
While you savor that apple or key lime pie, consider the many ways math influences our lives
Education
Dangerous Lies Fuel a New Kind of Butterfly Effect
The National Butterfly Center is closed because of threats from conspiracy theorists, robbing children in an underserved area of a chance to learn
Education
How to Be a Great Leader in Science
Building a positive research environment requires intention, support and a belief that kindness isn’t weakness
