[ad_1] When Aaron Diaz, 16, looked around his Compton, California, neighborhood, he saw people struggling, with little access to mental health care. “Collective trauma is embedded within the community,” Diaz says. That’s why he decided to spend his summer learning about careers in the mental health field. Diaz is part of the first crop of ...

[ad_1] For decades, our country has invested in creating a more diverse STEM workforce by launching efforts that increase the representation of women and people of color in the field. Out-of-school time programs have played a large role, funneling more girls and youth of color into K-12 STEM education programs that introduce them to the ...

[ad_1] I struggle with perfectionism every day, and sometimes, it prevents me from authentically showing up for family, students and myself. I am a social sciences and Spanish teacher and a mother of three children, and with that comes the social and self-imposed pressure to show that all the pieces of my life fit together ...

[ad_1] This is the second in a three-part series of conversations with Latino educators and edtech experts. Read the first part here. As Latino children make up a growing proportion of public school students in the United States, they’re also facing unique challenges. Education researchers now know that Latino students were dealt an outsized blow ...

[ad_1] AI-based tools can signal the integration of technology into learning in profound ways; however, the long trajectory of edtech has yet to change the fundamental organizational structure between teacher and student. Teachers – with the vast majority of schools still organized as one teacher for every 15 to 35 students – mediate students’ experiences ...

[ad_1] President Joe Biden has named Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti as the next Chief of Naval Operations, according to U.S. officials, who is poised to break two glass ceilings. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Franchetti would be the first female CNO and the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs ...

[ad_1] Last September, I sat at a long table in my school’s sunny conference room, gazing around at the many new faces of my school’s leadership team. At that point, I had the shocking realization that my 17 years of service to the school was more than the rest of the team put together. We ...

[ad_1] The United States faces a fundamental deterrence problem in Taiwan. A recent poll of more than 2,500 American adults found that less than half would support direct U.S. military intervention if China invaded the autonomous islands. But for deterrence to succeed, we must recognize that the adversary has both capabilities and capabilities. will to ...