In the Media

Spying by American citizens on behalf of Russia helped the country speed up their development of an atomic bomb, but Professor Sam Wineburg explains that most textbooks haven't been properly updated to reflect newer evidence.

Assistant Professor Prashant Loyalka's study shows that American computer science students are outperforming their peers in China, Russia and India.

Professor Deborah Stipek explains how many schools often minimize students' internal desire to learn.

Professor Deborah Stipek writes that schools should be ready to address the needs of all students, no matter what their skills are when they walk in the door.

Professor Sam Wineburg makes the case for adding more digital media literacy to the history curriculum.

In an essay in The Wall Street Journal, Senior Lecturer Denise Pope writes that what a student does in college is more important than where they go.

Professor Jo Boaler and doctoral candidate Tanya LaMar write that schools shouldn't embrace narrow ways of thinking and celebrate students with learning differences.

Professor Emerita Linda Darling-Hammond has been chosen to serve as the next president of the California State Board of Education.

Professor Sam Wineburg discusses navigating online information on KQED Forum.

A commentary in EdSource profiles Professor Emeritus Michael Kirst as he steps down as president of California's state board of education.

Preschool Counts, a program piloted at Stanford, pairs undergraduate students to work with young children to boost their math skills.

Professor Eric Bettinger explains why for-profit institutions would be a good place to start when addressing research questions about online learning.

In an op-ed, Professor Thomas S. Dee explains how his research with Mark Murphy, PhD '20, shows that strict immigration enforcement is harming children, schools and communities.

The most successful college students are those who engage in the undergraduate experience, regardless of their school's ranking, says Senior Lecturer Denise Pope.

Getting Down to Facts II is a research project focused on K-12 education in California led by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), and features work by a number of GSE faculty.