“Children have to navigate the moral inconsistencies of adults” Psychologist and cognitive scientist Paul Bloom wants to get to the bottom of how children’s sense of morality develops Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / August 19, 2019
Labels matter – Creating an “us” and “them” harms students Teachers’ lower academic expectations based on students’ heritage and religion pose threats to those students’ school engagement by Ursula Moffitt / July 16, 2019
What does genetics mean for educational equity? Responsible communication of social science genomics research results and their implications is important by Daphne Martschenko / June 5, 2019
“I learned to see my students with different eyes” On the value of engaging with students’ diverse cultural backgrounds by Maja K. Schachner / April 15, 2019
The myth that only brilliant people are good at math Why it acts as a barrier to success in school, and what can be done to debunk it by Eleanor Chestnut / June 4, 2018
Children are little conformists by nature Understanding how this thinking develops could help promote tolerance and reduce group-based biases by Steven Roberts / April 27, 2018
How child essentialism contributes to prejudice There are ways to prevent the development of essentialist thinking about specific social groups by Marjorie Rhodes / January 24, 2018
“There’s no denying that relying on stereotypes simplifies life” Sociologist Cornelia Kristen explores possible causes of inequalities in the educational attainment of immigrants Interview by Sabine Gysi / November 13, 2017
“We need to stop gap gazing” Iheoma Iruka says we should think of how and why the gap in black boys’ achievement is there and what we can do to eliminate it Interview by Sabine Gysi / July 19, 2017
Implicit bias in early education: Is it as black and white? Astonishing findings of a sophisticated two-part research study by Chin Reyes / November 7, 2016
