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Inequality and trust sit the test
Sydney Morning Herald: If you search ”buy an essay” on Google a multitude of websites will pop up offering stress-free ways to complete a looming assignment. They promise teams of ”experienced writers” on hand to
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Google searches for “Free Term Paper” expose cheating in income inequality states
KALW Public Radio: A new study published in the journal Psychological Science shows a correlation between college students that come from states with high income inequality and students that cheat. The researcher, Lukas Neville, is
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Income Inequality and Distrust Foster Academic Dishonesty
College professors and students are in an arms race over cheating. Students find new sources for pre-written term papers; professors find new ways to check the texts they get for plagiarized material. But why are
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Intelligence Is Not the Same as Value
The New York Times: People who do well on a test of one mental ability — let’s say a test of verbal ability — will tend to do well on tests of others — math
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Montgomery County school chief starts special book club
The Washington Post: Montgomery County Superintendent Joshua P. Starr offered a glimpse of his educational philosophy, and his cerebral personality, during his first official book club gathering last week. The auditorium of the central office
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Curiosity Makes for Better Students
U.S. News & World Report: Curiosity may be dangerous for cats but it’s great if you’re a student, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from some 50,000 students who took part in about 200
