Rebecca Koenig
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Encouraging Black Girls to Bring a Bold Voice to Mathematics
One day, when Nicole M. Joseph was in the third grade, she raised her hand in class to answer a math question. The teacher did not call on her. Her ... → Read More
Top EdSurge Higher Education Stories of 2022
All last year, you read, and we tallied. Now we’re ready to reveal the top higher education stories that EdSurge published in 2022, based on their ... → Read More
Can Colleges Reach Beyond Campus to Foster ‘Digital Equity’ in Communities?
The community of Orangeburg, South Carolina, is home to two Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Unsurprisingly, these institutions—Claflin ... → Read More
Is There Still Time to Build Equity into Virtual Reality Edtech?
Not everyone is sold on the idea that virtual reality technology could or should bring higher education into a future of avatars and holograms. But ... → Read More
College Enrollment is Down. Can These New State Policies Help?
The pandemic has thrown up more obstacles for students trying to stay on track toward a credential, and that has been particularly true for students at ... → Read More
Is Higher Ed Really Ready to Embrace Hybrid Learning?
New study shows colleges may need to hire more digital experts and better prepare students to learn online. → Read More
More High School Students Are Taking College Classes. But Not Everyone Gets the Chance.
Can better pathways help schools, colleges and students avoid "random acts of dual enrollment”? → Read More
Why Ending Gender Segregation at Work Requires Affordable Child Care
Experts say it's “an imperative support service” for single moms to train for jobs that lead to higher wages. → Read More
What ‘Shakespeare Karaoke’ Teaches About the Virtual Reality Future
Does technology work better as a solo encounter or a group experience? → Read More
With Money From Facebook, 10 Colleges Turn Their Campuses into ‘Metaversities’
Is education moving to a “tri-brid” model that flows between in-person, online and simulated environments? → Read More
Teachers of the Year Say Educators Deserve More Trust
Autumn Rivera, 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year, at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in April. Photo by Rebeccca Koenig.WASHINGTON — ... → Read More
Employers Claim to Value Alternative Credentials. Do Their Practices Match Their Promises?
New research shows a disconnect between what executives say they believe and how HR professionals act. → Read More
Teenagers on the Journey Toward Good Lives
In 2021, nine students shared their hopes and fears about life after high school. Where did they end up? → Read More
Making Higher Ed More Accountable for Student Job Outcomes
Many colleges claim to help students find good jobs—but Texas State Technical College takes that to a new level. The multi-campus community college has ... → Read More
What Colleges and Job-Training Programs Can Learn From Teenagers’ Hopes and Fears
> 1. A teenager’s education decisions are also high-stakes economic choices. Yet adults aren’t giving young people the information they need to navigate life after high school—nor really hearing what young people need and want from postsecondary pathways. Economic data makes it pretty clear that most people would benefit from learning or training beyond 12th grade. It’s less obvious what form… → Read More
Why Are Colleges Hesitant to Train More Early Childhood Educators?
As consensus builds among many researchers, policy experts and elected officials that the U.S. should prioritize early childhood education, a key ... → Read More
What It Takes to Recruit Future Teachers During the Pandemic
It’s a tough time to be a teacher. They’re burned out, they’re demoralized, they’re facing hostility from parents, they’re not paid very well, and ... → Read More
Secretary of Education Envisions Solutions that are Low-Tech, High-Touch
The future for students, educators and institutions that U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona outlined in a speech delivered on January 27 didn’t ... → Read More
What Could Web3 Mean for Education?
The first ghost that Ebenezer Scrooge meets in “A Christmas Carol” is the spirit of his business partner, Jacob Marley. When the specter appears, he ... → Read More
What Does it Take to Train Single Moms for Good Careers?
Penny Fox didn’t finish high school. A single mom of two kids, the jobs that she can find tend to be in retail, at stores like Walmart and Home Depot. ... → Read More