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Education NewsEquity for part-time faculty
In fall of 2020, California passed AB736, legislation stipulating that private, nonprofit colleges may expand the professional exemption of its part-time teaching staff. The law gives schools an option to...
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Educator Tips
What is action civics? Six things educators should know
What role should students play in their civics education? This question has come into focus in the debate over how civics should be taught in K–12 schools. Under a more...
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Educator Tips
How educators can stem the tide of scientific illiteracy
Editor’s note: The following content was adapted from Gale Sinatra’s 2021 USC Rossier commencement address to graduating students. Science Denial, Why it Happens and What to Do About It, a...
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Education News
Crowdsourcing innovative solutions to improve schools via The Education (Re)Open
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the education ecosystem has struggled like never before. Innovations—old and new—are essential in renewing, reimagining and rebuilding the ecosystem in timely and equitable ways. After a...
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Faculty News
How are superintendents spending American rescue plan funds?
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, school superintendents have faced numerous challenges. Superintendents have had to navigate difficult questions for which there aren’t always answers, noted State Superintendent of Public Instruction in...
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Educator Tips
Five takeaways from Dean Noguera’s interview with U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
In an event streamed live for EDTECH WEEK, USC Rossier Dean Pedro Noguera interviewed U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. The conversation spanned a variety of topics related to how schools...
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Educator Tips
Incorporating the six engineering habits of mind in the classroom
Engineering habits of mind is a concept based on the premise that engineers often make things work, or work better—and they rely on common methods to help them. Anthony Maddox...
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Rossier News
Ethnic Studies should be mandated in K–12 schools
As an Asian American growing up in California, my experience was often ignored, dismissed or misrepresented. If the stories of Asian Americans were ever mentioned in school, they were usually...
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Educator Tips
Resources for the virtual classroom
The COVID-19 pandemic has led many teachers to incorporate technology into their virtual classrooms. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of digital resources available to educators. The EdTech sphere includes everything from...
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Faculty News
John Brooks Slaughter named a USC University Professor
The distinguished professor has been a leader in higher education and the U.S. government John Brooks Slaughter has been appointed as a USC University Professor. An already distinguished career has...
