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The rise of big data is pitting the old school against the new school as the NBA undergoes its analytics revolution.
Terrance F. Ross
Terrance F. Ross is a former editorial fellow with The Atlantic.
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Ronald Martinez / AP When Teachers Protest
From textbook-burning in South Korea to teargassing in Brazil: Educators have been marching out of the classroom and into the streets.
Stringer / Reuters Exams Around the World
Pen, paper, and a time limit
Stinger / Reuters The Spelling-Bee Obsession
“N-u-n-a-t-a-k. Nunatak.”
Andrew Harnik / AP Viral Math, Part Deux
Vietnam is getting in on the fun.
Joerg Sarbach / AP Why Recent Graduates Don't Negotiate
It doesn't hurt to ask.
Alex Brandon / AP ‘Look Who’s Leaving—All the Black People!’
A Georgia principal has been fired after making questionable remarks at a graduation ceremony last week.
Jason Reed / Reuters Educational Vacations Versus Standardized Testing
Should schools mark kids' absences as unexcused even when they're missing class for valuable real-world lessons?
Dominick Reuter / Reuters The Math Question That Went Viral
One word problem from a Singaporean school exam briefly became the talk of the Internet last weekend.
Mario Anzuoni/Reuters When Teachers Cheat
Rampant conspiracies to alter kids' scores, including the one that resulted in the recent conviction of 11 Atlanta educators, attest to the dangers of high-stakes testing.
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