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Christian schools boom in a revolt against curriculum, pandemic rules

Christian schools boom in a revolt against curriculum, pandemic rules

Published Oct 21, 2021

A boom in conservative Christian schooling appears to be driven nationwide by a combination of pandemic frustrations and rising parental anxieties around how schools handle education on issues including race and the rights of transgender students, the New York Times reports, quoting Binghamton historian Adam Laats and others. Read more

Book traces disputes over teaching evolution

Book traces disputes over teaching evolution

Published Oct 26, 2020

A Binghamton University historian argues in a new book that Americans are not divided when it comes to the teaching of evolution: The real disagreements relate to creationism. Read more

Math educator innovates in and out of class

Math educator innovates in and out of class

Published Sep 13, 2019

When high school math teacher Amber Simpson saw a need for education reform, she ended up in the perfect position to make a difference. Read more

Research highlights special ed teacher shortage

Research highlights special ed teacher shortage

Published Sep 30, 2016

Binghamton's Lucky Mason-Williams says many students with learning disabilities aren’t getting the education they need. Read more

To teach evolution, you have to understand creationists

To teach evolution, you have to understand creationists

Published Nov 19, 2012

“Evolution educators do not simply need to spread the word about evolution,” Binghamton historian Adam Laats writes in The Chronicle of Higher Education. “We need to convince and convert Americans who sincerely hold differing understandings about the nature and meaning of science.” Read more

Book urges new approach to teaching science

Book urges new approach to teaching science

Published May 5, 2010

Binghamton's Thomas O’Brien hopes his latest book will change the way students and teachers think about science. Read more

Historian examines roots of the culture wars

Historian examines roots of the culture wars

Published Apr 14, 2010

Binghamton's Adam Laats says Protestant fundamentalism in the 1920s had a major effect on the American school system and helped lay the foundation for today’s culture wars. Read more