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How a Returning College Student Advocated to Improve a Fledgling Online Program
A student who was just a few classes shy of graduating from Morehouse College was excited to try its new online program designed for students trying …
1 year, 8 months ago
AI Chatbots Reflect Cultural Biases. Can They Become Tools to Alleviate Them?
A professor has been running an unusual experiment looking for signs of racial and gender bias in AI chatbots. And he has an idea for developing new …
1 year, 8 months ago
When the Teaching Assistant Is an AI ‘Twin’ of the Professor
Two instructors made AI chatbot versions of themselves to help teach their classes, and they say class discussion improved as a result. But some teac…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Power of the 'Grit' Narrative in Education. Bootstraps Ep. 7 (Encore Episode)
It’s still popular to prize students who have “grit,” who overcome tough odds to succeed. A book by Alissa Quart called “Bootstrapped: Liberating Our…
1 year, 9 months ago
Power, Prestige and the World's Most Famous Scholarship. Bootstraps, Ep. 6 (Encore Episode)
The Rhodes Scholarship was designed to forge a network of people who would go on to rule the world. So who gets this opportunity? And how is the olde…
1 year, 9 months ago
Breaking Up With the SAT. Bootstraps, Ep. 5 (Encore Episode)
The SAT can feel very different to different students. While it can give any college applicant stress, some low-income and minority students see it a…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Tyranny of Letter Grades. Bootstraps Ep. 4 (Encore Episode)
Our current grading system can be a way for kids to prove themselves and win college scholarships, or admission to selective colleges. It can also be…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Strange Past and Messy Future of 'Gifted and Talented.' Bootstraps, Ep. 3 (Encore Episode)
Sometime early in elementary school, kids are put on one of two paths: regular or gifted. Where did this idea come from? The answer goes back more th…
1 year, 10 months ago
Who Deserves a Seat at the Nation’s 'Best' High School? Bootstraps, Ep. 2 (Encore Episode)
What a debate about the admissions process at one of the best public high schools in the country says about who should get what in education. This fi…
1 year, 10 months ago
Can You Really Just 'Pull Yourself Up' in Education? Bootstraps, Ep. 1 (Encore Episode)
What the odd and surprising history of 'pulling yourself up by your bootstraps' says about educational equity. This is the first episode in our Boots…
1 year, 10 months ago