Articles
Can Elite Colleges Reshape Admissions?
A new app wants college admissions to feel less fake, on both sides. Plus, pitched to help first gens, does it?
New York Times
October 26, 2015
First-Generation Students Unite
Tired of being invisible, first gens get together, “come out” and speak up.
New York Times
April 9, 2015
A Tragic Mess
Book review of The Price of Silence: The Duke Lacrosse Scandal, The Power Elite, and the Corruption of Our Great Universities By William D. Cohan
Women's Review of Books
March 31, 2015
Rape Culture on Campus
Why do some college students think sexist and racist behavior is okay?
Women=Books Blog
March 31, 2015
When to Take The SAT
One LI school district starts SAT prep in kindergarten, plus advice for everyone else.
New York Times
February 4, 2015
Is Your First Grader College Ready?
College prep hits the playground set, plus video.
New York Times
February 4, 2015
The New P.E. Aims to Build Bodies and Brains
PDF here: Can exercise make kids smarter?
Harvard Education Letter
February 3, 2015
Did 1900’s female PE teachers see what the NCAA can’t?
National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Wellesley Centers for Women blogpost
February 3, 2015
Charters and Districts (Begin to) Collaborate
PDF: Edu-frenemies finding common ground.
Harvard Education Letter
October 31, 2014
Take Notes From the Pros
Good notes are key to good grades, even if you don’t take them yourself.
New York Times
October 30, 2014
Business Schools Add Admissions Bells and Whistles
B-School admissions seeking the authentic you.
New York Times
August 2, 2014
Computer Science for Everyone?
PDF here:Computational thinking is super skill that must start young (and speak to girls).
Harvard Education Letter
June 30, 2014
‘Trauma-Sensitive’ Schools
PDF: Recognizing that tough home lives don’t stop at the schoolhouse door can change classroom success.
Harvard Education Letter
April 30, 2014