A group pf men smiling and arriving at a nightclub

The Bachelor Party as Folk Ritual

A folklorist embarks on a years-long study of the bachelor party.
Children dancing in a playroom

Why Did Kindergarten Become Just Another Grade?

How and when kindergarten shifted from play-based to academic based.
A large classroom with students all faced towards the chalkboard at the front of the room.

Can Summer School Be More than a Punishment?

A Colorado high school teacher studies the benefits of summer school.
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Deflategate, Shmategate: Aren’t We All Cheaters Anyway?

In a sports world where soccer players theatrically feign injuries and cyclists dope, one might rightfully ask: Is fair play just a myth?

The Story of the First High School LGBT Group

The first high school LGBT group started in the 1970s.
Landscape of Thorns

Will Art Save Our Descendants from Radioactive Waste?

What if the great threat to human life isn't a bomb dropping down from above but radioactive waste creeping up from below? Will art come to our rescue then?
Chart of gender pronouns

They’re Here, They’re Genderqueer, Get Used to Gender Neutral Pronouns

Ongoing study and debate about gender neutral pronouns.
Close up of a hand filling out a multiple choice exam

A Short History of Standardized Tests

The origins of standardized tests.
Students looking happily up from smart phones and tablets

Should Education Be Efficient?

What do education leaders mean by "efficient" schools?
Painting of debating women in a French courtroom in Pre-Revolutionary France

Debating Birth Control In Pre-Revolutionary France

Attitudes toward birth control in 18th century France.