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AP Classes Are a Scam

The College Board earns over half of all its revenues from the courses—and, in an uncertain environment, students keep being suckered.

Survey: Too Many Women in Tech Told They're "Too Aggressive" | The Mary Sue

If tech is supposed to be an example of how great our futures could be, then its industry should also reflect that. But it doesn't. And this is why it fails.

Editorial: At U.S. colleges, a failing grade in free speech

Colleges are supposed to be places where students are exposed to a variety of opinions.

Why you can get a free college education in Germany but not in California

U.S. student performance slips on national test

Scores dropped in math for the first time since the tests began in the early 1990s.

Sherry Turkle’s ‘Reclaiming Conversation’ (Published 2015)

Jonathan Franzen reviews a new book based on interviews with people who say they feel controlled by new technologies.

Campus Shootings in Texas and Arizona Kill 2 Students and Wound 4 (Published 2015)

Unlike other mass shootings on schools in recent years, the two on Friday were not so-called active-shooter episodes, but instead appeared to stem from ordinary disputes that quickly turned violent.