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Ronald Martinez / AP Welcome to Smarter Basketball
The rise of big data is pitting the old school against the new school as the NBA undergoes its analytics revolution.
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Stringer / Reuters When Teachers Protest
From textbook-burning in South Korea to teargassing in Brazil: Educators have been marching out of the classroom and into the streets.
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Stinger / Reuters Exams Around the World
Pen, paper, and a time limit
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Spelling-Bee Obsession
“N-u-n-a-t-a-k. Nunatak.”
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Joerg Sarbach / AP Viral Math, Part Deux
Vietnam is getting in on the fun.
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Alex Brandon / AP Why Recent Graduates Don't Negotiate
It doesn't hurt to ask.
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Jason Reed / Reuters 'Look Who's Leaving—All the Black People!'
A Georgia principal has been fired after making questionable remarks at a graduation ceremony last week.
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Dominick Reuter / Reuters Educational Vacations Versus Standardized Testing
Should schools mark kids' absences as unexcused even when they're missing class for valuable real-world lessons?
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Mario Anzuoni/Reuters The Math Question That Went Viral
One word problem from a Singaporean school exam briefly became the talk of the Internet last weekend.
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Shutterstock/The Atlantic When Teachers Cheat
Rampant conspiracies to alter kids' scores, including the one that resulted in the recent conviction of 11 Atlanta educators, attest to the dangers of high-stakes testing.
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Shutterstock/The Atlantic When Police Misconduct Transcends Class
The arrest of a black Honor Committee member at UVA is further evidence that law-enforcement brutality can happen even on elite college campuses.
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Jim Larrison/Flickr/The Atlantic What Gender Inequality Looks Like in Collegiate Sports
Despite some progress through Title IX and other policies, female coaches and players are still significantly marginalized and undervalued.
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The Atlantic When Students Can't Go Online
Nearly every school in America has some form of Internet connectivity—but that alone doesn't mean all kids have equal access to the web.
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Nick Oxford/AP A Brief and Recent History of Bigotry at Fraternities
The recent uproar at the University of Oklahoma is far from isolated.
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wohnal/Flickr The Death of Textbooks?
Artificially intelligent software is reshaping traditional teaching materials—but it's unclear what the new technology will take away from the learning experience.
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Eric Charbonneau/AP Kobe Bryant's Muse: A Carefully Candid Look at an NBA Legend
A new Showtime documentary offers a focused profile of the Lakers star.
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Neubie/Flickr/The Atlantic Why Are So Many College Students Turning Down Free Money?
A behemoth of a document is standing in the way.
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Paul Hebert/AP On Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean's Best Is Just Good
Known for club hits and collaborations with Kanye West, the Detroit rapper takes a significant leap forward on his latest full-length.
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JD Hancock/Flickr The Guardian Angels of Student Debt
Calling a strike—against college loans
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Kartemquin Films/The Atlantic Young, Homeless—and Invisible
An upcoming documentary reveals the important role schools and teachers play in keeping some teens off the streets.
