Tag: bias
Airwaves & amendments: Decoding FCC license threats
As the FCC warns broadcasters to 'correct course' on Iran war reporting, free speech advocates are sounding the alarm on a potential 1st-Amendment crisis.
New brief pushes for fairer school dress codes
Advocacy groups are urging schools to adopt fair, bias-free dress codes, protecting students’ rights and reducing unequal discipline practices.
Minorities lose trust in teachers; college less likely
New studies show minorities perceive more bias and lose more trust in teachers during middle school than whites. It affects college.
Teachers may be biased in special ed referrals
Race affects the chances a gifted student or one with disabilities will be referred to special programs, new research suggests, though the pattern isn't crystal clear.
Middle class more likely to get help from teacher
Teachers are more likely to respond to students who exhibit typically middle-class behavior, new research out of Indiana U suggests.
Bias detected in Bands of America trait scoring
Introduction
I'm almost reluctant to say anything about this, since what some of our best educators try to do with marching band performances has absolutely...