In the Media

At a conference co-led by Professor Mitchell Stevens, panelists from academia, business, nonprofits, media, and government explored alternatives to traditional education and employment pathways.

Associate Professor Jonathan Rosa weighs in on the implications of the abbreviation or Anglicization of Latino names.

Assistant Professor Nick Haber recommends caution around the use of AI chatbots in lieu of trained therapeutic professionals.

Professor Jo Boaler weighs in on a report providing a framework for mathematics education for students in preK through fifth grade grade.

Research led by Professor Sean Reardon and the Educational Opportunity Project at Stanford finds that boys score lower than girls in reading in nearly every school district in the United States, and at every grade level that tests are given.

Associate Professor Beth Schueler discusses various factors that go into creating education policy.

Professor Mitchell Stevens and Associate Professor Emily Levine say universities must negotiate a new academic social contract with society, pointing to other points in history where this social contract changed, such as government investments into higher education amid the WWII and Cold War eras to create a skilled workforce.

Research coauthored by Assistant Professor Dora Demszky suggests that one difference between stronger and weaker math teachers may be how often they use mathematical vocabulary, words such as “factors,” “denominators” and “multiples,” in class.

Noteworthy research on early childhood includes a study by Professor Thomas Dee on the impact of immigration raids on student absences, and a study by Assistant Professor Katharine Sadowski on the effect of the minimum wage on childcare establishments.

Associate Professor Victor Lee and Senior Lecturer Denise Pope detail evidence that AI is not opening the floodgates of cheating and instead represents a change in methods for a long-standing practice.

Data from the RAPID Survey Project at the Stanford Center on Early Childhood finds that more than half of child care providers surveyed experienced hunger in June 2025 — one of the highest percentages the organization has seen since it began collecting data during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professor Thomas Dee discusses the implications of keeping underenrolled schools open, including dwindling resources for students or even a state takeover.

Middle-income families report having difficulty meeting a basic need and an increasing number of child care providers nationwide are experiencing hunger, according to data from the Stanford Center on Early Childhood's RAPID Survey Project.

Professor Antero Garcia encourages the use of digital devices in the classroom in ways that enhance teaching.

Senior Lecturer Denise Pope, co-founder of the nonprofit Challenge Success, discusses the pressures students face in school and the potential impact on their well-being.