Yale will again require standardized test scores for admission(washingtonpost.com)

37 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 28 comments

Weak rules allow ultra-processed foods like Lunchables on school menus (2023)(washingtonpost.com)

44 points by gmays 2 years ago | 46 comments

An architect has found a way to build flood-proof homes(washingtonpost.com)

24 points by wolverine876 2 years ago | 39 comments

He spent his life building a $1M stereo(washingtonpost.com)

157 points by bookofjoe 2 years ago | 276 comments

Google redraws the borders on maps depending on who’s looking (2020)(washingtonpost.com)

32 points by eatonphil 3 years ago | 37 comments

Dennis Austin, developer of PowerPoint, has died(washingtonpost.com)

144 points by sonabinu 3 years ago | 25 comments

US High school students' scores fall in reading and math(apnews.com)

496 points by bikenaga 1 year ago | 964 comments

AP News article reporting that US 12th-grade students' NAEP math and reading scores declined, continuing a yearslong downward trend.

Working from home is powering productivity(imf.org)

513 points by rwmj 2 years ago | 366 comments

IMF Finance & Development magazine article by Nicholas Bloom (September 2024) arguing that working from home is boosting productivity.

Remote work doesn't seem to affect productivity, Fed study finds(bloomberg.com)

706 points by simula67 2 years ago | 467 comments

Bloomberg article reporting a San Francisco Fed study finding no evidence that remote work affects productivity, with about 30% of paid workdays remote at end of 2023.

Court filings allege Meta downplayed risks to children and misled the public(time.com)

347 points by binning 11 months ago | 146 comments

TIME article reporting on court filings alleging Meta downplayed risks its platforms posed to children and misled the public.

Refusing to teach kids math will not improve equity(noahpinion.blog)

526 points by bankershill 3 years ago | 485 comments

Noah Smith's Noahpinion essay arguing that eliminating or delaying advanced math instruction in public schools will not improve educational equity.

Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That's not a problem we need to solve(technologyreview.com)

21 points by joozio 8 days ago | 28 comments

MIT Technology Review opinion piece by Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd arguing that age gates on social media backfire and closing loopholes kids use will worsen things.