Abigail Claire Tilton’s Blog
How Artificial Intelligence and Technology are Changing Education
Technology and Artificial intelligence (AI) has had a major impact on society and daily lives. Jobs that were once performed by humans are now being replaced by technology, AI is set to improve the healthcare industry, and emerging technologies are set to transform...
The Gates Foundation’s Education Projects
For many years the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has gone through extensive efforts to improve education. It was in 2009 when the foundation launched a project to improve teacher effectiveness in select primary and secondary schools in California, Florida,...
Changing the History Curriculum in Texas
The Texas Board of Education at its meeting on September 14, 2018, had a preliminary vote with a goal to remove certain historical figures from the history curriculum currently in Texas schools. The reason given was to "streamline" what students learn in their social...
The Importance of a Liberal Arts Education in the Workforce
In the new age of engineering and technological advancements, pursuing a degree in the liberal arts seems unneeded and unlikely. More students are opting for an education in engineering and science because it’s believed this degree will give them a greater chance of...
Trump to Roll Back Obama-Era Admission Requirements
Should race be considered one of the criteria for acceptance into U.S. schools? That's the questions that is confronting President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy Devos as they examine Obama-era guidelines that allow for schools to enforce "race quotas" in the...
Teachers March for Equal Pay
Why Teachers are Still on Strike In a movement sweeping through multiple states across the nation, teachers in the public education system have been on strike in statewide fashion, fighting for pay equality and public justice in the workplace. In states like West...
Government Investment in Higher Education Makes Sense
UNESCO Institute for Statistics reports that the number of students enrolled in higher education shot up from 6.1 million in 2000 to 12.2 million in 2013 in Africa. The World Bank released a report projecting a 30% increase in the number of skilled workers among...
Graduate Students in America: Spared for Now
After the Senate voted December 19 on the revised tax bill proposal from the GOP, it seems that, for the moment, graduate students are out of hot water. Many students — more than 140,000 — attending graduate programs rely on tuition waivers to be able to afford to...
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