Daniel Mollenkamp

Los Angeles, Nashville, Richmond

Journalist and Researcher at Freelance

Business Reporter at EdSurge

American journalist. Contributor: @EdSurge; @Investopedia. Board member for @Abukloi school in South Sudan.

Articles

Federal Cuts Threaten Student Data - EdSurge News

2 weeks ago | edsurge.com | Daniel Mollenkamp

“Hey, I'm a principal at a school, and I forgot my password,” the voice said. “Can you help me?” The call came into a help desk at Beaverton School District. A city in Portland’s metropolitan area, Beaverton is home to a Nike factory and is the site of upcoming expansions for semiconductor manufacturing, funded by federal dollars under the CHIPS Act. In all, about 40,000 students attend the district.
In Elementary School, Many Teachers Have a Shaky Grasp of Math. Can Preparation Programs Change That?

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Daniel Mollenkamp

8 hours agoAfter a dinner with his wife and friends, Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by immigration agents at his New York apartment on March 8. The next night, the Columbia University graduate student went to bed in a remote Louisiana detention center almost three hours from the nearest city. Mask-wearing agents …
In Elementary School, Many Teachers Have a Shaky Grasp of Math. Can Preparation Programs Change That? - EdSurge News

2 weeks ago | edsurge.com | Daniel Mollenkamp

When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also shining a spotlight on an ever-growing inequality in math performance across the country. Other assessments — such as the critical thinking-focused international PISA exam — have also indicated declining math abilities.
A Supreme Court Case Could Change How We Think About and Pay For Religious Schools - EdSurge News

1 month ago | edsurge.com | Daniel Mollenkamp

Under the first couple of months of the new administration, education has come in for significant and contested revamping. The federal education department has suffered deep cuts, which are the subject of a lawsuit from Democratic state attorneys general. A bitterly disputed executive order has tasked Education Secretary Linda McMahon, wife of the wrestling impresario, with shuttering the department. She has called it a “final mission,” one that she claims will give parents greater control.
Caste System Discrimination: Meaning and Consequences

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Daniel Mollenkamp

Discrimination against individuals based on caste would seem to be a relic of the past. Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950. Essentially, a caste system is a rigid assignment of social status based on inheritance. Recent history shows that caste discrimination has by no means disappeared, even in the United States.
For Families, School Choice Doesn't Mean Easy Decisions - EdSurge News

1 month ago | edsurge.com | Daniel Mollenkamp

In late January, the White House instructed the Department of Defense to craft a plan that would make funds available for military families to pay for public charters and private religious schools. It’s part of the administration’s push to decentralize education, which comes along with a burst of energy for school choice options around the country. The administration argues that unlocking funding will give families options and lead to better outcomes.
Food Insecurity and Its Impact on the Economy

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Daniel Mollenkamp

About 47.4 million Americans are living with food insecurity, including 7.2 million children, according to a 2023 study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They make up about 13.5% of the nation’s households. Food insecurity is a lack of confidence that a person will be able to get enough to eat from day to day to maintain good health. Widespread hunger does not harm only the poor. The effects spread throughout the U.S. economy.
How Do DEI Initiatives Benefit Financial Advisory Firms?

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Daniel Mollenkamp

Financial advisory firms manage trillions of dollars and this connects them intimately to questions of wealth and equity. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) nonetheless found when it reviewed the industry in 2017 that less than 1% of those assets estimated at more than $70 trillion were managed by minority- or woman-owned firms. There’s been growing investor interest in promoting diversity in firms, however.
Students Are Unmotivated to Learn. Would Consulting Them For Curriculum Help? - EdSurge News

1 month ago | edsurge.com | Daniel Mollenkamp

Julius Cervantes, a first generation college graduate, didn’t appreciate school’s relevance for his life until senior year of high school. Prior to that, Cervantes would show up to school late, and teachers didn’t seem to mind. It’s not that he thought school was useless. He knew the importance of an education for making money, and he aspired to be an engineer. But school just hadn't hooked him. Then, his senior year, Cervantes took a statistics class.
Native Americans and Taxes: How It Works

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Daniel Mollenkamp

Some forms of taxation can work differently for Native American people because of their unique status within the United States. Tribes, as sovereign governments, are exempt from taxes. But, in general, individuals are expected to submit the same income taxes as others living in the U.S. However, there are exceptions to this general rule.