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Professor, University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

Ben Castleman is a professor at University of Virginia and senior advisor to Better Make Room.

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Posted Sep. 6, 2016

How Texting Can Change the Way First-Generation Students Experience College

When I was a doctoral student at Harvard University, I served as a residential advisor for 27 freshmen. What struck…

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Posted Mar. 31, 2020

Millions of Low-Income Students Are Being Denied Access to Internet

Access to public education is now a fundamental right. All 50 states mandate public education in their state constitutions. Once states made public education compulsory,…

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Posted Mar. 31, 2020

Now Is the Perfect Time for White Teachers to Do ‘The Work’ of Anti-Racism

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted, well, everything, but at times I find that I have more time to communicate, virtually if necessary, with family and…

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Posted Apr. 2, 2020

This School Year Will Not Be Measured by a Test Score

As the calendar turns to April, I typically end up asking myself the same question every school year—“will they remember?” In my case, that question…

By Patrick Kelly

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