Ulrich Boser

About

Ulrich Boser is the founder of The Learning Agency Lab, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and an expert on learning. He is the author of "Learn Better," which examines the new science of learning and was listed as Amazon's “best science book of the year.”

Boser has served as an advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign, and the Charles Butt Foundation. He has also been a contributing editor for U.S. News and World Report and a reporter for the newspaper Education Week. His work has been featured in many outlets including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and the front page of USA Today. He has also written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and many other outlets.

He can be reached at ulrich@the-learning-agency.com

Recent Posts

Moving U.S. Education Forward Through Innovation

Learners from pre-K to college deserve access to better schools and resources, to solutions-oriented teaching tools and models, and to accessible and inspired educators.

When Teachers Learn Better, Students Do Better

How teachers feel is important, but so is how they teach.

Making Every Kid Both Math-Competent and Math-Confident

Nurturing a growth mindset and motivation will catalyze student learning and grow their potential in the long run.

How These Mental Mistakes Made The Pandemic Worse

There are signs that our cognitive biases made the pandemic worse. Here's how we can overcome them.

How to Personalize Learning

Too often in education, the voice of educators is not being heard. Instead, the debate is dominated by people outside of the classroom, from policymakers to think-tankers.

Social Media Can Damage Mental Health

Teaching young people to be reflective thinkers would give them tools to resist conclusions based on raw emotion or knee-jerk reactions.

Critical Thinking Is a Key to Repairing Our Social Fabric

The last four years seem to have frayed the social fabric of this country. Teaching critical thinking skills is imperative to regain our lost social values.

How to Promote Your Work

There are ways to gain attention without being obnoxious.

Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Learning

In a world reeling from the impact of COVID-19, it's time to mobilize and support global ideas and solutions to support education.

People Need Reliable Information on In-Home COVID-19 Care

Tens of thousands of people are at home with COVID-19. They need effective strategies to speed their recovery and prevent transmission of the virus.