EDUCATION

The Building Blocks of Math Students Need to Excel

Number sense is so innate to many adults that they may not remember being taught such skills. It is crucial…

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DOGE’s Death Blow to Education Studies

The cuts kept coming. Late Thursday, the Education Department announced that it had terminated an additional 10 research and technical…

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Trump Administration Targets Education Department Research Arm in Latest Cuts

In the Monday meeting, employees were told that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a unit within the Trump administration…

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A Deep Dive on U.S. Reading and Math Scores, and What to do About Them

“It’s not just that students are failing to catch up, but that students are continuing to fall behind,” says one…

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Meaningful Engagement With Newcomer Parents Helps Everyone. Here’s How To Do It

She’s done a slightly different version of this activity with elementary students’ parents, in which the parents each wrote a…

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What Does the US Department of Education Do? Some Facts About Its Role in Schools

Two of the most important federal funding streams to public schools are: Title I, which provides money to help districts…

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Reading and Math Scores in Latest National Report Card Highlight COVID and Pre-COVID Trends

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which provides data for the Nation’s Report Card, is mandated by Congress and…

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Four Strategies for a Successful Second Semester

Like Luther, many teachers might have new students in their classrooms in the spring semester. Luther kick-starts these classes with…

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A Researcher Said the Evidence on Special Education Inclusion is Flawed. Readers Weighed In

The article notes that Dr. Fuchs “is concentrating on academic outcomes” and acknowledges that inclusion may have “psychological or social…

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Writing Notes Instead of Typing Research Pits Scholars Against Each Other

Neither mode approximated real life conditions. The students were instructed to write in cursive without lifting the stylus from the…

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