EDUCATION

Are Your Slides Too Cute? 3 Presentation Tips That Center Student Understanding

During the height of the pandemic, Christina Scheffel, a high school English teacher in Delaware, was desperate for ways to…

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Apprenticeships are Bringing New Workers to Heritage Industries

Around the country, community colleges are stepping in to run apprenticeship programs for heritage industries, such as logging and aquaculture,…

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As Enrollment in Online College Grows, Students Wonder: Why Does it Cost So Much?

The result is that 83% of online programs in higher education cost students as much as or more than the…

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Chaos and Confusion as the Statistics Arm of the Education Department is Reduced to a Skeletal Staff of 3

A draft of an executive order to eliminate the Education Department was prepared in early March, but Trump hadn’t signed…

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Handwriting Helps Kids Learn. Here’s How to Make the Most of It.

One of the main advantages of manuscript is that students encounter these letters in books. “Studies show that spending two…

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Serve and Return: How Talking with Young Children Helps Them Flourish

For child care programs, the strength and frequency of these myriad interactions between a caregiver and a child are central…

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Relationship Repairing Skills Every Adult Should Learn to Help the Kids in Their Lives

“You know weeds are going to grow in a garden, so you just need to be aware of that if…

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Here’s How a Small Break From Your Smartphone Can Boost Your Mood

So, what would it be like to go back to those days? No social media scrolling, no mobile-app shopping, no…

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Rollback of Diversity Efforts Leaves Teachers Wondering About Effects on Black History Month

Officials and teachers with three large districts in Nebraska declined to speak about Black history education this year, claiming it…

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These Teens Can Do Incredible Math in Their Heads But Fail in a Classroom

However, these same children, the majority of whom were 14 or 15 years old, struggled to solve much simpler school…

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