EDUCATION

Why One Reading Expert Says ‘Just-right’ Books Are All Wrong

That may sound sensible, but Shanahan says it’s not helping anyone and is even leading teachers to dispense with reading

EDUCATION

How Outreach, Support and Interventions Helped Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Some States

Multiple data analyses have shown the rates of chronic absenteeism skyrocketed during the pandemic, from 15% in 2019 to 28%

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Does Having a Male Teacher Make a Difference? Not as Much as Some Think

Middle and high school students might see more benefits. Earlier research is mixed and inconclusive. A 2007 analysis by Stanford

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Advocates Warn of Risks to Higher Ed Data if Education Department is Shuttered

“If those data are split across multiple federal agencies,” Cheng said, “there would likely be more bureaucratic hurdles required to

EDUCATION

Deborah Farmer Kris: How Awe Helps Us Flourish

Episode Transcript Ki Sung: Welcome to the MindShift Podcast where we explore the future of learning and how we raise

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As Teens Are Targeted by Online Gambling, What’s the Role of Loneliness and Schools?

“We avoided discussion of myths vs facts,” Rogers explained, because research shows that students remember myths and confuse them with

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Public Workers Could Be Denied Loan Forgiveness if Cities Defy Trump, Lawsuit Alleges

The complaint argues the rule is “an attempt to target organizations and jurisdictions whose missions and policies do not align

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Is Performing Emotions Online Making It All Meaningless?

That seems easy enough, but given the abundance of crisis managers and image consultants, and the financial gains from having

EDUCATION

Lockdown Drills Are a Fact of Life in U.S. Schools. What Does That Mean for Students?

The radio version of this story was edited by Adam Bearne. Transcript: LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: Since the start of the

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If You Want Students to Learn, Don’t Tell Them ‘Pay Attention!’ Try This Instead

The more you know about a subject, the easier it is to build upon it and learn more about it,