AMHERST, Mass. — Crowding around a fire pit outside the Amherst College campus center, earnest-looking high school seniors offered fire-building suggestions as intently as if they were taking a final …
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A new law in Utah allows students to opt out of coursework that conflicts with their beliefs
OGDEN, Utah — The syllabus in 18-year-old Madelynn Wells’ introductory film studies class assigned “Jaws” first, and then the Spanish dark comedy “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.” …
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OPINION: Putting students on school boards treats young people as participants in their own democracy, but only if adults listen to them
Public school is the first place most Americans meet democracy. It is also, for almost all of them, the last place they experience it without a vote. School boards are …
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Parents and educators intuitively know the many benefits of singing and music for young children. It’s why children learn the alphabet through song, PBS’ Daniel Tiger sings to teach emotional …
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Online shopping. Smartphones with 5G. Meal delivery. Instantaneous access to information. So much of the world has speeded up. But college seems to take forever. Now change may be coming …
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This story was produced by the Associated Press, in partnership with Chalkbeat and AL.com, and reprinted with permission. MODESTO, Calif. – Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the …
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OPINION: Against all odds, a small school in a big city is changing lives by focusing on emotions
Schools routinely administer academic assessments to get a handle on what incoming students know, and how best to help them learn more. They should do the same for what’s going …
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BROOKLINE, Mass. — Claire Galloway-Jones stepped up to lead the Brookline school district’s Office of Educational Equity in July 2023 at a time when families, staff and students were losing …
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OPINION: Three-year degrees may become a viable option in the U.S., but questions about their value remain
Three-year bachelor’s degrees are no longer merely a thought experiment. In my home state of Massachusetts, the board of higher education announced in February that it will accept pilot proposals …
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SAN DIEGO — As an 8-year-old boy steered his bicycle in figure eights, his mother piled three plates with pizza and pineapple slices from an outdoor kitchen shared with more …