The research behind the influential “science of reading” movement was built over decades through federally supported research spanning cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics and classroom studies. Education research organizations say …
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OPINION: How a small town in rural Maine built a public school that serves a whole community, including infants and toddlers
For years, early childhood leaders have been asked to solve structural problems with predictable answers: Improve quality. Expand access. Support families. Retain educators. Strengthen transitions into kindergarten. All of it …
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LOVELAND, Colo. — Just beyond the front doors of Namaqua Elementary School, past a banner that reads “attendance matters — every school day counts,” a stuffed wildcat in sunglasses sits …
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Artificial intelligence is often promoted as a way to make teachers more effective by helping them write lesson plans, generate classroom materials and provide feedback to students in seconds. But …
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OPINION: Poor Southern states have a brain drain problem. Public universities can and should be doing more to help
Confidence in higher education is declining across the United States. Fewer Americans say a college degree is very important: A growing share believe the system is headed in the wrong …
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Even as job seekers fret about artificial intelligence and tech behemoths announce massive layoffs, Matt Walsh is finding it surprisingly hard to help technology companies hire certain kinds of workers. …
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In 2020, a 14-inch tall robot named Moxie was introduced to the world as a way to help children build social and emotional skills through conversations and interactive games guided …
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OPINION: The days of ‘good guy’ capitalists are over. College students are right to turn against the tech elites
The students booing artificial intelligence at commencements across the country are not just worried about jobs. They have learned an urgent lesson from the not-so-distant past. They know that the …
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Schools try to block kids from accessing dangerous content and games online. Little kids are outsmarting them
When Jodi Carreon’s son returned to school full time after the pandemic, she expected teachers would roll back the use of the laptops they had relied on while students were …
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PRINCIPAL VOICE: Our off-track high school students weren’t terribly interested in school until we dug into hands-on learning
As a former teacher and now school leader, I know nothing is worse than missing the mark with your students. It is both disillusioning and frustrating to know that you …