Uncapher and Kendall-Taylor: The education sector spends billions designing programs but spends almost nothing to help people understand what they do.
Youth Need Opportunities to Connect and Engage. A Job Is a Good Place to Start
Student View: Increasing job opportunities for young people is a proposition that will benefit the entire community.
Student View: Increasing job opportunities for young people is a proposition that will benefit the entire community.
Schools Are All About Imparting ‘Skills’ — but What About Actual Knowledge?
Steiner: Cricket fans understand 'googly' & 'silly mid-off.' Most U.S. readers, even strong ones, don't. No amount of 'critical thinking' can fix that
Steiner: Cricket fans understand ‘googly’ & ‘silly mid-off.’ Most U.S. readers, even strong ones, don’t. No amount of ‘critical thinking’ can fix that
Do ‘Good’ Schools Stay ‘Good’? And Do ‘Bad’ Schools Stay ‘Bad’?
Aldeman: About one-third of schools at the top and bottom of rankings move toward the middle after 5 years — and about half shift after a decade.
Aldeman: About one-third of schools at the top and bottom of rankings move toward the middle after 5 years — and about half shift after a decade.
American Students Are Getting Dumber
Yglesias: It started before COVID, and it keeps getting worse.
Yglesias: It started before COVID, and it keeps getting worse.
40 Parents Weigh in on Why Kids Are Missing More School Now Than Before COVID
Rapaport & Polikoff: Reasons include stricter rules on returning sick kids to school, lack of hands-on learning, family crises, online options.
Rapaport & Polikoff: Reasons include stricter rules on returning sick kids to school, lack of hands-on learning, family crises, online options.
Goblins AI Math Tutoring App Clones Your Teacher’s Looks and Voice
“If a little avatar of [me] opens and sounds like me, that could be another way of connecting with students,” one Pennsylvania math teacher said.
“If a little avatar of [me] opens and sounds like me, that could be another way of connecting with students,” one Pennsylvania math teacher said.
Now Is Not the Time to Zero Out Adult Education
Mumma and Heller: Adult education works, especially for English learners. Congress should reject Trump’s proposed cuts.
Mumma and Heller: Adult education works, especially for English learners. Congress should reject Trump’s proposed cuts.
New Report Reveals the Struggle Worldwide to Prepare Young People for Work
Manno: While some countries provide clear classroom-to-career pathways, many — including the U.S. — leave teens unready for the next stage of life.
Manno: While some countries provide clear classroom-to-career pathways, many — including the U.S. — leave teens unready for the next stage of life.
From Screen Time to ‘Green Time’: Going Outside to Support Student Well-Being
Through the expansion of outdoor learning, schools are targeting mental health, academic reengagement and the ‘nature gap.’
Through the expansion of outdoor learning, schools are targeting mental health, academic reengagement and the ‘nature gap.’
As the LGBTQ Youth Population Doubles, Number of Bills Targeting Them Triples
New research finds half of LGBTQ young people live in the 27 states where a swell of new laws restrict their in-school rights.
New research finds half of LGBTQ young people live in the 27 states where a swell of new laws restrict their in-school rights.
Another AI Side Effect: Erosion of Student-Teacher Trust
AI is exacerbating a feeling that since the pandemic, the classroom dynamic has grown transactional.
AI is exacerbating a feeling that since the pandemic, the classroom dynamic has grown transactional.
As Trump Targets First Amendment, Students Grow Less Tolerant of Free Speech
There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know
There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know
For Some Kids, Getting to School Is Really Hard. They Still Need to Go Every Day
Chang & Allensworth: How schools in Chicago, Providence, Memphis, Kansas City are reducing chronic absenteeism with data, outreach and support.
Chang & Allensworth: How schools in Chicago, Providence, Memphis, Kansas City are reducing chronic absenteeism with data, outreach and support.
How AI in My Classroom Has Helped Me Create Lightbulb Moments for My Students
Teacher's View: Using artificial intelligence frees me up to design learning experiences rooted in my students’ interests, passions and goals.
Teacher’s View: Using artificial intelligence frees me up to design learning experiences rooted in my students’ interests, passions and goals.
Jumping Jacks, Lunges and Squats — And Better Test Scores
New study finds that students who do high-intensity interval workouts prior to taking a test score far better on verbal comprehension.
New study finds that students who do high-intensity interval workouts prior to taking a test score far better on verbal comprehension.