Carroll: New Orleans students are not getting the mental health support they need. They told us that because we asked. The least we can do is listen.
Without Part-Time Jobs or School Clubs, Teens Miss Out on Basic Life Skills
Manno: Study finds bottom rung of the career ladder is disappearing, & opportunities for growth through extracurriculars become rarer as students age.
Manno: Study finds bottom rung of the career ladder is disappearing, & opportunities for growth through extracurriculars become rarer as students age.
Superintendents Want Schools to Change. New Study Examines Why It Doesn’t Happen
Rose & Waite: Survey of 307 district chiefs finds most focus on stabilizing systems — assessment, curriculum, staffing — rather than transforming them.
Rose & Waite: Survey of 307 district chiefs finds most focus on stabilizing systems — assessment, curriculum, staffing — rather than transforming them.
In Tennessee, My Immigrant Students and Families Give More Than They Take
Social worker’s view: Even those who entered the country legally are now facing deportation as the rules change.
Social worker’s view: Even those who entered the country legally are now facing deportation as the rules change.
The Case for Prioritizing Play in Kindergarten
Laura Bornfreund on how schools, families and policymakers can transform kindergarten to better support young children.
Laura Bornfreund on how schools, families and policymakers can transform kindergarten to better support young children.
3-Year College Degrees Grow More Popular in the U.S., Saving Time and Cash. But Critics Aren’t Sold
26 U.S. states have a college that offers at least one reduced-credit, three-year bachelor’s degree program as of this spring.
26 U.S. states have a college that offers at least one reduced-credit, three-year bachelor’s degree program as of this spring.
Helping Students Navigate College & Career Must Become Central to K-12’s Mission
Kim: Innovations in curriculum design, service delivery and technology can expand high-quality career guidance without hiring sprees few districts can afford.
Kim: Innovations in curriculum design, service delivery and technology can expand high-quality career guidance without hiring sprees few districts can afford.
AI Tutors Not Yet a Replacement for Humans, Research Says
With tools like Amira and Khanmigo, ‘the take-up is very low,’ according to Stanford University’s Susanna Loeb.
With tools like Amira and Khanmigo, ‘the take-up is very low,’ according to Stanford University’s Susanna Loeb.
The Best Way to Help Kids Settle in at College? Back Away and Let Them Grow Up
Klein: Parents understandably want to hover over their children. But they must log off FaceTime and Life360 and let them adjust to life on campus.
Klein: Parents understandably want to hover over their children. But they must log off FaceTime and Life360 and let them adjust to life on campus.
Tech Bans Are Not Going to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Curbelo and Bullock: The goal should not be to raise a generation sheltered from technology but to help them use it wisely, critically and responsibly.
Curbelo and Bullock: The goal should not be to raise a generation sheltered from technology but to help them use it wisely, critically and responsibly.
When Parents Stop Expecting More: The Missing Variable in Academic Decline
Barclay: Children tend to do better when the adults raising them communicate that education matters and expect them to meet a meaningful standard.
Barclay: Children tend to do better when the adults raising them communicate that education matters and expect them to meet a meaningful standard.
Even With Human Help, Kids Need Motivation to Use AI Tutors. The Question Is What
McCormick & Robinson: Our research found having human support didn't get kids engaged. New studies must figure out how to build tools they'll use.
McCormick & Robinson: Our research found having human support didn’t get kids engaged. New studies must figure out how to build tools they’ll use.
Dismantling the Dyslexia Industrial Complex
Meyer and Rodriguez: The Science of Reading has transformed what we know about literacy. The challenge is no longer knowledge. It is implementation.
Meyer and Rodriguez: The Science of Reading has transformed what we know about literacy. The challenge is no longer knowledge. It is implementation.
When AI Makes Young People Think for Themselves, Real Learning Happens
Irfan: Schools use artificial intelligence in many different ways. The real measure of success must be what students retain after the tool disappears.
Irfan: Schools use artificial intelligence in many different ways. The real measure of success must be what students retain after the tool disappears.
Survey: 5 Ways AI Is Cutting Into Students’ Ability to Learn
In new work from Common Sense Media, many teens acknowledge AI is changing how they think, with schools providing few safeguards.
In new work from Common Sense Media, many teens acknowledge AI is changing how they think, with schools providing few safeguards.
Families Don’t Want School Choice, They Want Their Child to Read
Gaffney: The conversation about ESAs is missing the mark. This is not a school choice conversation. This is a literacy crisis conversation.
Gaffney: The conversation about ESAs is missing the mark. This is not a school choice conversation. This is a literacy crisis conversation.