The Boston College professor praises unstructured playtime & challenges the conventional wisdom about screen time and youth anxiety
Podcast: Expert Stacey Childress Talks the Science of Learning, Importance of Teaching Character & the Education System’s 9 Key Roles
McKinsey’s senior ed advisor joins Class Disrupted to discuss the challenges schools face relating to core education and their role in communities.
McKinsey’s senior ed advisor joins Class Disrupted to discuss the challenges schools face relating to core education and their role in communities.
Who You Know: Social Capital Is Key for First-Gen Students’ Career Success
New report that uses data from thousands of young job seekers finds having senior professionals in your network yields strongest career results.
New report that uses data from thousands of young job seekers finds having senior professionals in your network yields strongest career results.
Schools Are More Segregated Than 30 Years Ago. But How Much?
The difference of a few percentage points — over three decades — worries some experts. Others are less concerned.
The difference of a few percentage points — over three decades — worries some experts. Others are less concerned.
How Rhode Island Is Tapping Career & Technical Ed to Help Every Student Succeed
Infante-Green: From fish farming and hydroponics to medical diagnosis, state offers 300 CTE programs for students regardless of address or income.
Infante-Green: From fish farming and hydroponics to medical diagnosis, state offers 300 CTE programs for students regardless of address or income.
Kids, Screen Time & Despair: An Expert in the Economics of Happiness Echoes Psychologists’ Warnings About Tech
Economist David Blanchflower’s new paper uses surveys from the past 15 years to show a pronounced increase in sadness affecting 14- to 24-year-olds.
Economist David Blanchflower’s new paper uses surveys from the past 15 years to show a pronounced increase in sadness affecting 14- to 24-year-olds.
Survey Finds Many Gen Zers Say School Lacks a ‘Sense of Purpose’ and Isn’t ‘Motivating’
Gen Zers’ lack of motivation to go to school has caused educators to shift their engagement strategies — including more internships and electives.
Gen Zers’ lack of motivation to go to school has caused educators to shift their engagement strategies — including more internships and electives.
High School Seniors Eye Campus Protests as High-Stakes College Decision Looms
High School Seniors Eye Campus Protests as High-Stakes College Decision Looms
As protests engulf college campuses, prospective freshmen forced to weigh their own appetite for student activism, police presence and sense of safety
40% of LGBTQ Youth Considered Suicide in Last Year, 30% Victimized in School
The Trevor Project’s annual mental health poll links in-school supports to lower rates of suicide, anxiety and depression.
The Trevor Project’s annual mental health poll links in-school supports to lower rates of suicide, anxiety and depression.
Study: 40% of 2013 HS Grads Who Started on a Degree or Credential Didn’t Finish
NCES tracked 23,000 9th-graders by gender, race and income. 74% went to college, female and Asian students were top earners of bachelor’s degrees.
NCES tracked 23,000 9th-graders by gender, race and income. 74% went to college, female and Asian students were top earners of bachelor’s degrees.
What the End of ‘College for All’ Means for the Future of America’s High Schools
Waite: Parents & students describe happiness, fulfillment, and a ‘good life’ as top priorities for high school — not preparing every teen for college.
Waite: Parents & students describe happiness, fulfillment, and a ‘good life’ as top priorities for high school — not preparing every teen for college.
Post Childbirth Without Paid Leave, Teachers Leave Their Own Children to Teach Others’
Depleting sick days, paying for their own subs, returning to work weeks after giving birth, teachers — and their babies — suffer without paid leave
Depleting sick days, paying for their own subs, returning to work weeks after giving birth, teachers — and their babies — suffer without paid leave
There’s Already a Solution to the Stem Crisis: It’s in High Schools
Some solutions include creating a sense of joy and belonging in the classroom and making the high school schedule less rigid.
Some solutions include creating a sense of joy and belonging in the classroom and making the high school schedule less rigid.
74 Interview: Minnesota’s Groundbreaking Push for Teacher Training on Ableism
Lobbyist Jillian Nelson barely survived special ed in HS. Now, she’s working to bring the disability justice movement to the state's classrooms.
Lobbyist Jillian Nelson barely survived special ed in HS. Now, she’s working to bring the disability justice movement to the state’s classrooms.
Denying Education to Immigrant Children Is Morally Wrong — And Practically Dumb
A hard-right push to bar the children of undocumented parents from school is not only cruel and legally unsound, it’s bad for U.S. interests.
A hard-right push to bar the children of undocumented parents from school is not only cruel and legally unsound, it’s bad for U.S. interests.
Exclusive: Microschools Fill Niche for Students With Disabilities, Survey Shows
The latest snapshot of the sector also shows a sharp increase in the percentage of such programs accepting public funds.
The latest snapshot of the sector also shows a sharp increase in the percentage of such programs accepting public funds.