Yglesias: Teachers should embrace showing kids how to tackle problems — and then make them practice until they get good at it on their own.
Education
Online Teaching Degrees and Licensure: What You Need to Know
— If you want to teach in a public school, an online degree can be a real path to licensure, but it is usually not a fully remote path. Most states still require clinical experiences such as classroom observations, practicum hours, and student teaching. States also set their own licensing rules, so the same degree…
Inclusion Without Support Is Student Neglect
California's education governance change creates opportunity for state to provide more leadership in special education
California’s education governance change creates opportunity for state to provide more leadership in special education
My Absenteeism Study Failed. The Reasons Are More Interesting Than Any Data
Rapaport: Asked to upload their kids' school attendance record from last year, most parents said they didn't have one or couldn't find it online.
Rapaport: Asked to upload their kids’ school attendance record from last year, most parents said they didn’t have one or couldn’t find it online.
Parents Are Beginning to Grasp the Reality of Grade Inflation, New Data Shows
Grades can give the false impression that students are on track. A Learning Heroes survey suggests parents are beginning to question what schools tell them.
Grades can give the false impression that students are on track. A Learning Heroes survey suggests parents are beginning to question what schools tell them.
Californians With No College Degree Still See Value in Higher Education, Poll Finds
Most California adults without college degrees still value higher education, but financial and other barriers can make enrollment difficult.
Most California adults without college degrees still value higher education, but financial and other barriers can make enrollment difficult.
Present Concerns & Future Worries: Parents Weigh In on NYC School Technology Ban
Adams: A majority of families expressed enthusiasm about limits on screen time and AI — but even many who agreed in principle had concerns.
Adams: A majority of families expressed enthusiasm about limits on screen time and AI — but even many who agreed in principle had concerns.
School Is Back in Session, and Recess Is Having a Moment
Several states are considering requiring more time for recess, and some have already expanded the role of unstructured play in a child’s school day.
Several states are considering requiring more time for recess, and some have already expanded the role of unstructured play in a child’s school day.
For Students’ Sake, Universities Must Change Approach to Math Instruction
Universities can improve student outcomes by rethinking how they teach mathematics and better supporting students who struggle with college-level math.
Universities can improve student outcomes by rethinking how they teach mathematics and better supporting students who struggle with college-level math.
Parents Should Not Feel Guilty About Choosing a Good School
Aldeman: Nikole Hannah-Jones’ new essay about her daughter's school offers lessons about education, standards and parent choice.
Aldeman: Nikole Hannah-Jones’ new essay about her daughter’s school offers lessons about education, standards and parent choice.
New Data Shows Drop in College Readiness, Education Participation
Newly released report includes a special look at outcomes for young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 in Michigan.
Newly released report includes a special look at outcomes for young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 in Michigan.
In the Fight to Provide Age-Appropriate Sex Education, the Manosphere Is Winning
Meek: Content that once festered in dark corners of social media — where masculinity means controlling and overpowering women — is now mainstream.
Meek: Content that once festered in dark corners of social media — where masculinity means controlling and overpowering women — is now mainstream.
The Ten Strawmen of the Science of Learning
An examination of ten common misconceptions about the science of learning and how they can distort conversations about effective teaching and education.
An examination of ten common misconceptions about the science of learning and how they can distort conversations about effective teaching and education.
Inside the Quiet Grind of LA Community College Students Who Take Evening Classes
Los Angeles community college students balance evening classes with work, family responsibilities, long commutes, and the demands of daily life.
Los Angeles community college students balance evening classes with work, family responsibilities, long commutes, and the demands of daily life.
My One-Student School: Why Educators Need Serious Hobbies
Gupta: If you haven’t been truly bad at something lately and climbed your way to proficiency or mastery, then you are out of touch as an educator.
Gupta: If you haven’t been truly bad at something lately and climbed your way to proficiency or mastery, then you are out of touch as an educator.
The School Meals Crisis Congress Hid in Plain Sight
Filipic: When Congress voted to slash the SNAP last year, it put school meals on the chopping block for students and whole districts.
Filipic: When Congress voted to slash the SNAP last year, it put school meals on the chopping block for students and whole districts.