Dismantling the Office of English Language Acquisition is the latest attempt to hobble the education of the country’s 5.3 million English learners.
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Easiest Medical Schools to Get Into: Smart Applicant Guide
Looking for the easiest medical schools to get into? Learn how med school acceptance rate, GPA, MCAT, school fit, and strategy affect your chances.
— Many premed students search for the easiest medical schools to get into because they want a realistic path into medicine. That is completely fair. Medical school is competitive, expensive, and stressful. No one wants to waste time applying to schools where they have almost no chance. But here is the honest answer: There is…
May’s Learning Days
Graduates should commit to lifelong learning and apply their education to address societal problems.
Graduates should commit to lifelong learning and apply their education to address societal problems.
Would It Be Fair if You Could Bet on Date of Your College Reunion?
Financial regulation expert says greater oversight needed of wager-on-anything prediction markets given risk of insider trading, worsening of gambling problems
Financial regulation expert says greater oversight needed of wager-on-anything prediction markets given risk of insider trading, worsening of gambling problems
4-Year Scholarships, Mental Health Supports Are the Way to Help Students Succeed
Delli Bovi: My foundation pairs funding with flexibility, guidance and a recognition that college completion, not just access, is the real goal.
Delli Bovi: My foundation pairs funding with flexibility, guidance and a recognition that college completion, not just access, is the real goal.
Glint of Light in Therapy for Deadly ALS After Decades of Struggle
New drug shows researchers ‘this illness can be stopped’.
New drug shows researchers ‘this illness can be stopped’.
The 2 Sides in the Math Wars Are Fighting the Wrong Battle
Rose: There's no point arguing about how to teach math if students haven't learned the skills to make those lessons work.
Rose: There’s no point arguing about how to teach math if students haven’t learned the skills to make those lessons work.
Pupil Outcomes Are One of the Worst in Australia. Can the Multi-School, Top Down Approach Work?
Taking inspiration from England, Tasmania’s Department for Education, Children and Young People reports the model is internationally proven despite there being no proof that the English approach is any more effective.
Taking inspiration from England, Tasmania’s Department for Education, Children and Young People reports the model is internationally proven despite there being no proof that the English approach is any more effective.
Why a Doorway Greeting May Be One of the Most Underrated Classroom Strategies
Mooiman: Two minutes at the door can say — You are welcome here. We are ready to learn. I see you. Let’s begin. Many students need that connection.
Mooiman: Two minutes at the door can say — You are welcome here. We are ready to learn. I see you. Let’s begin. Many students need that connection.
Are Microschools a Solution to Falling Public School Enrollment?
There are just 64 kids in grades kindergarten through 12th, taught by three licensed teachers and several class guides who provide extra support.
There are just 64 kids in grades kindergarten through 12th, taught by three licensed teachers and several class guides who provide extra support.
Teachers Say There’s a Rise in Misbehavior Even Among the Littlest Kids
“Can you go sit in your spot?” Quinn whispered.
“Can you go sit in your spot?” Quinn whispered.
To Help Young Kids Handle Big Emotions, Adults Must Look Inward
Alyssa Blask Campbell discusses Collaborative Emotion Processing, modern parenting and how adults can support young children through big feelings.
Alyssa Blask Campbell discusses Collaborative Emotion Processing, modern parenting and how adults can support young children through big feelings.
For Young Kids, Screen Time Isn’t Just an At-Home Issue Anymore
Young children may be logging more screen time than parents realize, because of a communication gap between home and school.
Young children may be logging more screen time than parents realize, because of a communication gap between home and school.
Who Joined the Nazi Party
‘Ordinary men’ were at the heart of genocidal movement as it grew, research says
‘Ordinary men’ were at the heart of genocidal movement as it grew, research says
These Schools Banned Cellphones and the Results Were Meh
There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Kathy Moore 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 Kathy Moore keeps you up to date on the news you need to know.
Is Napping a Sign of a Deeper Health Problem?
Short naps, or within one hour per day of napping, are most likely benign or not associated with additional risks.
Short naps, or within one hour per day of napping, are most likely benign or not associated with additional risks.