A growing number of states have passed laws that restrict what teachers can teach about racism.
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A history scholar sees leeway and loopholes in a wave of new state laws that seek to control what teachers can say about racism in America’s past.
Study groups and quizzes can help, but one studying technique stands out above the rest.
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The road to becoming a champion speller is made easier with support from family and friends, but ultimately it depends on an individual student’s commitment to learning, a scholar writes.
Language arts students can program chatbots for literary characters.
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Integrated computing enables teachers to incorporate basic programming skills into K-12 students’ regular math, science and language arts classes.
Teacher turnover annually costs school districts thousands of dollars.
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Could a 10-minute meeting between teachers and principals reduce teacher turnover? A researcher explores the possibilities.
Test scores for history began their decline about a decade ago.
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A historian of education policy says the dramatic drop in history test scores among the nation’s eighth graders was a predictable result.
Educators are increasingly turning to hip-hop to engage young people in school.
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Once considered a novelty in school, hip-hop has spawned an array of educational programs and initiatives that are reshaping the way educators teach and how students learn.
Patterns of segregation may repeat if parents continually choose schools like the ones they attended.
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Parents who had positive experiences in school often select schools for their children that are similar to the ones they attended – but if they had a bad experience they avoid those kinds of schools.
AI creates potential for more personalized learning.
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A scholar explains how artificial intelligence systems can revolutionize the way students learn.
Bans on critical race theory target teachers and curriculums.
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A new database shows that efforts to ban critical race theory are pervasive throughout the United States.
Math scores plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic. What will it take to raise them back up?
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Nearly four decades after President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week, math readiness and enrollment in college math programs continue to decline.
Academic gains made over the past four decades have begun to erode.
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Polarization among the public and politicians threatens to undermine educational progress made over the past few decades.
The hit TV show ‘Abbott Elementary’ explores a variety of issues in education.
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An education professor explains how a hit TV show about a struggling school became a jumping-off point for a course about urban education.
Muslim students may request special accommodations during the Islamic month of fasting.
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Federal law protects students’ rights to request some religious accommodations, including during the month of Ramadan.
The state takeover is based largely on one school.
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Political power and a history of racism lurk behind the recent state takeover of the Houston public school system.
Teacher pensions cost nearly $66 billion in 2020.
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States are struggling to cover pension costs for public school teachers. A education policy expert weighs in on potential solutions.
Pornography presents persistent risks for adolescents.
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An expert on adolescent sexuality weighs in on how technology has changed the amount and type of pornography that teens can consume – and what that means when it happens at school.
Educational software has a long history, but chatbots could help students excel like never before.
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ChatGPT could lead to substantial learning gains if it’s used as a tutor, an online learning specialist says.
Many elementary school teachers in the U.S. are of ethnic or racial backgrounds different from their students.
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Calls to increase the diversity of the teacher workforce are unlikely to meaningfully address large racial and ethnic educational inequities, at least not during elementary school.
Data shows teacher pay never exceeds that of other college graduates.
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Teacher wages have risen little over the past few decades when adjusted for inflation.
Simply returning to a school where a shooting took place can be a struggle for many students.
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Students may need a listening ear and reassurance in the aftermath of having witnessed a school shooting.