If families embrace reading as fun and routine and teachers work more closely than before with the families of their students, it’s possible that remote learning won’t be a huge obstacle to literacy.
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Researchers examined the voting behavior of 5,762 students at 120 colleges and universities. Two groups stood out as an untapped electoral resource – if the candidates can turn out Gen Z.
A sports management scholar weighs in on the potential consequences of holding Big Ten football games in the fall instead of waiting for a vaccine or better safety procedures.
With more colleges and universities than ever making the SAT or ACT optional for admission, two scholars weigh in on what that means for students and their families.
Immigrant students often have work commitments outside class, and they may need additional language support. Giving them equal access to technology during remote learning might not be enough.
Teachers in training can be taught to teach their students to tackle problems like mathematicians and scientists. But will they stick with that approach once they get their own class?
Many boys stop singing at adolescence – but with the right support, they can continue to sing through their voice change and emerge as lifetime singers.
An admissions dean seeks to take the worry out of applying for college when traditional things like grades, standardized tests and extracurricular activities have been disrupted by COVID-19.
Millions of public school students are learning online, mostly at home. Any standardized tests they take in this unusual school year may not yield reliable data about their academic progress.
Kids become more vulnerable to maltreatment when their parents can’t secure child care or housing or get jobs.
The disruption to K-12 education caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have major academic consequences, especially for low-income children.
The design of a campus and its buildings and dorms can be crucial to a student’s overall well-being.
A survey examines how the college experience changes – or doesn’t change – students’ political views.
Once stripped of their symbolic power, problem monuments offer what educators call ‘teachable moments,’ helping people assess society’s current values and compare them with what mattered in the past.
A researcher explains what it will take to make sure children are reasonably safe from catching the coronavirus aboard school buses.
A researcher examines how consumers use a federal list of the most and least affordable colleges in the US.
A legal expert explores the limitations of COVID-19 liability waivers some colleges are asking students to sign.
Many Americans want to become more open to people of other races but don’t know how. A professor in Colorado shares what works in her sociology class.
While providing access to digital technology is important, it won’t even the digital playing field. If teachers can embrace all students’ digital interests as opportunities for learning, it would help.
Students can better see their commonality with others when they attend colleges that enroll students from diverse backgrounds, research shows.
Teaching deaf babies sign language improves the success of cochlear implants – and also safeguards their long-term physical and mental health.
The innovative educator studied engineering and practiced medicine before devoting her life to spreading a new educational philosophy.
Without the opportunity to learn in dual-language programs, children may lose out on growing up to be bilingual.
More than a fifth of US children were working in 1900, and many Americans saw nothing wrong with that. It took decades of activism and court battles plus economic upheaval to change course.
COVID-19 may have messed up school and shut down a lot of entertainment venues. But you can still brighten things up by doing a little stargazing at night, an astronomer says.