EDUCATION
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What Do Truly Accessible and Inclusive Playgrounds Look Like?
To make playgrounds accessible and inclusive for children and adults with visual impairments, Unlimited Play has used high contrasting colors…
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How a Second-Grade Teacher is Using the Solar Eclipse to Inspire Her Students
It’s an experience she expects them to remember for the rest of their lives. “This is a story you’re gonna…
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How COVID-19 narrowed the STEM pipeline
We don’t have data for other private schools because they have refused to participate in NAEP testing, but the eighth…
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Teaching media literacy with escape rooms and AI photos
“I’m actually not that confident,” said Isabella. “I feel like I’ll like fall for really stupid things and I’ll be…
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Long-awaited FAFSA fix means students from immigrant families can finally finish aid applications
During that time, students were left to navigate a confusing array of options, including whether they should just sit tight…
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How thoughtful post-secondary planning can raise expectations for students in special education
High school exit exams can be another barrier to students with disabilities obtaining a general education diploma. Nine states require…
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Should schools teach climate activism?
For Sanes, who grew up in the neighborhood and graduated from Fannie Lou Hamer himself, getting his students involved in…
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Creating a welcoming environment for linguistically diverse families of students in special education
While Vogel-Campbell’s school district obtains Spanish interpreter services relatively quickly, and is required to offer no-cost interpretation for all non-English…
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Free child care exists in America — if you cross paths with the right philanthropist
The early learning center, located in a town that engenders Willy Wonka vibes with street names like “Chocolate Avenue,” street…
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The surprising effectiveness of having kids study why they failed
On the surface, it was a tie. Students improved by about the same amount – 12% – whether they learned…
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