EDUCATION
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As schools embrace the science of reading, researchers are criticizing an overemphasis on auditory skills
“If you teach phonemic awareness, students will learn phonemic awareness,” which isn’t the goal, said Tiffany Peltier, a learning scientist…
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When family tree projects frustrate students, community maps are an inclusive alternative
I imagine the objective of the original family tree exercise was never to fill in box after box in rote…
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Listening to Black girls to cultivate belonging in middle and high school
Brooke Harris-Thomas developed self-confidence and an interest in math at an early age, thanks to encouragement from her dad, who…
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The climate change lesson plans teachers need and don’t have
New York state is currently considering several climate education bills. If the proposed policies become law, the state will join…
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3 Research-backed tips for teaching forgiveness to children
This post was originally published by Parenting Translator. Sign up for the newsletter and follow Parenting Translator on Instagram. You may have never thought specifically…
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Early warning systems fall short in combating absenteeism at school
A fellow at Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research studied what happened the following 2021-22 school year. The results,…
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Dartmouth will again require SAT, ACT scores. Other colleges won’t necessarily follow
“We can see in the data: Oh wow, that student, boy, they had a 1450 … or a 1500 ……
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Overscheduling kids’ lives causes depression and anxiety, study finds
Parents who worry that their children might be overscheduled should ask themselves whether they feel their days are so busy…
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NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge is back – with a fourth-grade edition!
This year, we’ve got a big new change: Since the beginning, the contest has been open for students in grades…
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A diverse classroom library includes and respects fat characters, too
If a teacher has to explore a book with a fat main character that falls into reductive stereotypes, it can…
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