EDUCATION
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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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Demystifying copyright for teachers and students
Fair use isn’t a one-size-fits-all rule, and it is evaluated on a case-by-case basis that considers four key factors: the…
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The Education Department says it will fix its $1.8 billion FAFSA mistake
“The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to making higher education possible for more students, including through ensuring students qualify for as…
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Two groups of scholars revive the debate over inquiry vs. direct instruction
Soon after, another group of prominent education researchers issued a rebuttal. In March 2023, 13 scholars led by a Dutch…
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Kids of color get worse health care across the board in the U.S., research finds
The researchers looked only at studies that included children who had health insurance, “so we cannot blame the lack of…
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When adults learn about trauma-informed practices, students can recover
In order to address the sudden uptick in suicide threat assessments on campus, Riley read the CDC’s Adverse Childhood Experiences…
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Colleges must give communities a seat at the table with scientists to achieve real environmental justice
“It’s a mutual respect,” Murray said of the relationship between her group and the Texas Southern researchers. “You have to…
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