EDUCATION
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Lockdown Drills Are a Fact of Life in U.S. Schools. What Does That Mean for Students?
The radio version of this story was edited by Adam Bearne. Transcript: LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: Since the start of the…
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Is Performing Emotions Online Making It All Meaningless?
That seems easy enough, but given the abundance of crisis managers and image consultants, and the financial gains from having…
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Why One Reading Expert Says ‘Just-right’ Books Are All Wrong
That may sound sensible, but Shanahan says it’s not helping anyone and is even leading teachers to dispense with reading…
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Should Joining Social Media Be Treated Like Getting A Driver’s License?
To illustrate, Twenge points to driving. Some kids might feel ready at 12, others much later, but as a society…
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Should AI Chatbots Help Students With Their Mental Health?
Alongside has big plans to break negative cycles before they turn clinical, said Dr. Elsa Friis, a licensed psychologist for…
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Strict Rules Can Foster Calm Classrooms. But Some Students Pay the Price
To his mom, when her son gets suspended from school and sent home, it feels like the school is ignoring…
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Some Social Emotional Lessons Improve How Kids do at School, Yale Study Finds
Cipriano also directs the Education Collaboratory at Yale, whose mission is to “advance the science of learning and social and…
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What Every Parent Should Know About Online Gambling
Since the U.S. Supreme Court removed the legal barriers that had prohibited states from allowing gambling, some 31 now permit…
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Friendship? Romantic Relationship? High School Students Are Depending on AI in New Ways
“This technology is a new vector for sexual harassment and bullying, which were long-standing issues [before widespread use of AI],”…
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PEN America Warns of Rise in Books ‘Systematically Removed From School Libraries’
Other frequently banned and challenged authors include novelist Jodi Picoult, manga author Yusei Matsui and children’s and young adult author…
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