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New York City Is Moving to Ban Phones From School. Will It Work?

[ad_1] With New York and Los Angeles now poised to become the two largest districts to address those concerns with new bans, here’s a look

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Pandemic Aid to Schools Paid Off, But We Don’t Know How

[ad_1] The most interesting nuggets from the two reports, however, were how the academic gains varied wildly across the nation. That’s not only because some

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Congress Poured Billions of Dollars Into Schools. Did It Help Students Learn?

[ad_1] The federal relief “was worth the investment,” Reardon tells NPR. “It led to significant improvements in children’s academic performance… It wasn’t enough money, or

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We Know Transitions Can Be Tough for Kids. It’s True for Adults, Too.

[ad_1] From Becoming an Everyday Changemaker by Alex Shevrin Venet. © 2024 Routledge/Taylor & Francis. Reproduced with permission. Change is unsettling. I mean this in

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Each Student Has a Different Reading Journey. Many Fall Into These 3 Categories.

[ad_1] Me: “What?! I assume you loved it?” Student: “Yup. It was so good.” Me: “Did you even sleep?!” Occasionally, the instant starters will ask

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5 Reasons To Keep Up Read-Alouds Beyond Kindergarten

[ad_1] Brenda Krupp, a reading specialist and co-author of Welcome to Reading Workshop, recommended that teachers pre-read the book and make notes about places they

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Kindergartners Are Missing a Lot of School. This District Has a Fix

[ad_1] In many K-12 schools across the country, an alarming number of children have been chronically absent – an old problem that COVID-19 made much,

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3 Strategies for Encouraging Dads’ Involvement in Schools

[ad_1] “We have to take steps to ensure that dads are being seen and heard,” said Chavis. A simple solution is to send all school

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As Teacher Layoffs Loom, Research Evidence Mounts that Seniority Protections Hurt Kids in Poverty

[ad_1] Economists haven’t been able to conclusively prove that student achievement suffered more under LIFO layoffs than other ways of reducing the teacher workforce. But

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Worried About Your Kid’s Screen Time? Limit Your Own

[ad_1] It’s very common for parents like myself to feel guilty about their own screen use, says Jenny Radesky, a developmental behavioral pediatrician and media