EDUCATION
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Why the Buzz Around Teaching Facts to Boost Reading is Bigger Than the Evidence for It
The idea of forcing children to learn a specific set of facts and topics is controversial. It runs counter to…
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Meaningful Engagement With Newcomer Parents Helps Everyone. Here’s How To Do It
She’s done a slightly different version of this activity with elementary students’ parents, in which the parents each wrote a…
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What Does the US Department of Education Do? Some Facts About Its Role in Schools
Two of the most important federal funding streams to public schools are: Title I, which provides money to help districts…
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Three Tools to Help Teach About Black Historical Figures in a Modern Light
James makes sure to show historical figures alongside others to “expand the narrative.” Adding that, “Sometimes with children, especially kindergartners,…
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A Researcher Said the Evidence on Special Education Inclusion is Flawed. Readers Weighed In
The article notes that Dr. Fuchs “is concentrating on academic outcomes” and acknowledges that inclusion may have “psychological or social…
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Reading and Math Scores in Latest National Report Card Highlight COVID and Pre-COVID Trends
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which provides data for the Nation’s Report Card, is mandated by Congress and…
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Four Strategies for a Successful Second Semester
Like Luther, many teachers might have new students in their classrooms in the spring semester. Luther kick-starts these classes with…
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Gamification Fatigue? Try Game-Based Learning
Gamified learning activities can get students engaged really quickly, but these strategies don’t breed the long-lasting motivation for learning that…
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Writing Notes Instead of Typing Research Pits Scholars Against Each Other
Neither mode approximated real life conditions. The students were instructed to write in cursive without lifting the stylus from the…
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Top Scholar Says Evidence for Special Education Inclusion is ‘Fundamentally Flawed’
Fuchs’ view challenges hundreds of studies that have consistently found that inclusive educational settings have substantial benefits for the cognitive…
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