EDUCATION
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What Schools Stand to Lose in the Battle Over the Next Federal Education Budget
In a news release heralding the legislation, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Republican Tom Cole of Oklahoma, said,…
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Public School Kids Were Already Going Missing. There’s Even More to Come
Source: Brookings, “Declining public school enrollment,” August 2025 Private school enrollment flat Before the pandemic, the share of students in…
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Why Teens Love to Hang Out at the Library
Student Maelynn likes the hands-on activities Maelynn: I just paint a canvas or I make, like, some bracelets, which is…
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The Benefits of Teaching Young Kids How Their Brains Work
“Once the kids feel they can calm themselves, even just through breathing it’s like the ‘wow’ moment,” said Rick Kinder,…
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Lawsuit Aims to Force Trump Administration to Stop Delaying Student Loan Forgiveness
“Congress designed these [plans] to ensure that borrowers repay their loans, yet the Biden Administration tried to illegally force taxpayers…
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Teaching Civics in a Divided Age? Intergenerational Dialogue Should Go Both Ways
Research shows intergenerational programs can improve students’ empathy, literacy and civic engagement, but developing those relationships outside of the home…
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A New Nation’s Report Card Shows Drops in Science, Math and Reading Scores
Today, the assessments in math and reading are given every two years to a broad sample of students in fourth…
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A Researcher’s View on Using AI to Become a Better Writer
That’s when AI could be most helpful, she thinks. With some prompting, a chatbot could provide immediate writing feedback targeted…
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More Students Head Back to Class Without One Crucial Thing: Their Phones
Next year she hopes to be at college and is looking forward to the freedom. Transcript: STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: More…
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Tutoring Was Supposed to Save American Kids After the Pandemic. The Results? ‘Sobering’
Their preliminary results were “sobering,” according to a June report by the University of Chicago Education Lab and MDRC, a…
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