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Posted inJill Barshay

PROOF POINTS: The myth of the quick learner

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

Some kids appear to learn faster than others. A few years ago, a group of scientists at Carnegie Mellon University decided to study these rapid learners to see what they are doing differently and if their strategies could help the rest of us. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift But as the scientists began their […]

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PROOF POINTS: Schools keep buying online drop-in tutoring. The research doesn’t support it

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay October 16, 2023October 24, 2023
Clarksdale, MS
Posted inNews

OPINION: Mocked by his teacher for his ambition as a fourth-grader, this Black father is all-in on charter schools for his own children

Avatar photo by Tremayne Haymer August 6, 2020August 6, 2020
Posted inColumnists

A decade of research on the rich-poor divide in education

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay June 29, 2020June 29, 2020
Posted inRace and Equity

Study: Deportations widen Latino-white achievement gaps at school

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay May 4, 2020January 27, 2023
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Researchers can detect when students aren’t trying on computerized tests

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay August 26, 2019April 8, 2021
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