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Elementary to High School

‘He is not lazy. He is not stupid. He wasn’t taught to read’

by Emily Hanford May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

This podcast, Sold a Story, was produced by APM Reports and reprinted with permission. This story also appeared in American Public Media There’s an idea about how children learn to read that’s held sway in schools for more than a generation – even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on […]

OPINION: We did not need the Nation’s ‘Report Card’ to tell us we must invest in civic education

by Louise Dubé and Emma Humphries May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

Tennessee law could hold back thousands of third graders in bid to help kids recover from the pandemic

by Ariel Gilreath April 7, 2023April 7, 2023

OPINION: New federal funding alone won’t be enough to help students catch up in the classroom post pandemic

by Vincent Quan and Bi Vuong March 21, 2023March 20, 2023

OPINION: Early screening and intervention can help young children get much-needed post-pandemic support

by Rebecca Davis and Shira Mattera January 31, 2023January 27, 2023

OPINION: Can we please stop talking about so-called learning loss?

by Jo Boaler January 30, 2023January 27, 2023

PROOF POINTS: One expert on what students do wrong

by Jill Barshay January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

From The Editors Desk

COLUMN: ‘I did all of it,’ acknowledges mastermind of breathtaking college admissions scandal

by Liz Willen January 5, 2023January 6, 2023

TEACHER VOICE: Educators need more resources, skills and partnerships to bring the world into their classrooms

by Michael A. Pope January 4, 2023January 5, 2023

Inside the new middle school math crisis

by Steven Yoder December 30, 2022January 27, 2023