Conservatives See Two-parent Households as a Solution to Student Achievement. It’s Not That Simple

I wanted to look at the relationship between family structure and student achievement based on family income. Single-parent families are…

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Assuming The Best: The Power Of Teaching Through Positive Assumption

by Terry Heick Always assume the best in students; At worst, assume there is more to know. If they fail,…

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Words Matter: Teachers Who Use Math Vocabulary Help Students Do Better in Math

The finding aligns with a growing body of research suggesting that language plays a critical role in learning mathematics. TO…

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What Happens When Teachers Connect

by Terry Heick Digital and social media have replaced the education landscape.…

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Research-Based Factors Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment

Wherever we are, we would all like to think that our classrooms…

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8 Ways Parents Can Support Critical Thinking At Home

contributed by Lee CarollPhD and updated by Teaching staff Research agrees that…

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A Look Back at the Early Years of AI in Schools with MIT’s TeachLab

Today we’ve got a special episode to share with you. It’s from…

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Teachers Are Using Software To See If Students Used AI. What Happens When It’s Wrong?

The teacher did not respond and took Ostovitz's grade away. Ostovitz's mother,…

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Millions of Borrowers in Biden’s SAVE Plan Would Start Paying Under New Settlement

The American Enterprise Institute, AEI, recently published an analysis From the latest…

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As Public Transitional Kindergarten Thrives, Child Care Centers Are Closing

As transitional kindergarten increased, spots for 3- and 4-year-olds in public and…

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How One City is Finding Badly Needed Early Educators — And Getting Them to Stay

What’s different for Aguilar compared to so many other people trying out…

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Why Hope is Fundamental to Achieving Goals and Combatting Cynicism

Wearing Snyder Adult Hope ScaleBryce and his team were able to measure…

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How Trump 2.0 Upended Education Research and Statistics in One Year

Even core federal datasets were not spared. The termination of a contract…

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Many Rural Schools Rely on International Teachers. Trump’s Visa Changes Threaten That

Now things are about to get even more difficult, for the district…

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Why One Reading Expert Says ‘Just-right’ Books Are All Wrong

This may seem sensible, but Shanahan says it's not helping anyone and…

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If You Want Students to Learn, Don’t Tell Them ‘Pay Attention!’ Try This Instead

The more you know about a topic, the easier it will be…

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Does Having a Male Teacher Make a Difference? Not as Much as Some Think

Middle and high school students could see more benefits. Previous research is…

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How Outreach, Support and Interventions Helped Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Some States

Multiple data analysis have shown chronic absenteeism rates was shot during the…

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