EDUCATION

Teaching media literacy with escape rooms and AI photos

“I’m actually not that confident,” said Isabella. “I feel like I’ll like fall for really stupid things and I’ll be like, ‘Oh, how did I

EDUCATION

Battling student absenteeism with grandmas, vans and a lot of love

Roughly 34% of all students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools are considered chronically absent, meaning they missed at least 10% of school days. Research shows

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Hackers are targeting a surprising group of people: young public school students

Minneapolis Public Schools did not make any officials available for an interview. In a written statement, the district said it sent written notice of the

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Long-awaited FAFSA fix means students from immigrant families can finally finish aid applications

During that time, students were left to navigate a confusing array of options, including whether they should just sit tight and wait for a fix,

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Only a quarter of federally funded education innovations benefited students, report says

Some innovations did work well. Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) is the poster child for what this grant program had hoped to produce. The idea

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Should schools teach climate activism?

For Sanes, who grew up in the neighborhood and graduated from Fannie Lou Hamer himself, getting his students involved in activism is a key way

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PragerU is a conservative video giant. Here’s why it’s trying to get into schools

Educators have voiced alarms about the tone and accuracy of some of PragerU’s videos, such as one that features an animated Christopher Columbus saying: “Being

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How thoughtful post-secondary planning can raise expectations for students in special education

High school exit exams can be another barrier to students with disabilities obtaining a general education diploma. Nine states require a passing score on the

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Learning science might help kids read better

In 2019, a group of researchers, led by James Kim, a professor at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, randomly selected 15 of the district’s

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Free child care exists in America — if you cross paths with the right philanthropist

The early learning center, located in a town that engenders Willy Wonka vibes with street names like “Chocolate Avenue,” street lights shaped like Hershey’s Kisses