The Core Knowledge Foundation has released a free online social studies curriculum for grades 3 to 5, Stephen Sawchuk reports. This isn’t…
Should We Limit “Screen Time” in School? – by Daniel Scoggin
A truism of school reform has long been the promise that technology, properly applied, will fuel dramatic improvement in teaching and learning. When tech-enabled schools or online learning programs haven’t delivered the hoped-for results, some have dismissed these shortcomings as implementation problems—or evidence that we haven’t yet deployed the right tools or the most effect...
Systematic CHAAOS: Teaching Vocabulary in English/Language Arts Special Education Classes in Middle School
Journal of Learning Disabilities, Ahead of Print. In this multi-year study, we taught English/Language Arts teachers of students with learning…
A Snapshot of RTI Implementation a Decade Later: New Picture, Same Story
Journal of Learning Disabilities, Ahead of Print. Response to intervention (RTI) has evolved from its first decade of implementation. Because…
“The 1619 Project” Enters American Classrooms – by Naomi Schaefer Riley
Nikole Hannah-Jones When New York Times correspondent Nikole Hannah-Jones won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary for an article she published…
EdNext Podcast: Why Fewer Teens Are Working Summer Jobs – by Education Next
Education reporter David Loewenberg joins Education Next Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss Loewenberg’s new article, which investigates the declining numbers of teens working during the summer. The trend, which predates the coronavirus closures and economic downturn, has some researchers and educators concerned.
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Negotiating screen time: A mother’s struggle over ‘no screen time’ with her infant son
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, Ahead of Print. The literature on infant and toddler screen time has been built on…
In the News: The Coronavirus Has Made It Obvious. Teenagers Should Start School Later. – by Education Next
“The Coronavirus Has Made It Obvious. Teenagers Should Start School Later” is the headline over a New York Times opinion…
Putting Dialogue over Devices Shapes Mind and Character – by Daniel Scoggin
At GreatHearts, high school students have at the center of their day a two-hour Socratic conversation on works of great literature, philosophy, and history.
How does the current array of technology in schools fit with the ages-old aspiration of forming thoughtful and reflective young men and women who will strive for a greater good beyond themselves? If the first principle of e...
The Title IX Spotlight Shifts from the Campus to the Schoolhouse – by R. Shep Melnick
The U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C. Already overwhelmed by the Covid-19 challenge, public elementary and secondary schools…