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Want Children to Cooperate? Let Them Swing Together

Researchers found that synchronized movements, such as swinging in time with each other, can promote prosocial behaviors in young children.

K.C. Compton
Author: K.C. Compton
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Black, Latino & Low-Income Kids Felt Better Doing Remote School During COVID

Silver, Polikoff & Hackman: Overall, students felt happier, less stressed attending classes in person during pandemic. But that's not true for all

Daniel Silver, Morgan Polikoff & Daniel A. Hackman
New Orleans
New Orleans

20 Years After Katrina, Lessons from the Fight to Reopen New Orleans’ Schools

The newest episode of ‘Where the Schools Went’ spotlights the tumultuous reopening of George Washington Carver High in the Ninth Ward.

Ravi Gupta
Author: Ravi Gupta
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Katrina

20 Years After Hurricane Katrina, New Podcast Explores Evolution of NOLA Schools

Much has been written about the city’s long road to recovery. Behind those headlines is another story that shaped the lives of thousands of children.

Ravi Gupta
Author: Ravi Gupta
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Analysis

Public School Enrollment Is Declining — But Not Everywhere, or for All Students

Moon: A new analysis shows these trends vary widely by race, grade level, geography, even schools. What that could mean for the future.

Tara Moon
college students

Colleges Confront Gambling Addiction Among Students as Sports Betting Spreads

Jason W. Osborne
Best Practices

7 Reasons to Be Encouraged about the Planet Our Children Are Inheriting

Mark Swartz
Philadelphia

Philadelphia Reduced School-Based Arrests by 91% Since 2013

Amanda NeMoyer & Naomi Goldstein
Case Studies

Lost in the Policy Woods? Finding Your Way to Equity and Access with the Zaentz Navigator

Mark Swartz
literacy

The Best Way to Teach Reading Is Proven — What Mississippi, Colorado Get Right

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Analysis

40 Years After ‘A Nation at Risk’: The Imperative for High-Quality Pre-K

Deborah Stipek
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New Report: Charter Schools Gained 300,000 Students in 40 States from 2019-23

Debbie Veney
literacy

What Texas’ Tumultuous History with Literacy Means for Its Children’s Future

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Analysis

Pregnancy and Shackles: Birth Behind Bars Marked by a Patchwork of Policies and Neglect

K.C. Compton
best of the year

14 Charts that Changed the Way We Looked at America’s Schools in 2023

Kevin Mahnken
Future of High School

7 Artificial Intelligence Trends That Could Reshape Education in 2024

Edward Montalvo
Analysis

End-of-Year Research Roundup: Three Economic Studies for Building a Better Child Care Sector

Kendra Hurley
Analysis

40 Years after ‘A Nation at Risk’: What Worked, and Meeting the Challenges Ahead

Stephen Bowen
podcast

Class Disrupted S5 E4: How America’s Oldest Nonprofit Aims to Drive the Future of Education

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
Analysis

America Must Recommit to a Learning Recovery Moonshot With High-Dosage Tutoring

Nakia Towns
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Who Is Being Chosen for State Superintendent — and What Voters Need to Know

Art Nevins
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ESSER Funds: NC Districts Played It Safe on Teacher Pay & May Avoid Fiscal Cliff

Bella DiMarco
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Confronting Chronic Absenteeism: Why Parents Are Picking New Schools For Kids

Kerry McDonald
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How Do Teachers Feel About Their Jobs & the Impact of AI? New Survey Has Answers

Francie Alexander
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10 Teens Talk Mental Health, AI & What It’s Like to Be a Student in 2023

Cara Pangelinan
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