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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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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
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How 2 Exceptional Illinois Schools Are Propelling Academic Growth for Students

Chase Nordengren
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Science of Reading: New Tool Identifies 8 Key Traits of Top Literacy Curriculum

Barbara Davidson
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What Do Parents Think of AI? They See Its Value but Worry About What It Can Do

Letrisha Weber
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Schooling vs. Learning: How Lax Standards Hurt the Lowest-Performing Students

Chad Aldeman
innovation

In Los Angeles, a Tiny School Lets Young People Direct Their Own Education

Kerry McDonald
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Schools Could Lose 136,000 Teaching Jobs When Federal COVID Funds Run Out

Chad Aldeman
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‘Just Slow It All Down’: School Leaders Want Guidance on AI, New Research Finds

Jim Dunnigan & Erin Richards
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Poverty Tracker Documents the Difference New York’s Universal 3-K Program Makes for Mothers in the Work Force

K.C. Compton
Union Report

Did AFT Actually Add 30,000 New Members This Past Year? Well, Not Really

Mike Antonucci
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Outdated Data on Chronic Absenteeism is Slowing Pandemic School Recovery

Liz Cohen
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With More Teachers & Fewer Students, Districts Are Set up for Financial Trouble

Chad Aldeman
school choice

Not-Back-To-School Time For Homeschoolers

Kerry McDonald
analysis

Schools, Teachers & Parents Need Rapid State Test Results. Why Are They So Slow?

Chad Aldeman
Analysis

How States Can Make Summer Learning Programs Meaningful and Open to All Students

Allison Crean Davis
Analysis

Study: How Districts Are Responding to AI & What It Means for the New School Year

Bree Dusseault & Justin Lee
analysis

Do Smartphones Belong in Classrooms?

Louis-Philippe Beland, Arnold Lewis Glass, Daniel G. Krutka & Sarah Rose
analysis

How Many Start Teacher Training — & How Many Finish? The Numbers Are Disturbing

Susan Kemper Patrick
Analysis

Where Do New Teachers Come From? It’s Complicated. Policymakers Need to Know It

Chad Aldeman
school choice

In Florida, Entrepreneurial Teachers & Parents Are Launching Their Own Schools

Kerry McDonald
future of high school

Back to School: 6 Tips From Students on How to Make High School Relevant

Beth Fertig
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