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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
Katrina

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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Analysis
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
Analysis

New Study: Holding Kids Back One Key Factor in Mississippi’s Reading Revolution

Kymyona Burk & Carey Wright
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Case Studies: How Managing School Talent, Staffing Can Improve Student Outcomes

Eric Thomas
Analysis

Investing in Afterschool Programs Can Help Close Stubborn STEM Education Gaps

Kyle Hartung & Melissa Moritz
podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E9: Shake-Up in the Assessment Market

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
Union Report

California Teachers Union Lost Members at 587 of 995 Affiliates Since 2019

Mike Antonucci
Analysis

Indy Summer Program Proves Acceleration, Not Remediation, Is Key for Students

Brandon Brown
Union Report

Ousted Teachers Union President Charged with Embezzling $411K from Virginia Local

Mike Antonucci
podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E8: Why Failure — and Pivoting from It — Is Hard in Education

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Analysis

Federal Data: Schools Have Been Adding Teachers Even as They Serve Fewer Students

Chad Aldeman
Union Report

Despite What the Unions Say, Membership Rates Hit Record Low in 2022

Mike Antonucci
Analysis

Helping Those Who Help Young People Play, Learn and Grow Outside of School

Stephanie McGencey & Manu Onteeru
National School Choice Week

Survey: Parents Can Be Happy with Their Kids’ Schools — and Want Choices, Too

Shelby Doyle
Union Report

From Coast to Coast, What’s Going On with State & Local Teacher Union Affiliates

Mike Antonucci
student data

Book Review — Are Education Leaders Mismeasuring Schools’ Vital Signs?

David Osborne
podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E7: Beneath the AI Hype

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Analysis

It’s Time to Start Preparing Now for School Closures that Are Coming

Timothy Daly
School (In)Security

Intentional Shootings by Young Children Very Rare: What We Know

Mark Keierleber
Research Lab

New Study: Race and Mother’s Education Key for Extracurricular Participation

Leigh Giangreco
STEM

Cracking the Code on STEM Success for Black and Brown Students

Autumn Arnett
Union Report

No Matter How You Do the Math, Numbers Don’t Add Up to a School Staffing Crisis

Mike Antonucci
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