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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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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
Career Readiness

The Texas Story: Will Students in West Texas and East Texas Be Ready for Their Futures?

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Public Policy

How Grassroots Activists Got Early Childhood Education Aid on the Ballot in New Mexico

Leigh Giangreco
Analysis

Study Provides High-Tech Window on Mother-Child Brain Synchrony

K.C. Compton
Analysis

Study Shows Small Emergency Grants Can Help College Students Stay in School

Peter Sloane
Analysis

Federal Funds & Philanthropy Can Help Get Chronically Absent Kids Back in School

Phyllis W. Jordan
higher education

How College in Prison is Leading Professors to Rethink How They Teach

Mneesha Gellman
Pandemic

Why Schools’ Going Back to ‘Normal’ Won’t Work for Students of Color

Adriana Villavicencio
indigenous languages

Indigenous Languages Make Inroads into Public Schools

Mneesha Gellman
podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E4: What Should Schools Try and Test?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Union Report

Early Results Show Union’s Favored School Board Candidates Win Big in California

Mike Antonucci
Analysis

3 Misconceptions About Pandemic-Related Learning Loss

Sarah Cashdollar, Mariana Barragan Torres & Meg Bates
teacher staffing

New Study: $40 Stipend Draws Substitute Teachers into Hard-to-Staff Schools

Matthew A. Kraft, Grace Falken & Phyllis W. Jordan
Union Report

Both Sides Claim Victory on Education, but No Clear Lessons from Midterms

Mike Antonucci
Analysis

To Improve the Nation’s Schools, First Close the Honesty Gap

Rianna Saslow
Career and Technical Education

How Rethinking Industry-Recognized Credentials Can Help Boost Student Success

Amber M. Northern
Indigenous Students

New Study Details Challenges Facing Native Students, and How to Address Them

Angelique Albert
NAEP

Can Districts Rise to the Challenge of New NAEP Results? Outlook’s Not So Good

Robin Lake & Paul Hill
podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E3: Is There a Teacher Shortage? It Depends

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
COVID-19

What Will End of COVID Public Health Emergency Mean for School-Based Telehealth?

Mario Ramirez & Andrew Buher
Child Care Crisis

On Tomorrow’s Ballot, New Mexico Votes on Funding Universal Child Care

Rebecca Gale
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