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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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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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Summer Reading Can Help Boost Literacy. Why Don’t High Schools Require It?

Cohen: Survey of D.C.-area high schools shows few assign books to incoming 9th graders to read during vacation. That's a lost opportunity.

Liz Cohen
Author: Liz Cohen
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How Do Kids in Top-Spending States Perform on NAEP? Not as Well as You’d Think

Aldeman: New York spends the most, but its results are middling. Mississippi, Texas, Florida get the most bang for their buck.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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Chronic Absenteeism Worst in Kindergarten, 9th and 12th Grades, State Data Shows

Bella DiMarco
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Should Trump Be Taken Literally or Seriously on Closing Education Department?

Chad Aldeman
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There Really Was a ‘Mississippi Miracle’ in Reading. States Should Learn From It

Chad Aldeman
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Mend, Don’t End, the Institute of Education Sciences

Dan Goldhaber, Ashley Jochim, Robin Lake & Andrew J. Rotherham
Class Disrupted

Class Disrupted Podcast: Ben Riley on Why AI Doesn’t Think Like Us

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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Interactive: Data From 9,500 Districts Finds Even More Staff and Fewer Students

Chad Aldeman
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Teen Girls’ Suicide Risk Is Rising. Sexual Identity Stress May Be a Factor

Joseph Cimpian & Mollie McQuillan
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Standards Gap: Why Many Students Score Proficient on State Tests But Not on NAEP

Thomas Toch & Bella DiMarco
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Chronic Absenteeism & Achievement Gap: Lowest NAEP Scorers Missed the Most Class

Liz Cohen
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Class Disrupted: How AI is Democratizing Access to Expertise in Education

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
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Which States Have the Fastest-Growing Achievement Gaps in 8th-Grade Math?

Chad Aldeman
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Tech Aims to Reduce Teacher Burnout – But it Can Sometimes Make it Worse

David T. Marshall, Teanna Moore & Timothy Pressley
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Time, Data, Flexible Materials: Making High-Quality Math Curriculum Work

Joel Rose & David Steiner
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Across All Ages & Demographics, Test Results Show Americans Are Getting Dumber

Chad Aldeman
National School Choice Week

Educators Learn Key Entrepreneurship Lessons in Launching Their Own Microschools

Kerry McDonald
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Class Disrupted Tackles AI: Exploring its Application for Teaching and Learning

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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Public Schools Added 121,000 Employees in 2024 — Even as They Served Fewer Kids

Chad Aldeman
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Students Need Human Relationships to Thrive. Why Bots May Stand in the Way

Julia Freeland Fisher
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The New Social Security ‘Fairness’ Act Is Neither Fair Nor Just

Chad Aldeman
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Why Data & AI Literacy are Important Skills for K-12 Students

Hank Pellissier
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