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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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How a Real-Time Dashboard & Statewide Push Are Cutting Chronic Absenteeism in RI

Liz Cohen
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Improving Schools: Focus on What’s Best for Kids, Not Most Convenient for Adults

Michael T. Hartney
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Last Year, 200K Colorado Kids Used Open Enrollment to Pick Their District School

Jude Schwalbach
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Stress Hormones In Preschoolers Improve With Emotional Knowledge, Study Indicates

K.C. Compton
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To Maximize the Impact of Curriculum Mandates, Follow the Science of Reading

Gary Willow
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California Lost 420K Public School Kids in 4 Years — & May Drop 1M More by 2031

Chad Aldeman
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Why America Is Lagging Behind in Catching Students Up After COVID

Thomas J. Kane
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Who Should Be Allowed to Cross the School District Line: Bureaucrats or Parents?

Derrell Bradford & Tim DeRoche
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Helping Children Make Sense of Their World through Science

K.C. Compton
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Amid Book Bans and Board Elections, Maryland Schools Embrace Science of Reading

Frederick Briggs
Future of High School

Students Speak Out: How to Make High Schools Places Where They Want to Learn

Beth Fertig
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Green Spaces: A Vital Key to Young Children’s Mental Well-Being

K.C. Compton
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Building Bridges Across State Lines Is Set to Transform Education in Connecticut

Brandon Brown & Lucas Pimentel
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The Rise Of Education Entrepreneurs in Minnesota

Kerry McDonald
Future of High School

There’s Already a Solution to the STEM Crisis: It’s in High Schools

Michele Cahill, Anne Mackinnon & Talia Milgrom-Elcott
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When Was the Golden Age of American K-12 Education? And How Can We Tell?

Michael J. Petrilli
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Is Public Education Actually Public? And How Important Is It for Democracy?

Chad Aldeman
Class Disrupted

As Schools Push to Recover from COVID, Turbulent Days for Education Philanthropy

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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How Districts Can Keep High-Impact Tutoring Going After ESSER Money Expires

Susanna Loeb & Alan Safran
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Inside Maine’s Microschooling Movement

Kerry McDonald
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