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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
Class Disrupted

Is College Really Worth It? What Andreessen & Horowitz Get Right (and Wrong)

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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Another Year of School Staffing Gains in 9,500 Districts as Fiscal Cliff Looms

Chad Aldeman
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Schools' New Normal Post-COVID Must Emphasize Attendance, Tutoring, Summer Class

Lindsay Dworkin
Social Mobility Tournament

March Madness — Not for Hoops But for Helping Grads: Saint Peter's Wins It All

Jorge Klor de Alva
grades

Why is a Grading System Touted as More Accurate, Equitable So Hard to Implement?

Amanda Geduld
Analysis

Slowdown in Health Care Expenses Is Saving School Districts Billions

Chad Aldeman
Future of High School

6 Tips for Spotting a High School That Best Prepares Teens for Their Futures

Beth Fertig
A Nation At Risk +40

Improving Our Schools: How Have Standards-Based Reforms Succeeded (and Failed)?

Michael J. Petrilli
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In Tennessee, the Microschooling Movement Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

Kerry McDonald
Future of High School

Exclusive Preview: How Twister, Holograms Play Into a Futuristic High School

Beth Fertig
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Research Study: Perception of Neighborhood Safety Can Shape Infant and Maternal Outcomes

K.C. Compton
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Introducing the March Mathness Tournament

Jim Cowen
Curriculum

Texas Schools Rethink Teacher Training to Embrace the ‘Science of Reading’

Edna Cruz & Alaura Mack
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Study: Health Insurance Differences Can Cost a Baby’s Life

K.C. Compton
podcast

Class Disrupted S5 E8: Providing a Human-Centered, Self-Actualizing Education to Every Student

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
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School Boards Face Their Most Difficult Budget Season Ever. Many Are Unprepared

Marguerite Roza & Laura Anderson
A Nation At Risk +40

Reforming Schools and Helping Students: Key Lessons From Newark, New Jersey

Cami Anderson
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Interactive: See How Student Achievement Gaps Are Growing in Your State

Chad Aldeman
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The Key to a More Civilized Society? It Might Start with Grandparents

K.C. Compton
Philadelphia

A Surge of Parents Seeking Child-Centered Schooling Alternatives in Philadelphia

Kerry McDonald
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