Give a child a book, or teach her to read?
School leaders and communities are grappling with how to use this one-time windfall of $400 million in federal funding
NAEP Science Scores Down for Fourth-Graders, Flat for Older Students; Are Reading Challenges to Blame?
NAEP Science Scores Down for Fourth-Graders, Flat for Older Students; Are Reading Challenges to Blame?
Analysis: Absentee Data from 5 School Districts Show Alarming Trends that Could Disrupt Student Learning Long After COVID-19
Whatever you’ve heard about student absenteeism during the pandemic, it’s likely worse. No strategy for closing learning gaps will do much good if it doesn’t close attendance gaps
Reading Aloud Together, Across the Grade Levels
When teachers read out loud to students, modeling the skills of good reading, it improves kids’ reading mastery.
What is scientific literacy?
What is scientific literacy and why is it so important for all students?
Science Books Boost Beginning Readers’ Skills
Science books can boost kids reading skills, says study
U.S. House Passes Bill to Improve Rural STEM Education
The U.S. House of Representatives this week approved a bill by Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma that directs the National Science Foundation to award grants for new ideas to improve STEM education in rural schools.
How to Guide Students to Self-Regulated Learning
Teaching middle and high school students how to study helps them see for themselves why and when to use different strategies for learning.
What should educators teach? Computational thinking
Computational thinking gives students much-needed skills to carry into the real world
4 thoughts on preventing long-term dropouts post-COVID
'Graduation rates and school accountability measures could take a nosedive,' dropout expert warns