5 Takeaways on School Segregation 70 Years After Brown v. Board
This graph above, produced by Reardon and Owens, shows how segregation plummeted across the country between 1968 and 1973. The researchers focused on...
How Today’s College Protests Echo History
“So we’re building on things that have been done before, this is not a new phenomenon. We stand on that protest history today,”...
How Do You Counter Misinformation? Critical Thinking Is Step One
In a new study, “Toward an Understanding of the Economics of Misinformation: Evidence from a Demand Side Field Experiment on Critical Thinking,” economists...
Tapping into the Power of Purpose to Engage Students
Having a purpose comes with benefits, according to Heather Malin, a consultant and former director of research at the Stanford Center on Adolescence....
Many Math Teachers Cobble Together Their Own Instructional Materials, A Survey Finds
The other problem is that teacher-made materials may sacrifice the thoughtful sequencing of topics planned by curriculum designers. When teachers create or take...
Distracted Students? Understanding These 3 Myths of Attention Span Can Help
According to Mark, the first myth is assuming that when computers are used “we should strive to be focused as long as possible.”...
Stanford’s Jo Boaler Discusses Her New Book ‘MATH-ish’ and Takes On Her Critics
Yet, from Boaler’s perspective, too many students feel like failures in math class and hate the subject. That leaves us with millions of...
Kids Don’t Know Enough About Climate Solutions. Children’s Media Could Help.
But a report I co-authored with Sara Poirer in 2022 for This Is Planet Ed, an initiative at the Aspen Institute (where I’m...
Growing Up, He Struggled to Read. Then a Young Teacher Saw His Potential
By the time he entered six grade, he could spell his name, but he still couldn’t make out words, spell, or read with...
Eliminating Advanced Math ‘Tracks’ Often Prompts Outrage. Some Districts Buck the Trend
While there’s been ample research on tracking’s negative effects, studies of positive effects resulting from detracking are scant. A 2009 summary of 15...
Young Children Need Help Identifying Emotions. “Little Safe Place” Boxes Give Them Tools.
After that, each morning Kist guides students through using the different tools in their boxes. They take out a card that has faces...
4 Things a Mountain of School Discipline Records Taught Us About Student Suspensions
But experts also say that terms such as disorder or defiance are so broad and subject to interpretation that they can quickly become...
