A new analysis reveals meaningful improvements in student well-being, behavior, and connection despite ongoing academic challenges, according to an article in eSchool News. VocoVision, a provider of online school-based therapy staffing solutions, analyzed pre-pandemic data from the U.S.
Nearly all states have passed “science of reading” laws, and most researchers and educators agree students need to learn letters and sounds explicitly and systematically to become proficient readers, according to an article in Education
Findings from a survey of more than 1,000 parents and teachers show how students are learning both inside and outside the formal school system through online social platforms, and often from unvetted sources, writes Julia
An escape room is a structured, problem-solving experience where participants are locked in a room and must use their wits, tenacity, and deductive skills to find a way out, writes Michael Grieb of the Van
Ohio State University research found that a 5-year-old child who is read to daily would be exposed to nearly 300,000 more words than one who isn’t read to regularly — and other studies have shown vocabulary increasingly becomes an indicator
Experts for years have been sizing up AI’s ability to help modernize standardized assessments, how to measure students’ ability to think critically and communicate, according to an article in Education Week. AI has the potential to generate
In a study involving pre-K through first grade classrooms in 12 elementary schools, children in the read-aloud group learned significantly more words and science concepts than those in the control groups, with growth for English
In a recent national survey, 58 percent of school providers report that student mental health has worsened. With needs rising and staff stretched thin, many districts are struggling to keep pace, write Brandy Samuell, M. Ed.,
The homework slide has been happening since the early ‘90s and accelerated between 2021 and 2023, according to Monitoring the Future, an ongoing national research project that tracks behaviors of teens and others, and reported on
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