Hillary Fairbanks is driven to show that a good teacher can change a child’s life, according to a report by MLive/Jackson Citizen Patriot. Fairbanks, 46, teaches kindergarten and first grade at the Jackson Public Schools
Ask an early educator to explain the science of reading, and phonics will likely headline the response. But phonics, and its emphasis on word recognition, covers only part of the reading-proficiency puzzle. Oral language skills
Code.org, in collaboration with the Piech Lab at Stanford University, has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) teaching assistant that can significantly reduce the time it takes for computer science teachers to grade coding projects, according
New data confirm that staffing, AI and mental health are top of mind for school leaders, and education innovators are working to find solutions, according to The 74. The Canopy project, an ongoing national study
Can eighth graders take algebra? The answer to that question, it turns out, depends a lot on two things: how your school identifies students for advanced math, and where you live, according to Chalkbeat Philadelphia.
Keeping students engaged and on task can be difficult. Can rewards help? Education Week recently wrote on the question of rewards – good or not so good. Teachers are split on the answer. Some swear
In the past few years, there have been countless reports of teachers considering leaving the profession, fed up with the stress, pay, and other challenges. But what keeps them in it? Education Week asked teachers
Corey Bass sits curled over a desk in the back of the room as a writing specialist guides him and a handful of other teenagers through a series of exercises. A few jot down ideas.
Social media, generative artificial intelligence and other advances in digital technology are already dramatically influencing how kids develop social-emotional skills, according to Education Week. This development comes as the share of teenagers who say they’re
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