EDUCATION

They’re Urged to Speak Out, But Education Researchers Face a High-stakes Choice

Her main message to her fellow researchers: You’re not doing enough. Rebuilding IES won’t happen, she warned, without broad public

EDUCATION

Cursive Is Back. But Should Students Be Learning the Skill?

“I prefer writing in cursive,” Halle said. The pair are proud members of the Holmes Middle School cursive club in

EDUCATION

The AI ‘Hivemind’: Why So Many Student Essays Sound Alike

Bruce Maxwell, professor of computer science at Northeastern University, was grading exams for his online master’s course in computer vision,

EDUCATION

Retirees Are Helping Child Care Centers While Connecting with Community

The shortage of child care teachers is a well-known problem, but a lack of qualified substitute teachers doesn’t always get

EDUCATION

Southern States Boost Early Reading, But Gains Stall in Middle School

Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee started reforms later and may need more time. But McGrath’s question remains. Researchers and literacy advocates

EDUCATION

How Finnish Education Inspires U.S. Schools, Still

The parent community also wanted more skilled trades and culinary arts in the day-to-day curriculum, Laho said. For example, parents

EDUCATION

Why the Focus on Willpower Backfires with Kids

And in the process, they’ve found easier and more effective ways for parents to handle the tsunami of temptations in

EDUCATION

The Effort to Rebuild Education Research After DOGE Cuts

“For all the reorganizing that’s going on, there is an awareness that IES is performing a unique service to the

EDUCATION

College Students, Professors are Making Their Own AI Rules. They Don’t Always Agree

“It’s not fair to them,” Cryer says. More than three years after ChatGPT debuted, generative AI has become a part

EDUCATION

Four Habits to Help Teens Build Better Habits

Another teenager longs to give up junk food. He can start to make this food invisible by storing the chips