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A new survey examines edtech’s potential to reduce the amount of time that’s lost to disruptions because students can’t see or hear instr...
Student Well-Being
What’s Really Holding 69´«Ã½ Back From Implementing SEL?
Principals see their schools as places that promote students' social-emotional growth.
Mathematics
Opinion
69´«Ã½' Math Outcomes Have Plummeted. Here's What to Do
Implementing a set of interconnected strategies can help students improve their mastery of math.
School & District Management
What the Research Says
What a Difference a Day Makes: How 69´«Ã½ Can Harness More Learning Time
69´«Ã½ that are in session the longest provide five more weeks a year of learning time than those at the bottom of the scale.
Teaching
Opinion
Don't Waste Instructional Time at the Beginning of the Year
Use those first weeks to explicitly teach listening, speaking, and thinking skills that will help build relationships as well.
Student Achievement
This School Bet on High-Dosage Tutoring. It’s Working
Here's how the school, which drew on student input to shape its program, solved thorny issues like class size and scheduling.
Social Studies
Understanding the Sharp Drop in History and Civics NAEP Scores: 4 Things to Know
Knowing about these trends in social studies education helps put the new NAEP results in context.
Social Studies
When It Comes to Social Studies, Elementary Teachers Are on Their Own
Teachers get less PD in the subject than reading and math and often rely on a mash-up of different materials and curricula.
School & District Management
What the Research Says
4 Studies to Know on 4-Day School Weeks
Recent studies raise questions about the usefulness of shortened school weeks.
School & District Management
Opinion
LAUSD Superintendent: These Are Our 4 Priorities Right Now
Is there hope for the future of public education in America? Yes, writes Los Angeles schools chief Alberto M. Carvalho.
School & District Management
The Learning Recovery Strategy Districts Are Overlooking
Adding more required time in the classroom remains an unpopular approach, despite evidence it can help catch kids up.
Student Well-Being
From Our Research Center
How Much Time Should 69´«Ã½ Spend on Social-Emotional Learning?
District leaders and experts say what’s most important is integrating SEL skills into all academic subjects.
School & District Management
Why 69´«Ã½ See Extra Time as the Solution to Making Up for Lost Instruction
Districts are combating pandemic learning disruptions by adding instructional time. Atlanta is among the few to extend the school day.
Student Achievement
Longer COVID-Related School Closures Could Hurt 69´«Ã½' Future Earnings
69´«Ã½ who experienced the longest school closures will face lower future earnings and are less likely to go to college, a new study says.