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Classroom Technology Opinion Has Technology Been Bad for 69´«Ã½ and Learning?
Education technology is supposed to build knowledge. We need to wrestle with the possibility that it might not.
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69´«Ã½ & Literacy Opinion Boys Don't Love to Read. Could This Former Teacher Be on to Something?
Boys are falling behind in reading. Books with military-history themes may help reverse this trend.
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English Learners Opinion Teacher Tips for Supporting English Learners
69´«Ã½' stress over learning a new language in a new environment can affect their academic success. Proper support can ease that.
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School & District Management Opinion How My Experience With Linda McMahon Can Help You Navigate the Trump Ed. Agenda
I have a lesson for district leaders from my (limited) interactions with Trump’s pick for ed. secretary, writes a former superintendent.
Joshua P. Starr
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School & District Management Opinion How Social-Emotional Learning Can Unify Your School Community: 7 Timely Tips
It’s a stressful political season. These SEL best practices can help school leaders weather the unpredictable transitions.
Maurice J. Elias
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School & District Management Opinion Let Them Eat Books: A Modest Proposal to Fix American Education
We certainly can’t risk letting students read their textbooks. Who knows what questionable ideas they might find?
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Classroom Technology Opinion Why School Cellphone Bans Are a Bad Idea
We cannot ignore the powerful relationship between students and their phones—and what they mean for equity in our most challenged schools.
Brandon Cardet-Hernandez
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Changing your mind or evolving your thinking is not easy. Hear how these education leaders did just that.
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Educators and researchers share their advice and reflections on how to respond to tragic events at home and abroad.
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