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What if improving children’s mental health — and life outcomes — could be done by teaching kids how their brains work? That’s a key idea behind the approach of teachers at Momentous School in Dallas, a private elementary school that…
Remembering that fateful day.
An admissions expert at CollegeAdvisor answers a parent’s burning question.
The shrinking number of college-age students will challenge colleges but may open up opportunities for applicants.
There are big pros – and big cons – to doing so.
New test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, show eighth-graders’ science scores have fallen 4 points since 2019 and 12th-graders’ math and reading scores have fallen 3 points in the…
View the full episode transcript. Teacher Ivy Mitchell has spent two decades helping students understand how government works. But recently, her eighth-grade civics students didn’t see a clear role for themselves in democracy, particularly because they were learning within the…
By: Linda E. McMahon, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education “Education is our most important national investment,” stated President Jimmy Carter at his 1979 signing of the bill to create the Department of Education. “Our ability to advance both economically and…
How you dress for college interviews and even campus visits may affect your odds of acceptance. Here’s why.
Writing can be hard, equal parts heavy lifting and drudgery. No wonder so many students are turning to the time-saving allure of ChatGPT, which can crank out entire papers in seconds. It rescues them from procrastination jams and dreaded all-nighters,…