Study: More than half of US students experience summer learning losses five years in a row
More than half of US students experience summer learning losses five years in a row. These students on average lose nearly 40% of their school year gains
6 Ideas To Get Kids Physically Comfort While In Virtual Class
Here are a few ways parents can improve the at-home learning environment and help their children feel more comfortable during distance learning
How To Talk To Kids About Scary News
Experts share advice for discussing the violence on Capitol Hill and other difficult events with children.
Why Students Should Write in All Subjects
Writing improves learning by consolidating information in long-term memory, researchers explain. Students would benefit from writing in all subjects, such as math and science
These 8 trends will impact schools in 2021
With the effects of multiple crises likely to linger at all levels for years to come, these key factors will influence the direction of schools in the coming year.
74 Interview: SEL Expert Elizabeth Englander on Preserving Social-Emotional Learning During the Pandemic, the Key to Managing Screen Time — and Why Families Should Eat Dinner Together
A Social-emotional learning expert discusses pros and cons of social media for teens, tips for negotiating screen time and how teachers can help students deal with trauma and cyberbullying
Chinese Progresses as a World Language
Chinese is quickly taking its place as a World Language
Research Shows Students Benefiting From Arts Field Trips, But Will They Recede After COVID?
Research shows that student field trips to museums, theaters, and orchestras yield both academic and social-emotional benefits. But how will enrichment and arts programming recover from the pandemic?
Analysis: Science Matters Now More Than Ever. The Time to Start Teaching It Is in Elementary School
We are facing one of the greatest health crises in history and a climate crisis that will last for generations. Students must be equipped to tackle them with a high-quality science education from the earliest grades
Parent Poll: Vaccine ‘Absolutely Necessary’ for Sending Kids Back to Classrooms; 6 in 10 Will Immunize Their Children
Half of families say widely available vaccine ‘absolutely necessary’ for students’ return to classrooms in new poll. But more than half of them will delay or reject their own kids' immunization