Amid Pandemic, Support Soars for Online Learning, Parent Poll Shows
From teacher pay, online learning, school choice and more here is polling data on how the pandemic has shifted parents views on education policy
These states, areas rank best for early childhood education
These states, areas rank best for early childhood education. Experts also weigh in on critical areas of need during WalletHub's 2020 study
How to help your child cope with the transition back to school during COVID-19
Curious how to help your child cope with the transition back to school during COVID-19? Parents can help children feel optimistic by listening to and validating their worries, teaching them coping strategies, reviewing safety protocols and supporting them
Kids are bigger coronavirus spreaders than many doctors realized – here’s how schools can lower the risk
Checking for coronavirus symptoms is just the beginning. Here are 10 ways schools can help keep children, families and faculty safe.
3 ways to get kids to tune in and pay attention when schools go virtual
One big complication with K-12 distance learning is how hard it is to get children and teens to log in and do their schoolwork. But there are things teachers and families can do to help.
Study Shows Young Kids Prefer Exploration To Rewards
New research from Ohio State University shows that kids between the ages of four and five are motivated primarily by the process of exploration and less by the prospect of a reward.
Millions of students — and their teachers — embark on vast experiment with distance learning
Moving beyond pitched debates about whether kids should be in school or not, California schools are participating in a giant experiment never attempted in the state — or anywhere in the world for that matter: nearly 6 million students will be learning online
The Science Is Simple, So Why Is Opening Schools So Complicated?
The Science Is Simple, So Why Is Opening Schools So Complicated? (audio)
Coronavirus College Money Dilemmas For Parents And Children
College is expensive with tuition doubling over the past few decades. But what’s the value of a college education in the pandemic, where classes normally taught in person will instead be offered either fully or partly online?
Literacy education can’t wait until after the pandemic
Foundational literacy skills are essential to all future learning; indeed, students who are not proficient readers by third grade fail to graduate high school on time at four times the rate of children with strong third-grade reading skills.