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APRIL 16, 2018

In Oakland, CA, more than 60 students at James Madison Middle School gather to talk about money. By including lessons on smart money habits early in their cognitive development, we can encourage young people to save money, foster family conversations, and empower students to be stewards of their own financial futures.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This is a topic dear to my heart–non-college options for high school grads. Hands-On Work is Good for the Brain Working with our hands isnt just about building or fixing thingsits also beneficial for cognitive development. Research has shown that hands-on tasks improve problem-solving abilities, focus, and confidence.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

But it’s hard to draw concrete conclusions about whether games geared toward early learners will likely result in the development of key skills, such as emotional regulation, notes Kirkorian. One big takeaway though, is that the fun factor is crucial to yield any positive learning outcome. “The

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AUGUST 3, 2016

He believed children’s cognitive development and scientific thinking grew through stages of self-constructed knowledge structures—and that they need to actively work through exploratory activities that allow them to discover and construct their own world. Seymour’s genius goes far beyond the academic.

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MARCH 3, 2019

I invest in education technology, but decades before I knew what a venture capitalist was, I was a history teacher in a small town in America’s heartland where I started my school’s first “Internet club.” But 2018 marked an inflection point for education technology that most investors and developers did not see coming.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

The one-time events are held in informal settings, such as museums, after-school programs and community centers and attendees don’t need prior experience because the facilitator provides a brief tutorial for the tool using videos and tips provided in the protocols. Shift the focus to exposure, rather than knowledge.

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JULY 31, 2020

Michelle Lamont’s 7-year-old daughter, Savannah, was already struggling with reading when her school shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic in March. Shortly after Savannah’s school, located in the rural town of Hampshire, Tenn., The couple decided—mostly out of necessity—that the school year, in their house, had ended in March. “My

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APRIL 3, 2019

Music is arguably one of the most important subjects taught in school, yet is often the first to be cut away when budgets fail. Simply Piano and Joy Tunes are two excellent piano apps that provide informative lessons and musical knowledge in a logical, step-by-step way. New Statistics Linking Music Education to Cognitive Development.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Fifty years ago, Albert Einstein warned ‘Imagination is more important than knowledge.’ It’s one of the 2014 category award winners by School and Band Orchestra magazine and the industry standard for teaching band, string, and vocal of all ages and all skill levels. His recommendation: Smart Music.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

One of the few licensed preschools in her area, she saw a need for her services even after her retirement from public schools. Back at Bolden-Kramer’s preschool, the expectant mother wonders if she’d make more money as a consultant, helping others with her knowledge of child care and healthy eating.

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