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Hundreds of STEM Grants Have Been Terminated. K-12 Math Educators Will Lose Out

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Bruce McLaren has committed his career to understanding how education technologies, especially digital games and intelligent-tutoring systems, can help children learn. McLaren was preparing to replicate the study in schools in the fall with a different math game. One such game is called Decimal Point.

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How ZIP Codes Determine a Child’s Future — and What We Can Do to Fight Back

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A 2019 study by the Library Research Service found that predominantly white school districts receive $23 billion more annually than predominantly nonwhite districts, despite serving the same number of students. Gentrification adds a new layer: the displacement of longtime residents and the erasure of culture. The cruel irony?

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Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete?

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Understanding these dynamics could reshape your perspective on what effective education looks like today. The Rise of Online Learning Online learning has increasingly become a staple in education, with studies showing that over 30% of students now prefer it over traditional classroom settings. A study from the U.S.

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Coding, Creativity and the New Digital Fluency

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The Creativity Challenge in Computer Science Education Creativity often declines as students progress through school. A 2021 OECD study found that 15-year-olds consistently show lower levels of creativity and curiosity than 10-year-olds globally.

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Montessori Schools Are Hot — Until They're Not. What Does That Mean About Education?

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“I think Montessori has been around for a very long time, and there have been all kinds of waxes and wanes, with generations discovering Montessori again and again for very different ideas,” Mira Debs, director of education studies at Yale University, says. “As Lillard, who studied play and cognition during her Ph.D.

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AI is helping students be more independent, but the isolation could be career poison

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Instead of forming a study group, students can ask AI for help. Julia Freeland-Fisher studies how technology can help or hinder student success at the Clayton Christensen Institute. Alba, 20, attends College of the Canyons, a large community college north of Los Angeles, where he is studying business and history.

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What Will Kids Lose If PBS Gets Cut?

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Image courtesy of LYLA IN THE LOOP™ / © 2023 Mighty Picnic LLC PBS works with advisers — ranging from educational researchers to psychologists — who create a framework of learning goals based on studies and topics that are age-appropriate for children. A 2015 study showed children who watched “Super Why!”

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