During her time in high school, Danna Thomas faced the challenges of anxiety and depression, but it was not her friends or family who noticed …
The largest unionized network of charter schools in Chicago has seen its staff overwhelmingly endorse the first-ever teacher strike in the history of American charter schools. This decision came …
According to a recent study conducted by our team at the Edunomics Lab, despite California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) providing more …
Virtual reality (VR) is poised to make its way into K-12 education, with technology companies making a renewed push and certain market dynamics providing potential opportunities. However, skepticism remains.
Education Week reported on two conferences that took place recently: Bett …
Julie Benta, a high-school student, works part-time and dreams of becoming an elementary-school teacher. However, she is facing challenges that many other young women face when entering adulthood. At the age of 17, she is unmarried and a mother to …
The U.S. Supreme Court has avoided a significant test regarding whether students can be questioned by the police or other authorities in school without a warrant. The justices concluded that the case in question, which involved the interrogation of an …
On Tuesday, a large number of high school students took part in a statewide protest against budget cuts. These students coordinated the walkout through text messages and social networking websites. In Newark alone, more than 2,000 students left their schools …
Seven years ago, officials in Fort Wayne, Indiana set up a partnership with a nearby university, allowing a high-school geometry class to use their computer. This marked the school district’s first step into the world of computer teaching. Fast forward …
Educators have long believed that peer tutoring is beneficial for students’ learning. Recent research on students working with computer characters has shed some light on why this may be the case: teaching others leads to better learning for the teachers …
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