Tag: school
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A Student and a Teacher Try to Untangle Why Group Work Is, Well, Terrible
[ad_1] Everyone has a group project horror story. Maybe you had a classmate who got away with doing none of the work. Or maybe a group member doubled down on doing something incorrectly. For the really unlucky, perhaps a teammate repackaged your work as their own. Educator Jen Manly, left, and EdSurge reporter Nadia Tamez-Robledo ... -
A looming crisis | EdSurge News
[ad_1] The childcare sector was already fragile when the pandemic hit, causing immense damage. In 2021, recognizing the urgency of the situation, Congress stepped in and provided $52 billion in grants, mostly through the US bailout, to stabilize the industry. These grants, which were given to states to improve the affordability, availability and quality of ... -
Youth Mental Health and Safety Don’t Take a Summer Break
[ad_1] Just because this school year is over doesn’t mean the crisis facing our nation’s youth is over. In fact, the data suggests just the opposite. In the 2022-23 school year, suicide skyrocketed to become the second leading cause of death among children ages 10 to 14 in the United States. Research shows that some ... -
American students deserve a multilingual education
[ad_1] As an English teacher at an international elementary school and a language learner myself, I often think of how many K-12 students in the United States have the opportunity to study another language at school. The answer? Not enough. There are a number of research organizations that collect data on foreign language study and ... -
Poolside Readings: The Best Higher Education Stories of 2023 – So Far
[ad_1] For teachers and students, summer vacation has arrived! (Not so much, though, for parents dealing with child care.) We couldn’t let too much of this special season pass without bringing you an EdSurge summer playlist. It’s more than a little partial, as each recommendation is one of our stories, published so far in 2023. ... -
Dear Abby: The high schooler wonders if he should date a girl who has repeatedly broken up with him
[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: I’m a high school student who has dated a girl once in a while. The first time we didn’t have much in common, but we enjoyed each other’s company. She liked another guy, so after about three months she broke up with me. I was okay with that. This year, I started ... -
Teachers and families are more divided than ever – and students are losing
[ad_1] There is no doubt that our schools are in crisis. The trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing culture wars and disappointing educational outcomes have made the education discourse particularly charged. As many families have rightfully become more involved, they are often pitted against teachers, causing each side to pit against the other. Across the ... -
This radically simple solution helps students feel at home at school
[ad_1] Everyone has a memory of feeling lost on the first day of school – figuratively or literally. Whether it’s trying to find your very first locker at the start of college or walking into a giant college campus for the first day of classes, studies have documented how that sense of isolation can continue ...











