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In the dozen years that Angela Duckworth has researched the concept of grit, she’s found new ways to test its validity, identified examples of it in popular c...
In some classrooms, students are learning deeply. These students not only master the subject, but they are able to articulate why they are learning about someth...
Nearly 400,000 Latino infants and toddlers went uncounted during the last U.S. census — a figure that could have implications on their future education, accor...
The converging trends of falling state investment, rising tuition and stagnant incomes have finally pushed higher education out of the grasp of low- and middle-...
As a regular feature, The Educated Reporter chooses a buzzword or phrase that You Need to Know....
By offering cash prizes to Latino and black boys who read books, a retired Los Angeles school teacher is hoping to improve educational outcomes for these groups...
When students feel engaged and connected to their schoolwork, it’s no surprise that they tend to have better academic outcomes. But a new study of career and ...
When students don’t speak English well, it can be easy for their outstanding academic abilities to get overlooked. ...
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