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A study tracking the disciplinary records of nearly a million Texas students exposed some startling findings....
MacMillan has published a simplified version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The new intermediate reader edition is about half the length of the or...
As an immigrant who was born in Ecuador and educated in the United States, I’ve lived the experience of being a Latino student in this country....
Carl Harvey, president of the American Association of School Librarians, has graciously agreed to answer questions reporters might have on the cuts to school li...
As policymakers and school leaders seek new ways to measure and improve teacher effectiveness, it’s important for journalists and others to understand what is...
Richard Arum, co-author of “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses,” talks with EWA member and Money Magazine Senior Writer, Kim Clark....
As policymakers and school leaders seek new ways to measure and improve teacher effectiveness, it’s important for journalists and others to understand what is...
This is an ongoing study of Oklahoma’s state-funded “universal” preschool program in the Tulsa Public Schools. Led by researchers at Georgetown University...
This short statement from a national teachers’ union outlines why it supports blended learning as long as the instruction is guided by a licensed teacher...
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