Flerentin "Flex" Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, "you do the same thing every day," said Jean-Baptiste, who was absent 30 days his first year. ...
Education
Aug 15, 2024
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Schools in Ohio, like other schools across the country, are struggling to reduce chronic absenteeism, which spiked during the pandemic. But Ohio may have a head start on dealing with the problem, thanks to a 2018 state law ...
Education
Aug 13, 2024
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Teachers need to know their material, but they must also keep their students engaged and interested. Part of that involves making eye contact with their students—all of them.
Education
May 29, 2024
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At a time of rising food costs and growing food insecurity, a large percentage of food grown for consumption never reaches our tables.
Environment
Apr 25, 2024
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Managing problematic student behavior is one of the most persistent, challenging, and controversial issues facing schools today. Yet despite best intentions to build a more inclusive and punitive-free education system, school ...
Education
Apr 15, 2024
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Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1,300 students enrolled in a three-week summer immersion course, "The Pandemic: Science and Society," at Washington University in St. Louis. The innovative course envisioned by Feng ...
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2024
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During the 2020–21 school year, the number of Black male students involved in disciplinary outcomes at school was disproportionately high compared to their enrollment numbers in kindergarten through grade 12, according ...
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2024
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Recent efforts to improve on the openness and transparency in science have already begun paying off towards greater integrity in the way researchers do and report science. It is now common practice for scientists to pre-register ...
Education
Dec 29, 2023
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Elea Abisamra published her first book in fifth grade. Before she became a Virginia Tech College of Science student majoring in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, Abisamra's grade school years were focused on her love ...
Education
Nov 16, 2023
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For the first time, teachers in a nationwide study have told researchers what strategies they think work best to deal with student violence against educators.
Social Sciences
Nov 14, 2023
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