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Pennsylvania Budget Boosts School Funding 670 Million but No Cellphone Ban
The budget also directs more funding to career training programs and special education. But it does not include the cellphone ban sought by Josh Shapiro.
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Maine, 14 Other States Sue Trump Administration to Block School Mental Health Funding Cuts
Maine joined 15 states on Friday in suing the Trump administration to prevent millions of dollars in cuts to school-based mental health funding. The new lawsuit is part of an ongoing legal battle between Democratic-led states and the U.S. Department of Education over a mental health grant program that Congress establis…
More Than a Summer Program: Inside Mooresville Grade School District’s Approach to Helping Young Readers Thrive
The hallway is a little quieter than it is during the traditional school year, but it isn’t silent. In one classroom, second grader Nora eagerly shares what she has learned about baby dolphins with Jemma Conley, the director of elementary...
DPSCD Tax Proposal on August 4 Primary Ballot Is Crucial for Schools
Detroit voters on Aug. 4 will decide the fate of a Detroit Public Schools Community District tax proposal that, if approved, will ensure the district has needed operating revenue.
Teachers Save Time with AI. Their Students May Pay the Price
Artificial intelligence is often promoted as a way to make teachers more effective by helping them write lesson plans, generate classroom materials and provide feedback to students in seconds. But one of the first randomized trials testing AI in real classrooms found that it can also undermine learning. Students whose…
Utah Just Banned Another Stephen King Book from All Public Schools. Here’s What It’s About.
The collection of Stephen King novellas inspired classic films like “Stand by Me” and “The Shawshank Redemption.”
Nebraska Head Starts Use Vests With ‘Talk Pedometers’ To Boost Early Literacy
On a mid-June morning in the small city of Norfolk, Nebraska, a group of 2- and 3-year-olds clumsily ran around a playroom wearing identical purple cloth vests. As the toddlers babbled to their teachers, a rectangular recording device hidden in a chest pocket captured every word as they asked to go to the bathroom, tal…
Word Journal Project Elementary Students
Thought-provoking activities in a word journal project can increase elementary school students’ understanding of language.
Children Learn Best on Paper: We Need Better Technology, Not Less of It
It is an odd thing to hear from someone who builds education technology for a living, but the most important tool in an elementary classroom is still a pencil. The learning science says so.