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Why attention to words is attention to others and why it matters

Drowning is the top cause of death in young kids. As pools and beaches reopen for the summer, emergency physician Dr. Leana Wen discusses important water-safety tips.

Drowning is the top cause of death in young kids. As pools and beaches reopen for the summer, emergency physician Dr. Leana Wen discusses important water-safety tips.

For the moment, the remaining bit of wall between church and state will stand.

The “Wild West” nature of grading is troubling. Standardized test scores don’t always reflect report card grades. Some teachers count homework as 20% of the grade while others don’t count it at all. R...

A bill to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in schools is in the Ohio Senate. A companion piece of legislation has been introduced in the Ohio House.

This peer feedback approach has the potential to build empathy and community, as long as you set it up with intention.

Scholar Jason Stanley, in conversation with Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian, discussed his book, Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future, which exposes the ways a...

The inside story of an unconditional surrender.

In this edition of the Weekender: a new pope, seeking the perfect West Village girl, and the lies we tell our kids

The story of how public libraries shaped America and how libraries continue to be a sanctuary for Americans everywhere.

A parent complaint about a nonbinary snail led a Virginia elementary school principal to cancel a visit by author Erica S. Perl. A former trial attorney, Perl offers a lesson in smart booking contract...

Book Riot celebrates all things books! Find the best books for your next read or book club, including new books in all genres. Get more books in your face.

“‘Remember, the firemen are rarely necessary. The public itself stopped reading of its own accord.’” So says the ex-English professor in “Fahrenheit 451,” Ray Bradbury’s 1953 novel about life under a ...

ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.

Smith: Study finds ChatGPT replicates human prejudices and fails to recognize exceptional work — reinforcing the inequalities it's intended to fix.

Smith: Study finds ChatGPT replicates human prejudices and fails to recognize exceptional work — reinforcing the inequalities it's intended to fix.

Wormeli puts community concerns about anti-racist education to rest and discusses why the implications of not busing these myths are real.

We’re better than some of the current uses of AI, and we can’t short-cut robust learning. Let’s use ChatGPT-4 and AI tools in all the wonderful ways we can, but let’s keep alert, following eight guidi...

More than a decade ago, statements of respected thinkers created white-capped, crisscrossing currents that capsized more than one school’s differentiation efforts. Today, confusion lingers, and some t...

A conservative alumni group took issue with the discussion of difficult parts of UVA’s history.

I'm not so sure reasoned debate has quite the influence some seem to believe.

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Many Americans lack nearby municipal pools, the lasting result of extralegal Jim Crow-era efforts to keep races segregated at all costs.

To improve the positive impact of professional development experiences, consider the following activities that we can do for ourselves and with others after conferences and presentations that help us ...

When behavioral factors influence academic grades, biases creep in. A multiple grades system offers a fairer—and more accurate—approach.

The “Wild West” nature of grading is troubling. Standardized test scores don’t always reflect report card grades. Some teachers count homework as 20% of the grade while others don’t count it at all. Redos and retakes are encouraged in some classes but forbidden in others. Rick Wormeli PHOTO COURTESY OF RICK WORMELI Teachers in the same department teaching the same content across different classes record sometimes wildly varying grades for the same level of learning. Some credit recovery programs used for sports eligibility do not hold students accountable for learning course content, yet we consider grades from those programs accurate.

An empty, last fifteen minutes of class time is very rare. We want to be ready, though, for “found time,” opportunities, prepared with activities that support the course and related content, not simpl...

Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.

No federal administration has moved as swiftly to exert broad new controls over what people can say, read, learn, research, and think.

No federal administration has moved as swiftly to exert broad new controls over what people can say, read, learn, research, and think.

The slightly-cranky voice navigating the world of educational "reform" while trying to still pursue the mission of providing quality education.