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Teacher retention rates: What's driving educators out of the classroom?
Though she’s no longer teaching, Kimberlee Maniscalco’s thoughts often find their way back to her students. “I loved them and taught them as if they were family to me. We were. I called them our class family,” she said. The fond memories of her kindergarten class in Winthrop live on in the mementos and keepsakes she still holds on...
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MCAS English language scores down across the board
The learning loss that came about as a result of the pandemic and its shift towards remote schooling that began more than four years ago is still showing up in standardized test results, state officials said as they released the latest batch of MCAS scores. “The road back from the pandemic is not short,” Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler said during…
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Educational toys your kids will love
If you’re looking to get screen time down and interactive playtime up, Charlene DeLoach, Contributing Editor for The Toy Insider has just the toys kids of all ages will enjoy. You can learn more at: thetoyinsider.com....
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This college is offering a first-of-its-kind program for parents navigating an 'empty nest'
Arizona State University is launching a program for parents and guardians of their students called “Thriving in Your Empty Nest Chapter.”
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These are the top 10 MBA programs in the world in 2024, according to LinkedIn
Stanford University tops LinkedIn’s list as the No.1 MBA program in the world in 2024.
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Dozens of colleges see financial aid turmoil impacting freshman class makeups
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona vows “to do better” as administrators say this year’s FAFSA debacle is already leaving its mark on campuses.
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Phone-free zones: Mass. schools experiment with new policies
As kids get ready to head back to school, some Massachusetts school districts are asking students to put away their cellphones – in pouches and bins – so they can put their focus on their futures. As each district decides how to handle the issue, two schools are taking different approaches to creating phone-free zones in their classrooms. At Brockton…
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Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage
The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage.
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US colleges revise rules on free speech in hopes of containing anti-war demonstrations
Some of the new rules imposed by universities include banning encampments, limiting the duration of demonstrations and allowing protests only in designated spaces.
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The president of Columbia University has resigned, effective immediately
Columbia’s upper Manhattan campus was at the center of a protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war that swept college campuses nationwide
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FAFSA delays will keep plaguing students for 2025-26 school year—how to maximize your chances of getting financial aid
Hopefully there won’t be as many technical glitches for students, but the 2025-26 FAFSA won’t open on time, the DOE announced.
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More US schools are taking breaks for meditation. Teachers say it helps students' mental health
School districts across the U.S. are adopting mental health practices as a part of their daily schedules and curriculums. Yoga, meditation and mindfulness exercises are being implemented alongside traditional reading, math and science lessons.
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School vouchers were supposed to save taxpayer money. Instead they blew a massive hole in Arizona's budget
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.
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Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12
Oklahoma’s top education official is ordering public schools to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12.
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Cellphones are disrupting classrooms. What are schools doing about them?
Some leaders are considering cellphone bans to maintain a distraction-free learning environment.
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What are schools and states doing to reduce cellphone disruptions in US classrooms?
Many U.S. school districts are considering cellphone bans designed to maintain a distraction-free learning environment.
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New Orleans valedictorian lived in a homeless shelter as he rose to the top of his class
Elijah Hogan came through a senior year of high school in a homeless shelter to make it to the top of his class.
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Most US students are recovering from pandemic-era setbacks, but millions are making up little ground
Nationally, students made up one-third of their pandemic losses in math during the past school year and one-quarter of the losses in reading, according to the Education Recovery Scorecard.
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Can you spell these winning National Spelling Bee words?
The Scripps National Spelling Bee kicks off the week of May 28. Test your spelling knowledge with this interactive quiz.
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Some Black families find school options lacking decades after Brown v. Board
The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling and desegregation orders were only the first steps toward the elusive goal of equitable education. For many Black families, school choice has been critical to finding at least the option that works best for them. And that has not necessarily meant the school with the highest levels of racial integration. Some families...