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HOW LEARNING HAPPENS

Tuesday May 31, 2016

One Student Tries To Help Others Escape A 'Corridor Of Shame'

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One Student Tries To Help Others Escape A 'Corridor Of Shame'

by Anya Kamenetz

May 31, 2016 • An unlikely leader rises in a poor, rural Southern school district.

Monday May 30, 2016

What One District's Data Mining Did For Chronic Absence

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What One District's Data Mining Did For Chronic Absence

by Elissa Nadworny

May 30, 2016 • Three years ago, Grand Rapids' public schools took a hard look at the numbers on absenteeism. They've been able to get nearly half of the students missing school to show up.

What One District's Data Mining Did For Chronic Absence

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Saturday May 28, 2016

How To Fix A Graduation Rate Of 1 In 10? Ask The Dropouts

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How To Fix A Graduation Rate Of 1 In 10? Ask The Dropouts

by Gabrielle Emanuel

May 28, 2016 • Across the country, public universities are struggling with abysmal graduation rates. Here's one campus — San Jose State University — that's trying to do something about it.

How To Fix A Graduation Rate Of 1 In 10? Ask The Dropouts

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Thursday May 26, 2016

To Teach Kids To Read And Write, Sometimes You Have To Get Creative

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To Teach Kids To Read And Write, Sometimes You Have To Get Creative

by Beth Fertig , Stella M. Chávez , Jonna McKone

May 26, 2016 • Across the U.S., school districts face low literacy rates among low-income and minority students. Here's how schools in Dallas, Baltimore and the Bronx are getting at the problem a little differently.

Wednesday May 25, 2016

MacArthur 'Genius' Angela Duckworth Responds To A New Critique Of Grit

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MacArthur 'Genius' Angela Duckworth Responds To A New Critique Of Grit

by Anya Kamenetz

May 25, 2016 • The author of a new meta-analysis says the importance of grit — a concept that has gained wide traction in education circles — has been exaggerated.

MacArthur 'Genius' Angela Duckworth Responds To A New Critique Of Grit

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Tuesday May 24, 2016

'Helping Children Succeed' Starts At Birth; A Case For The Power Of Nurture

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'Helping Children Succeed' Starts At Birth; A Case For The Power Of Nurture

by Anya Kamenetz

May 24, 2016 • Paul Tough's new book surveys the best new evidence on how to overcome the effects of poverty.

Saturday May 21, 2016

Cue The Political Commentary: Grad Speeches In An Election Year

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Cue The Political Commentary: Grad Speeches In An Election Year

by Elissa Nadworny

May 21, 2016 • Grad speeches are underway. And since it's an election year, it's hard for speakers to resist stepping onto the soapbox.

Thursday May 19, 2016

Paying Students May Raise Test Scores, But The Lesson Is Not Over

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Paying Students May Raise Test Scores, But The Lesson Is Not Over

by Anya Kamenetz

May 19, 2016 • A research finding may have implications for attaching stakes to standardized tests. It also brings up questions about motivation — for tomorrow's test and for the rest of the students' education.

Wednesday May 18, 2016

The 'Intolerable' Fight Over School Money

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The 'Intolerable' Fight Over School Money

by Cory Turner

May 18, 2016 • Congress and the Education Department are fighting over how to prove that federal dollars for at-risk students aren't being misused at the local level.

The 'Intolerable' Fight Over School Money

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Tuesday May 17, 2016

Who Will Fix The Texas School Funding System?

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Who Will Fix The Texas School Funding System?

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by Laura Isensee

May 17, 2016 • Texas Supreme Court justices ruled the school funding system constitutional, and they aren't requiring any legislative changes. But they also said the state's 5 million schoolchildren deserve better.

A First: Pell Grants For High School Students Who Take College Classes

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A First: Pell Grants For High School Students Who Take College Classes

by Anya Kamenetz

May 17, 2016 • The Obama administration announces an ambitious experiment to promote "dual enrollment" in high school and college.

Monday May 16, 2016

Forget The LSAT. This Law School Will Accept Your GRE Scores

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Forget The LSAT. This Law School Will Accept Your GRE Scores

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by Carrie Jung

May 16, 2016 • The LSAT has forever been the choice exam for law school admissions. That's no longer the case at the University of Arizona, and maybe many more schools in the future.

Forget The LSAT. This Law School Will Accept Your GRE Scores

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Saturday May 14, 2016

Career And Technical Education: Boom Or Bust?

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Career And Technical Education: Boom Or Bust?

by Claudio Sanchez

May 14, 2016 • Vocational education in high schools fell out of favor decades ago. For career and technical education to succeed today, a key researcher says a lot has to change.

Friday May 13, 2016

How Schools Around The Country Are Treating Transgender Student Rights

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How Schools Around The Country Are Treating Transgender Student Rights

by Anya Kamenetz , Gabrielle Emanuel

May 13, 2016 • Some states and districts are ahead of the recommendations announced today by the Obama Administration. Some are in conflict.

How Schools Around The Country Are Treating Transgender Student Rights

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Thursday May 12, 2016

So We Know Students Are Stressed Out ... Now Let's Talk About It

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So We Know Students Are Stressed Out ... Now Let's Talk About It

by Jacquie Lee

May 12, 2016 • Parents are starting to understand the level of stress their kids are under. So what can they do to help?