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Parent Anxiety, Screen Time And Learning In The Digital Age
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Parent Anxiety, Screen Time And Learning In The Digital Age

We met with parents to talk about screen time, digital privacy and the role of devices in the classroom. They had a lot of questions, so we asked some experts for answers. Take a listen.

Parent Anxiety, Screen Time And Learning In The Digital Age

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From Mozart To Mr. Rogers: Literacy, Music And The Brain
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From Mozart To Mr. Rogers: Literacy, Music And The Brain

A test that can flag struggling readers before they're old enough to read and the power of music to help a child hear language. A literacy two-fer from the NPR Ed Team.

From Mozart To Mr. Rogers: Literacy, Music And The Brain

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The One-Room Schoolhouse That's A Model For The World

At a one-room school in the Colombian Andes, students learn convivencia -- which means, more or less, the art of living together. Steve Drummond/NPR hide caption

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The One-Room Schoolhouse That's A Model For The World

Escuela Nueva (New School) isn't really new. But it is being praised as a kind of cutting-edge model that can teach the skills needed for jobs that robots can't do.

The One-Room Schoolhouse That's A Model For The World

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Across Continents: A Stolen Laptop, An Ominous Email, And A Big Risk
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Across Continents: A Stolen Laptop, An Ominous Email, And A Big Risk

From a traveler's worst nightmare — beaten and robbed in a foreign city — comes a surprising story of education and discovery.

Across Two Continents: Secrets Shared From A Stolen Laptop

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