200-day school year boosts reading scores -- and attendance

Adding 20 days to the school year improved reading scores at two Richmond elementary schools.

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200-day school year boosts reading scores -- and attendance

Adding 20 days to the school year improved reading scores at two Richmond elementary schools.

Joanne Jacobs

A la carte learning in Florida

Alicia Garcia was a part-time cooking teacher before the pandemic closed Florida schools, writes Ron Matus on Next Steps. Now the former...

Joanne Jacobs

A rifle for Christmas: Are parents responsible for their kids' crimes?

He'd left his alcoholic, drug-addicted wife, taking custody of his teenage son. His son was bullied in middle school, then accused of...

Joanne Jacobs

Worried parents may push back on 'phone-free schools'

The phone-free schools movement is spreading: South Carolina just became the latest state to restrict cellphones in school. Students will...

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How good is my kid's school? Good luck figuring out state report cards

State report cards do a poor job of informing parents. IDEA charters want Texas parents to see their ratings.

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Studying Swift (Taylor, not Jonathan) in school

Studying pop-song lyrics in English class doesn't prepare students for college reading or writing.

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$100 to read a book: This doesn't seem like a viable plan

My sixth-grade teacher wanted us to read 10 books during the school year. Whenever we read a book, we were supposed to fill out an index...