- September 28, 2025
What Schools Stand to Lose in the Battle Over the Next Federal Education Budget
In a news release heralding the legislation, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Republican Tom Cole of Oklahoma, said, “Change doesn’t come from keeping
Experiencing the Wonders of Awe While Raising Children
Researchers have even generated feelings of awe in the laboratory by asking parent to remember an experience with their child in which they experienced awe.
Lawsuit Aims to Force Trump Administration to Stop Delaying Student Loan Forgiveness
“Congress designed these [plans] to ensure that borrowers repay their loans, yet the Biden Administration tried to illegally force taxpayers to foot the bill,” Education
The Benefits of Teaching Young Kids How Their Brains Work
“Once the kids feel they can calm themselves, even just through breathing it’s like the ‘wow’ moment,” said Rick Kinder, creator of a mindfulness program
A Researcher’s View on Using AI to Become a Better Writer
That’s when AI could be most helpful, she thinks. With some prompting, a chatbot could provide immediate writing feedback targeted to each students’ needs. One
A New Nation’s Report Card Shows Drops in Science, Math and Reading Scores
Today, the assessments in math and reading are given every two years to a broad sample of students in fourth and eighth grades; 12th-graders receive
Teaching Civics in a Divided Age? Intergenerational Dialogue Should Go Both Ways
Research shows intergenerational programs can improve students’ empathy, literacy and civic engagement, but developing those relationships outside of the home are hard to come by.
More Students Head Back to Class Without One Crucial Thing: Their Phones
Next year she hopes to be at college and is looking forward to the freedom. Transcript: STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: More states are banning students from
How Schools are Countering Absenteeism with Food, Rides and Individual Notes
Reilly managed to slash his chronic absenteeism rate in half to 25 percent this past 2024-25 year. That’s still high. One in four students missed
How Prepared are ‘COVID Kindergartners’ for School?
“Just being in utero during a highly stressful time had some developmental effects on infants,” Dani Dumitriu, a pediatrician and neuroscientist at Columbia University and
