A five-step exercise on identity and belonging helps middle school students appreciate differences—in themselves and in their peers.
Setting a goal of positive contact with every student’s family helped a middle school teacher deepen relationships and boost her own morale.
Knowing who students are is a starting point for sparking their creativity and tailoring instruction to meet their needs.
Six ways to support students with dysgraphia—a learning difference that affects a person’s ability to produce written work.
Academic disparities are tied to socioeconomic disparities, according to researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles’ Center for the Transformation of Schools, who
The racial “achievement gap” in standardized-test scores shouldn’t be considered a racial gap at all, a new study argues. Instead, it’s more accurate to call
New research dissects the explanations that parents and teachers give young kids
This snapshot shares the latest data — for the nation and each state — on children growing up in high-poverty areas. It also singles out
A loss of confidence, particularly in middle grades, can disengage students in STEM and other subjects, asserts instructional coach Aaron Maurer. In this blog post,
One-off programs — such as guest speakers and school assemblies — are ineffective at addressing the complexities of bullying, says Dorothy Espelage of the University
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