KQED's MindShift blog reports on an innovative program to help students learn science, technology, engineering and math while they receive treatment or convalesce. It's being tested at a Tennessee children's hospital and getting positive reviews.
Everyone has a pet theory on how to improve public education: more money, better curriculum, testing for accountability, teacher incentives, technology. But those who study the brain have their own ideas for improving how kids learn: focus on teaching kids how to learn.
If we’re lucky, we go through our school years having one, maybe two – possibly more! - teachers whose positive influence changed, or helped change, the trajectory of our lives.
National research confirms its equal importance with reading and math skills. Learn about a local emotional intelligence initiative, plus get tips to encourage it in the classroom and at home.
On April 14, U.S. Senators began working out details of an update to the No Child Left Behind education law.
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Parents, get resources and tips from NPR Education that will help you better understand digital technology in the classroom, plus get pertinent questions to spark productive dialogue with teachers and school administrators.
Using the "gross factor" that speaks straight to the middle school mind, Peoria, Ill., science teacher Emily Dawson explains how she uses video from PBS LearningMedia to introduce roundworms and hookworms to her students.
For the first time in 50 years, the majority of students attending public schools live in poverty. How can schools serving low-income students help them thrive?
NPR Ed compiled a summary of some of what we learned from the ivory tower in 2014, including what’s the best way to teach math to struggling first graders.
