Parent Voices: Doubts, then Excitement on Texts to Promote Literacy
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Q-and-A with Alexis Lauricella on Parenting Texts and Early Literacy
An interview with Northwestern University's Alexis Lauricella to learn about an initiative that texted parents to help build kids' literacy.
Teacher Input in the Quest for Personalized Learning
personalized learning is the object of much hope for those who see technology’s potential for improving education.
Federal Special Ed Funding Formula Needs Repair
The federal special ed funding formula is outdated and inequitable. Learn how that's hurting some states.
What the Department of Education Gets Wrong About School Counselors
Mental illness among youth is both quite prevalent and largely untreated.
Will New Teacher Equity Strategy Actually Spur Change?
It's well known that teachers are the most important in-school factor when it comes to promotion learning.
Could Text Messages to Parents Help Close the ‘Word Gap’?
Parent University uses texts to remind parents to interact with their young children to boost their language development.
The Supreme Court Kicks Out the Ladder Under Home Healthcare Workers. Who’s Next?
Staying out of poverty just got harder for thousands of American home healthcare workers.
Dear Secretary Duncan: Net Neutrality is an Education Issue
If comedian John Oliver can get the importance of net neutrality, then our U.S. Department of Education should too.
Focusing on Latino Parents’ Strengths
It can be easy to focus on what students from these backgrounds lack, rather than what they bring to the table.
Gauging Public Support for Education Spending
Americans overwhelmingly want us to do more in early childhood.
Introducing ‘Seeding Reading’
Today’s children are surrounded by digital media of all kinds. How will they ever learn to read?
Report: Federal Special Ed Dollars Not Always Fairly Distributed
A report released by New America explains how the federal formula for IDEA special education grants to states aren't always fair.
Dear FCC: What is Wi-Fi Without Greater Capacity?
In order to really support digital learning students don’t just need Internet access, they need high-speed Internet access.