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New research gives a deep dive into how U.S. students are doing.

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  • Education

A deep dive on U.S. reading and math scores, and what to do about them

New research drills down on poor student achievement and notes some school districts that are beating the odds.

February 12, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia began a recent hearing of the House education committee by addressing the "elephant in the room" — President Trump's efforts to diminish, and eventually dissolve, the U.S. Education Department.

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  • Education

U.S. education policy is at a crossroads. This congressional hearing shows why

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.

February 08, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
A student at Longwood Middle School in Middle Island, N.Y., takes a math test.

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  • Education

Nearly 5 years after schools closed, the nation gets a new report card

There's some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner and
  • Jonaki Mehta
President Joe Biden pictured with his Department of Education secretary, Miguel Cardona, in October 2022.

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  • Education

Biden's education grades: F on FAFSA, an incomplete on student loan forgiveness

We asked more than a dozen educators, researchers, advocates and experts how they would grade Biden's education legacy. He got two F's, no A's and lots of votes in the middle.

January 17, 2025
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By:
  • Cory Turner
Scientists used a gumball machine filled with toys to test how toddlers learned when they thought something was impossible or just improbable.

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  • Science

Impossible, you say? Try asking a toddler

Green eggs and ham? Even toddlers know when an event appears to be impossible, not just improbable.

November 04, 2024
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
library room

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  • Education

Special school for dyslexic students opens in Macon

Starting with just 30 dyslexic students in second through fifth grades, the Roberts Academy at Mercer University hopes to more than double enrollment over the next few years. It’s the first of its kind outside of metro Atlanta.

August 14, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Bloomington High School South science teacher Kirstin Milks leads a lesson on human-caused climate change and technologies that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • Education

In the face of global warming, students are dreaming up a better climate future

With heat waves and extreme weather becoming more and more common, one Indiana teacher wants to empower her students with information, and the creative freedom to imagine big ideas.

August 06, 2024
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By:
  • Lee V. Gaines

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  • Health

Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning

Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old practice, especially for kids.

May 11, 2024
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By:
  • Jonathan Lambert
This scanning electron microscope image shows a neural culture growing on a high-density multi-electrode array. This system allowed researchers to train neurons to play the video game Pong.

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  • Science

Brain cells in a lab dish learn to play Pong — and offer a window onto intelligence

A dish of brain cells learned to play the 1970s video game Pong. The research could help computers become more intelligent

October 14, 2022
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Legislature hears about outdoor learning

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  • Education

Seeing Is Believing; Students Learn Better Outdoors

Students learn faster when they can see the evidence before their eyes, educators told Georgia lawmakers during a recent committee meeting on outdoor learning.

September 14, 2021
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  • Sam Sinclair
Volunteers and trainees with the group Bikeygees at a park in Berlin in July. The organization teaches refugee women in Germany how to ride bikes. Trainee Shapol Bakir-Rasoul, a refugee from Iraq, holds up a Bikeygees sign with founder Annette Krüger, right. Behind them in yellow is volunteer Shaha Khalef, a refugee from Iraq.

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  • Global Health

'A Beautiful Feeling': Refugee Women In Germany Learn The Joy Of Riding Bikes

They come from countries where the idea of a girl on a bicycle is often taboo. Now a group called Bikeygees is teaching them to master the pedals. For the new riders, it's a lifelong dream come true.

August 23, 2021
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By:
  • Deborah Amos
A girl with a backpack wearing a mask

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  • Children's Health

Georgia Schools Need 'System Of Support' As Students Return Amid Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. Administrators are preparing now for students who may have fallen behind academically as well as those who may be experiencing increased anxiety and depression.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
The moment British actor and comedian Stephen Fry announced Ranjitsinh Disale as the winner of the $1 million Global Teacher prize.

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  • Education

Village Teacher Wins $1 Million Prize For World's Most 'Exceptional' Educator

Ranjitsinh Disale from India has been honored for finding ways to educate girls whose parents don't want them to come to school.

February 12, 2021
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By:
  • Sushmita Pathak

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