December 3, 2019
By: Ton Wan
Source: Edsurge The latest PISA scores are out. And for those who have closely followed the international test, which is delivered to 15-year-olds in developed countries every three years, the top-line results won’t offer many surprises. East Asian countries led the pack when it comes to reading, math and science, topped by […]
December 2, 2019
By: Alyson Klein
Source: Education Week Babies as young as twelve months are exposed to nearly an hour a day of screen time, despite warnings from pediatricians to avoid digital media exposure for children under a year and a half, according to a new analysis released by the National Institutes of Health, the University at […]
December 2, 2019
By: Laura Thomas
Source: Edutopia We’ve all known them—those students who fall out of their chairs for no apparent reason or trip over their own feet daily, who leave a trail of their things wherever they go, who seem to need to drag a finger along the wall, who have illegible handwriting, or who can’t […]
November 27, 2019
By: Jessica Taylor
Source: KIVI Boise Education students at Boise State might not have had previous knowledge or interest in 3D printing. Still, the ability to individualize assistive technology has made drastic improvements in the day-to-day for the students they serve. “I’m going into special education, and I’m seeing all these needs students have, and […]
November 27, 2019
By: Carolyn Jones
Source: Edsource California schools undercounted their homeless students by at least 37 percent in 2017-18, according to a recent state audit. The state failed to provide those students with transportation, counseling, connections to social services and other benefits they’re entitled to under state and federal law. The audit, conducted by the office of […]
November 21, 2019
By: Dennis Pierce
Source: eSchool News Growing up on Chicago’s South Side, a neighborhood whose history of gun violence earned it the moniker “Chiraq,” can be traumatic for students. Many students come to school having witnessed violence or abuse in their lives. When they take their seats for the morning bell, learning fractions or the parts […]
November 20, 2019
By: Matt Barnum
Source: Chalkbeat In a recent study, a high school counselor offered this honest description of the uncertainty of her job: “Maybe later, I’ll start to see kids come back and they’ll be like, oh this helped or that helped,” she said. Still, “Sometimes I leave and I’m like, I’ve done nothing.” Now, new research captures exactly […]
November 20, 2019
By: Emily Tate
Source: Ed Surge The use of science to inform learning and development can have profound results for children, particularly those in their first few years of life. So say the experts—among them Randa Grob-Zakhary, a resident of Switzerland who holds doctoral degrees in neuroscience and medicine from Johns Hopkins University. Trained as a […]
November 19, 2019
By: Laura Isensee
Source: Houston Public Media In the last three years, Fort Bend schools have seen the demand for special education almost double. More teachers and parents are asking for children to be tested for a disability — which district leaders say is a huge step forward since the end of a Texas policy that […]
November 18, 2019
By: Karla Rendon-Alvarez
Source: New England Cable News A group of Rhode Island college students are going the extra mile to help children with mobility issues. WJAR reports that students at the New England Institute of Technology are taking part in a program called Go Baby Go, which is dedicated to adjusting toys for children with disabilities. The students spent […]