To Weather the "Literacy Crisis," Do What Works
The pandemic challenged literacy development and outcomes for many students but that doesn’t mean America is currently in a literacy crisis. Harvard Professor Catherine Snow, a pioneer with decades of...
22 Mars 202324min
Creating Trans Inclusive Schools
Melinda Mangin stresses the importance of creating welcoming gender inclusive environments -- regardless of whether anyone in your school identifies as transgender. “If you imagine a quarter of your ...
15 Mars 202320min
How to Support Your Child’s Digital Life
When it comes to navigating a child’s digital life, there are many challenges facing today’s parent, says Katie Davis. While an overemphasis is often placed on screen time limits, Davis says this is o...
8 Mars 202328min
A Crisis of Belonging
Social psychologist Geoff Cohen says a crisis of belonging is destroying us. One in five Americans suffers from chronic loneliness. Young people are struggling with high levels of anxiety and mental h...
1 Mars 202327min
What Do Immigrant Students Need? It Isn't Just ELL
Educators need to do more to address the basic social emotional needs of immigrant children if they are to advance in learning, says Harvard Professor Carola Suárez-Orozco. She is the director of the ...
22 Feb 202324min
Parental Rights or Politics?
Parental rights movements have gained much momentum in recent years with huge potential to impact the future of public education. University of Massachusetts (Lowell) Associate Professor Jack Schneide...
15 Feb 202330min
Educating in a World of Artificial Intelligence
Despite growing concerns about generative artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, in education, Harvard's Chris Dede isn't overly worried. As a researcher on emerging technologies, he's seen many decad...
8 Feb 202320min
Equality or Equity?
Longtime educator Jeffrey Duncan-Andrade thinks schools have been focused on equality for too long and need to fundamentally rethink it. He says equality is not producing the results that schools real...
30 Nov 202228min
