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Why Are Bullies So Mean? A Psychology Expert Explains Their …
Dec 26, 2023 · I’m a professor who studies child and adolescent development. That includes learning how people become bullies – and how they can be stopped. First, let’s define what bullying is: It’s mean-spirited, harmful behavior by someone with more power or status – like a popular kid at school or a supervisor at work – who repeatedly picks on, harasses, irritates or injures a person with ...
For Many Students, Homeless Means School-less — and Things …
Oct 9, 2024 · While some states, districts and schools may continue their innovative services for students experiencing homelessness, most will be unable to do so in the face of multiple funding challenges and a homelessness crisis that is worsening.
Best Education Articles of 2023: Our 23 Most Important Stories …
Dec 19, 2023 · Exclusive Spending Data: Schools Still Pouring Money Into Reading Materials That Teach Kids to Guess. By Asher Lehrer-Small . Eamonn Fitzmaurice / The 74. Districts across the country continue to pour money into expensive reading materials criticized for leaving many children without the basic ability to sound out words, an investigation by The 74’s Asher Lehrer-Small revealed.
How David Hogg’s Multimillion-Dollar Bid to Elect Young Dems …
Nov 15, 2024 · “From the youngest-ever Senator to the first Trans member of Congress, Delaware knows what young leaders can accomplish when given a chance, just look at Joe Biden,” Hogg posted on X, commenting on how the 81-year-old president was first elected to Congress in 1972 just days before his 30th birthday.. After Hogg survived the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17 of his ...
Research Points to COVID’s ‘Long Tail’ on School Graduation Rates
Nov 19, 2024 · Ohio saw the largest increase in rates between 2019 and 2022 — from 82% to 86.2%, while New Jersey saw the greatest decline, from 90.6% to 85.2%.
AI-Fueled Testing, From the Mouths of Babes – The 74
Nov 20, 2024 · One of the hidden advantages of video games is that they offer automatic assessments: Winning one shows a user that she has mastered all she needs to know — no pesky final exam required.. That has long been a dream of testmakers: to embed assessments in student work and, in a sense, make them indistinguishable.
What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for Education in …
Nov 7, 2024 · Education is at a Crossroads: Help Us Illuminate the Path Forward. Donate to The 74 This article is part of The 74’s EDlection 2024 coverage, which takes a look at candidates’ education policies and how they might impact the American education system after the 2024 election.. Former President Donald Trump may have pulled off an unthinkable upset, becoming the first previous commander-in ...
What Happens When Large Numbers of Teachers Quit a School?
Nov 12, 2024 · Education is at a Crossroads: Help Us Illuminate the Path Forward. Donate to The 74 Teacher departures and shortages are a persistent problem in schools. Nationwide, approximately 16% of teachers leave each year — 8% move to other schools and the other 8% quit the profession entirely. Yet, these averages can mask a deeper staffing crisis at high-poverty schools, where turnover rates are even ...
40 Years after ‘A Nation at Risk’: What Worked, and Meeting the ...
Dec 12, 2023 · Education is at a Crossroads: Help Us Illuminate the Path Forward. Donate to The 74 Forty years ago, the release of A Nation at Risk (ANAR) led to what is known today as the modern school reform movement. With its calls for increased academic rigor, more productive use of instructional time, more effective teaching and more impactful leadership, ANAR set policy and practice changes in motion ...