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Summer camp is child care, but many families miss out

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The Hechinger Report 7d ago research
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When Glennys Torres was looking for summer child care for her kids, she envisioned a program full of outdoor play and time spent with friends. But Torres quickly realized she didn’t have many options because of the cost. Each summer, she…
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OPINION: To solve chronic absenteeism, let’s make school a place where students really want to be

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The Hechinger Report 17d ago research
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Chronic absenteeism has become one of the defining challenges facing American schools. Students are missing more school than they did before the pandemic, when absenteeism was already labeled a national crisis. The consequences are serious…
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Want to boost early literacy skills? Try singing

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The Hechinger Report 20d ago research
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Parents and educators intuitively know the many benefits of singing and music for young children. It’s why children learn the alphabet through song, PBS’ Daniel Tiger sings to teach emotional regulation, and lullabies are used to lull…
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TEACHER VOICE: A districtwide curriculum and group instruction helped turn around middle school math scores in my high-needs district

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The Hechinger Report 31d ago research
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When I taught middle school math, some of my worst days as a teacher were spent sitting at an uncomfortable cafeteria table, watching someone slog through a PowerPoint about strategies for classroom management or student engagement. Like…
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Screen time in the early grades: a parent and teacher weigh in

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The Hechinger Report 35d ago research
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There’s a growing backlash to educational technology in the classroom, as I described in my story co-published with The New York Times in March. To dig deeper into the topic, I led a Hechinger Report webinar last week on screen time in the…
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Early intervention services for young children boost later test scores

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The Hechinger Report 49d ago research
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A first-of-its-kind study has found that early intervention services — which can include occupational, physical and speech therapies, among others — improve children’s test scores, even years down the road. The study, conducted jointly by…
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The quest to build a better AI tutor

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The Hechinger Report 59d ago research
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It’s easy to get swept up in the hype about artificial intelligence tutors. But the evidence so far suggests caution. Some studies have found that chatbot tutors can backfire because students lean on them too heavily, get spoonfed…
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