This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between adolescent life satisfaction and screen time. Teens whose eyes are habitually glued to their smartphones…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Danielle Burnett, a truancy prevention social worker in Albuquerque Public Schools, spends her days figuring out why students miss school. Her job is to identify the underlying reasons and help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homeschooling isn’t what it used to be. What largely started in the 1980s and ’90s as a way for Catholic parents to infuse religion into their kids’ education now has more mainstream…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Building trust is essential. Parents seek safe and welcoming preschool options. There is no one best approach. The programs we observed addressed multiple barriers to preschool access for children of immigrants, but…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Blue-collar industries across the country are facing a massive skills shortage. There are shortages of bulldozer and crane operators, carpenters, electricians, automotive mechanics, truckers and welders, among other workers. If…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. George Saunders might be the most critically acclaimed contemporary American author. He has inspired thousands of young writers with his writing and teaching. Getting Smart recently caught up with him…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There was a shift in focus from providing aid to investing in Africa at the African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS) in January. Attendees commented that the process of implementing effective development…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new analysis of Chicago public schools found that teachers, rather than technology, are the most important factor in creating sustainable personalized learning models — especially when they rely on teacher leaders who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students at Sunset Park High School walked out of class recently to protest the removal of a classmate’s artwork that echoes what some at the predominantly black and Hispanic school…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Brighton-based school district is likely to become the first district in the Denver metro area to move to a four-day school week. The announcement comes after voters turned down…
The Department of Justice is currently investigating admissions policies at Harvard to see whether they discriminate against Asian-Americans. The Asian-American Coalition for Education is arguing that affirmative action hurts Asian students’ chance at getting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Early learning services can positively impact how underserved children fare in school and life. Recognizing this, officials in Minnesota have sharpened their capacity to identify service gaps and needs by…