When it comes to writing essays, 500 words is a pretty typical length. It’s long enough to get your point across, but not so long that it becomes overwhelming for your reader. As with any type of writing, there are …
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The Los Angeles Times Breaks Up With the Gates Foundation; Here’s Why It Did Gates Wrong
I am still trying to comprehend the attack on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation by the Los Angeles Times editorial board last week. …
Why Is Illinois’s Governor Now Opposing His Own Commission’s Findings on School Spending? One Word: Pensions
Chicago’s schools have been facing a recurring problem every year, and this issue has continued well into the summer, even though it was not …
Rep. Manny Diaz Jr.: Special Needs Students, Bullying Victims & Struggling Readers to Get the Help They Need Under Florida’s New Education Law
Last week, my colleagues and I in the Florida Legislature successfully passed an all-encompassing K-12 education bill, …
National ChatGPT Survey: Teachers Accepting AI Into Classrooms & Workflow — Even More Than Students
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Teacher and parent attitudes towards ChatGPT, the popular AI chatbot that was introduced …
Interview: From Public Trust to Preparing Students for Future Careers, Idaho’s New Schools Chief Has a Plan to Change ‘Literally Everything’
Debbie Critchfield achieved victory in the election for Idaho superintendent of public instruction in November, defeating the incumbent Sherri …
Cortez: If You Believe in Parent Power, What Are Your Values?
This article is part of a series on empowering parents, in collaboration with New Profit. To read the rest of the series, click here.
Education systems have the potential …
ESSA Innovation: How 2 States and Puerto Rico Aim to Transform the Way They Assess Student Learning
When students take a standardized reading test, they are often given a passage that is unrelated to what they are learning in the …
Are Lawmakers Pushing to Censor Discussions of Race and Gender in Classrooms and the Workplace?
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Florida Republican lawmakers are actively working towards expanding the scope of …
The first national conference on adult and childhood obesity prevention was recently held by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The conference brought together participants from various fields including the scientific and medical communities, research fields, universities, and community-health organizations. The …