LEFAug 25, 20191 min11 Back-to-School Tips to Help Parents Give Their Kids the Social-Emotional Skills They NeedBY REENA PATEL, THE 74 MILLION. It’s that time of year again. We are updating our children’s school clothes, purchasing supplies and sche...
LEFAug 22, 20191 minHow to Help Your Child Study By Brian Platzer and Abby Freireich, The New York Times. Regardless of a child’s age or challenges, parents can encourage sound homework...
LEFJul 1, 20191 minThe Education Deserts of Rural AmericaThe tracts of land that separate these individuals and institutions are sometimes called “education deserts,” and they cover many patches of
LEFJun 6, 20191 minRedefining the Summer SlideBY JULIE FOSS, LEF VICE CHAIRPERSON. We have all heard of the ominous summer slide. But is that even real? As it turns out, summer slide...
LEFMay 22, 20191 min50 Years of Children Drawing ScientistsBy Youki Terada, Edutopia. When girls don’t see women as scientists, they may not see their future selves as scientists, either—but teach...
LEFMay 21, 20191 minHow to Survive Your Kid’s Sports SeasonMy son plays travel baseball, and I’m glad he does. Competition nurtures resilience, and I love seeing him jump with sheer joy whenever a te
LEFMay 8, 20191 minLow-income, male students less likely to play instruments at homeBy LAUREN BARACK AT EDUCATION DIVE The tie between math and music is well studied. Music theory taps into math and patterns, and that can...
LEFApr 17, 20191 minCan Civics Education Allow Schools to Rediscover Their Democratic Purpose — and Help Rescue America By Kevin Mahnken - The 74 Million In an era of ‘fake news’ and loss of trust in political institutions, states, schools and philanthropie...
LEFApr 10, 20191 minHow One School Network Has Baked Civics & Activism Into Its DNA — and Produced Graduates Who VoteBy Kevin Mahnken- The 74 Million Can schools save our fractured nation? Backed by groundbreaking research, Democracy Prep is putting civi...
LEFMar 9, 20191 minWhere Have All the Men Without College Degrees Gone?By ADAM HARRIS - The Atlantic Economists are trying to understand the steady decline of non-college-educated men in the labor market. REA...
LEFMar 1, 20191 minWhy Are So Few Male Students Studying Abroad?By JEFFREY SELINGO - The Atlantic More than 300,000 college students went overseas in 2016–17. Just a third of them were men. READ THE AR...
LEFFeb 14, 20191 minIs Homework Too Easy? With Half of Parents Expressing Concerns, New Study Says YESBy BRENDAN LOWE - The 74 Million. Here’s a double dose of bad news for kids more keen on playing Fortnite than analyzing text: Not only i...
LEFFeb 8, 20191 minThe Bad News About Helicopter Parenting: It WorksBy: Pamela Druckerman, The New York Times. New research shows that hyper-involved parenting is the route to kids’ success in today’s uneq...
LEFFeb 5, 20191 minScreen Use at Bedtime May Impair Children’s Quality of LifeUsing screens in a dark room was associated with worse sleep outcomes than using them with the lights on. By Nicholas Bakalar - The New Y...
LEFFeb 5, 20191 minLet Children Get Bored AgainBy Pamela Paul - The New York Times Boredom teaches us that life isn’t a parade of amusements. More important, it spawns creativity and s...
LEFDec 7, 20181 minI Am the Girl That STEM LostBy Rachel Renk, Before we become women in tech, we’re girls who are interested in tech. I’ve been fascinated by computers since I was at ...
LEFAug 2, 20181 minThe Dangers of Distracted ParentingBy ERIKA CHRISTAKIS - The Atlantic When it comes to children’s development, parents should worry less about kids’ screen time—and more ab...
LEFMay 8, 20181 minThe Neglected Challenges of Rural EducationBy Will Flanders, The Real Clear Education. Schools have a way of shaping the identity of many small-town communities. They can be a poin...
LEFApr 18, 20181 minWhy American Students Haven't Gotten Better at Reading in 20 YearsSchools usually focus on teaching comprehension skills instead of general knowledge—even though education researchers know better.
LEFApr 3, 20181 minEngaging Girls in STEMBy Sonya Hayes, AMLE Magazine. Three things middle level educators can do to encourage more girls to engage in STEM. The movie Hidden Fi...
