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Looking for Miracles in the Wrong Places
An "edutourist" in Finland finds the ideal school, but it isn't a school at all.
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Putting a New Study on Building Knowledge Into Perspective
The study alone doesn't prove that a content-rich curriculum boosts reading comprehension, but lots of other evidence points to the same conclusion.
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Just Adding More Phonics Yields Only Short-Term Gains on Reading Tests
A recent study finds the benefits fade out after fifth grade.
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A New Way to Teach Vocabulary: Getting Kids to Infer Meaning from Pictures
Research suggests it can help students acquire vocabulary more quickly than standard approaches.
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Does Arguing for "Knowledge" Make You a Republican?
The left has long had an antipathy to the word, but by rejecting it they may be undermining their own goals.
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Reports of the Death of Education Reform Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Nor is it true that schools have done all they can to boost students' intelligence--but maybe it's better not to tell anyone.
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Minding the Gap
A newsletter about education, cognitive science, and fairness from Natalie Wexler, author of The Knowledge Gap.
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