TikTok. Instagram. Constant notifications. Many worry that phones are destroying students’ ability to pay attention and, in turn, their ability to learn in the classroom. Indeed, even many adults say ...

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American students remain stumped by math. The 2019 scores for the National Assessment of Educational Progress test, NAEP, show that performance for fourth- and eighth-graders hasn't budged since 2009.

A new school year beckons, and while college students are wrapping up summer jobs and picking courses, university administrators are thinking about violent demonstrations and how to avoid them. Last..

We knew in March that students wouldn't learn much during lockdown, and they seem to be in for more of the same this fall. The problem isn't just that teachers ...