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Education researchers warn political review of federal grants could reshape what gets studied

The research behind the influential “science of reading” movement was built over decades through federally supported research spanning cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics and classroom studies. Education research organizations say a proposed 100-page sweeping overhaul of federal grant rules, which would add a new review by political appointees, could make it harder to produce similar [] The post Education researchers warn political review of federal grants could reshape what gets studied appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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OPINION: How a small town in rural Maine built a public school that serves a whole community, including infants and toddlers 

For years, early childhood leaders have been asked to solve structural problems with predictable answers: Improve quality. Expand access. Support families. Retain educators. Strengthen transitions into kindergarten. All of it matters, but none of it can be fully accomplished with our fragmented system, one in which Head Start, child care, public pre-K, special education and [] The post OPINION: How a small town in rural Maine built a public school that serves a whole community, including infants and toddlers appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Why are so many kindergartners chronically absent?

LOVELAND, Colo. — Just beyond the front doors of Namaqua Elementary School, past a banner that reads “attendance matters — every school day counts,” a stuffed wildcat in sunglasses sits in the lobby, observing the comings and goings of students. The school mascot is called Wyatt, and the students are told that he monitors attendance. [] The post Why are so many kindergartners chronically absent? appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Teachers save time with AI. Their students may pay the price

Artificial intelligence is often promoted as a way to make teachers more effective by helping them write lesson plans, generate classroom materials and provide feedback to students in seconds. But one of the first randomized trials testing AI in real classrooms found that it can also undermine learning. Students whose teachers were given access to [] The post Teachers save time with AI. Their students may pay the price appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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OPINION: Poor Southern states have a brain drain problem. Public universities can and should be doing more to help 

Confidence in higher education is declining across the United States. Fewer Americans say a college degree is very important: A growing share believe the system is headed in the wrong direction, particularly when it comes to preparing students for employment. Not surprisingly, college enrollment has fallen in recent years. And nowhere are the stakes of [] The post OPINION: Poor Southern states have a brain drain problem. Public universities can and should be doing more to help appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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As college graduates fret over finding jobs, a record shortage of workers is projected

Even as job seekers fret about artificial intelligence and tech behemoths announce massive layoffs, Matt Walsh is finding it surprisingly hard to help technology companies hire certain kinds of workers. That’s what Walsh’s recruiting firm, Blue Signal, does. And in specialties including semiconductor production, “the unemployment rate is probably negative 20 percent,” the CEO of [] The post As college graduates fret over finding jobs, a record shortage of workers is projected appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Don’t let AI raise your kids

In 2020, a 14-inch tall robot named Moxie was introduced to the world as a way to help children build social and emotional skills through conversations and interactive games guided by artificial intelligence. Kids became enthralled and attached to the oblong teal robot, referring to it as their best friend. Four years later, Embodied, the [] The post Don’t let AI raise your kids appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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OPINION: The days of ‘good guy’ capitalists are over. College students are right to turn against the tech elites

The students booing artificial intelligence at commencements across the country are not just worried about jobs. They have learned an urgent lesson from the not-so-distant past. They know that the familiar promise of empowerment and creativity will continue to give way to the pathologies of the online surveillance economy: viral slop, commercial manipulation and addictive [] The post OPINION: The days of ‘good guy’ capitalists are over. College students are right to turn against the tech elites appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Schools try to block kids from accessing dangerous content and games online. Little kids are outsmarting them

When Jodi Carreon’s son returned to school full time after the pandemic, she expected teachers would roll back the use of the laptops they had relied on while students were home. But soon after her son started second grade, Carreon realized he was still using a Chromebook throughout the day. Then the teacher sent a [] The post Schools try to block kids from accessing dangerous content and games online. Little kids are outsmarting them appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Faster solutions, lower test scores: How AI is eroding math skills

When ChatGPT arrived in late 2022, educators quickly asked whether students would use artificial intelligence to cheat, learn or simply get through homework more efficiently. Evidence is beginning to point toward a troubling answer: Many students appear to be completing assignments faster while learning less from them. This conclusion comes from one of the largest [] The post Faster solutions, lower test scores: How AI is eroding math skills appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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