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Test scores are down. There are rising mental health concerns, and absenteeism persists. Teachers are reporting increased behavioral issues and a lack of age-appropriate social skills. As the American education system continues to work toward recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say it’s vital to properly frame what happened and understand the multifaceted reasons behind the continued struggles.

By middle school, many kids’ interest in learning falls off a cliff. The ripple effects could last for years.

Reading passages cannot take the place of reading books.

These four articles from The Conversation’s archives explore the effectiveness of tutoring programs in the U.S. and the advantages it has created for students from affluent families.

Teachers can use these small ‘upgrades’ or tweaks to their regular practices to help keep students focused and involved.

5 practical tips for principals!

Out of 4,218 unique book titles banned in the 2023-24 school year, around 36% featured characters of color, according to PEN America data.

Hands-on skills are staging a comeback at leading-edge districts, driven by high college costs and demand for more career choices.

For trade unions and CTE programs, new collaboration may be key to survival.

By taking an interdisciplinary approach to science class, teachers are able to deepen understanding of content—and sharpen literacy skills at the same time.

The district alleges school attendance is down “noticeably” as students fear immigration enforcement actions on school grounds.

Contracts that are key to interpreting data about the American education system were cut as DOGE seeks to trim spending. Some contracts will be rebid.

This is a summary of a Case Study by Defined, “The Impact of Defined Careers on Engaging Middle School Students in Career Readiness”. For middle school students in Broken Arrow Public Schools (BAPS) in Oklahoma, career readiness has become more than an abstract idea. A district-wide effort to integrate career exploration into education has yielded promising results, as evidenced by student surveys conducted at the end of the 2022–23 school year. The findings highlight how structured career readiness programs can shape confidence, broaden horizons, and equip students with practical skills for the future.

In this world full of noise, savor the ability to sit quietly with a book.

On the International Safer Internet Day, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Foundation Telekom for Macedonia launched a partnership against cyberbullying and hate speech to promote a child-led movement for a more humane online world. The purpose of the new partnership is to create amovement for an internet free of cyberbullying and hate speech through education, co-creation and concrete action led by children as advocates who will inspire others to join and expand the movement throughout the country.

As federal pandemic relief money for schools winds down, states and school districts will have limited resources and must prioritize interventions that worked. Districts that spent federal money on increased instructional time, either through tutoring or summer school, saw a return on that investment.

Inspiring readers and leaders—CREC’s 2nd & 7 reading program is part of the national role model reading initiative teaching students the importance of mentorship and the power of reading.

The apps that teens use most during school are messaging, Instagram, video streaming, audio and email — suggesting they’re using their phones to socialize virtually while in a building filled with their peers.

Teenagers worldwide have replaced the habit of reading with mobile phones. Maybe this is because choosing the right book to read can sometimes feel overwhelming, taking up a lot of time and energy before actually getting started. With so many options available, getting stuck in indecision is easy. Enjoy a curated list of books by a teenage reader.

The plaintiffs allege HB 710 is unconstitutional and forces schools and public libraries to guess if any member of the public might object to any book.

Male teachers can help struggling boys, but few men choose to go into teaching.

Combining art and science can help students better understand abstract concepts and promote collaboration and creativity.

The best program to help students with disabilities get jobs is so hidden, ‘It’s like a secret society’.

New editions of her novels are aimed squarely at the BookTok demographic – but will this make these classics appeal to fans of ‘spicy’ romance?

A team of public health and pediatric researchers, led by Lauren Hale of Stony Brook University, are working to understand not just screen time use by adolescents but the duration and content of that use, particularly during school.

Top books, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults announced at ALA’s LibLearnX conference in Phoenix.

I’ve rounded up young adult graphic novels, fantasy, romance, and general fiction to peruse for your TBR. New YA Contemporary Fiction Out in 2025.

New Zealand’s practice of ‘streaming’ students has hurt Māori and Pacific Islander students, advocates say.

Teachers can use these strategies to strengthen their students’ ability to cope with setbacks and frustration.

But if confirmed as deputy secretary, she could find herself in culture war conflicts she’s previously sidestepped.

According to the survey, 26% of students ages 13-17 are using the artificial intelligence bot to help them with their assignments.

Across the country, educators described widespread anxiety about President-elect Donald J. Trump’s promises to deport immigrants and what it could mean for their students.

Takeaways from new federal data on student math and reading achievement detail the long and damaging road back from the pandemic.

Great Expectations was designed to help people who grew up in foster care get their two-year degrees. The mostly privately-funded program started over 15 years ago and provides financial and emotional support to community college students of all ages, no matter how long they’ve been out of foster care. The program is in every community college in Virginia; each college has a designated coach to work with students and to organize events so students in the program can get to know each other.

With little research or consensus on the topic — unlike its reading counterpart, dyslexia — educators are striving to identify and help kids with it.

A middle school teacher shares her favorite ways to celebrate linguistic diversity, both on International Mother Language Day and year-round.

These place-based learning ideas help high school students discover more about their community as they learn to use the historical method.

Across the country, educators described widespread anxiety about President Donald J. Trump’s promises to deport immigrants and what it could mean for their students.

Educators question whether the rapid shift toward more technology has benefited learning.

Jules Feiffer, illustrator of The Phantom Tollbooth, died last week at age 95. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and cartoonist began drawing and writing for a living when he was 17. And just last year, Feiffer came out with his first graphic novel for middle grade readers. That book, Amazing Grapes, kicks off with a father’s departure, which sets in motion a series of adventures across dimensions for his three children. In today’s episode, we revisit a conversation between Feiffer and NPR’s Scott Simon about how play became more central to the author’s life as he grew older and the importance of “getting away with it.”

We’re embarking on a new year of books, inevitably packed with buzzy new releases, surprising publishing news, and readerly fads that will get everyone talking. Here at Book Riot, we can’t help but peek at the tea leaves and guess at what the biggest book trends will be in the coming year.

With the vow of mass deportations in the coming Trump administration, SLJ spoke with Nicholas Espiritu of the National Immigration Law Center about students’ rights and how educators and administrators can support and protect children at their schools.

Being literate allows you to live and navigate the world. Being literate in data lets you thrive in it.

The Advanced Placement (AP) program, celebrating its seventieth anniversary this year, has largely lived up to the promise of encouraging and rewarding ambitious high school students looking to prepare themselves for college rigor. Students who participate in AP courses generally have better chances to attend and succeed in college compared with students who do not. But questions persist about a lack of access for various underrepresented groups, leading to measurable gaps in participation and achievement over the years.

The suit alleges that state officials have fallen short of the promises they made in the early 1990s.

Challenging, culturally responsive assignments can create a dynamic that supports students’ language development and critical thinking.

Students from two burned-down Los Angeles elementary schools will resume classes Wednesday in new locations in neighborhoods near fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades as employee unions estimate that at least 150 district staff, including many teachers, have lost their homes.

Across the country, educators described widespread anxiety about President-elect Donald J. Trump’s promises to deport immigrants and what it could mean for their students.

Challenging, culturally responsive assignments can create a dynamic that supports students’ language development and critical thinking.

Middle school teachers and students can both benefit from individual conferences, and this routine makes them manageable.

To help prevent hastily completed assignments, teachers can share clear expectations with students and offer manageable timelines.

A new poll finds that parents strongly support more options for their kids.

The federal law will provide nearly $2 billion for research, training and services, including for early detection and interventions.

Extreme fire danger, poor air quality and other hazards shut down hundreds of schools across about two dozen Los Angeles-area districts on Wednesday and for many through Friday — as school officials scrambled to assess fire damage in the Pacific Palisades, Sylmar, Altadena and Pasadena areas.

Girls have suffered greater test-score declines than boys.

Working together to protect children and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean.

We’ve found eight books that offer similar tropes and adventures and span middle-grade, young adult and adult fiction. These novels are perfect for both young readers and childhood fans of “Percy Jackson” who want a grown-up version.

Looking for something to read in the new year? Here are the 25 of the most anticipated young adult books coming out in 2025.