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Students struggle to shake learning loss, four years later

More than four years after the COVID-19 outbreak, student learning loss remains a major issue, despite millions of dollars in emergency funding. A new study from the nonprofit research institute NWEA finds that students are entering high school a year behind academically — a disappointing but unsurprising development for experts who have been tracking progress, […]

Oscar Piastri: McLaren ‘learning’ how to fight

McLaren enjoyed a solid afternoon at the British Grand Prix, with Lando Norris finishing third and Oscar Piastri fourth, giving the Woking-based team the most points of the field with 27. However, with a few different strategic decisions the team could have left Silverstone with a double podium, even if they didn’t monopolise the front […]

Is Learning Standard “White” English Oppressive for Black Students?

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Among the many destructive ideas loose in American education is that black students should not be expected to master standard English because doing so is demeaning and demoralizing for them. Standard English is part of the power structure of “whiteness” that must be overthrown before we can have an equitable […]

NYC launch additional learning tool helps kids conquer ‘fear of math’

The Big Apple is trying out a new equation to improve declining math grades. City officials on Monday unveiled a new math curriculum for public schools that aims to help students overcome their “fear of math” by emphasizing open discussion. “Students start to fear math in the early grades, and some say, ‘I’m not good […]