Los Angeles Times

Could phonics solve California’s reading crisis? Inside the push for sweeping changes

To look inside Julie Celestial’s kindergarten classroom in Long Beach is to peer into the future of reading in California. During a recent lesson, 25 kindergartners gazed at the whiteboard, trying to ...
Forbes

How To Read A College Syllabus— And Why It Matters

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about innovation and the future of education. The conversation always starts the same way. A friend corners me and says, ...
Education Week

These Teachers Have Their Students Read Multiple Novels a Year. How They Do It

A popular diagram for teaching plot structure to middle and high school students looks like a mountain, mapping out exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It’s an apt ...
The New York Times

How Much Screen Time Is Your Child Getting at School? We Asked 350 Teachers.

Devices really do help make learning more flexible, accessible and engaging. Christina Barreto Sixth grade, Yonkers, N.Y. Teachers are constantly competing with their Chromebooks for attention. Wesley ...