In 2024, my niece Caroline received a Ph.D. in gravitational-wave physics. Her research interests include “the impact of model inaccuracies on biases in parameters recovered from gravitational wave ...

What should a young reader do when they come to a word they don’t know? It’s the most basic hurdle in reading, and the strategies a teacher gives can make the difference in a student’s literacy ...

Fordham Institute and the RAND Corp., asked more than 1,200 K-3 teachers in the fall of 2025 about their perspectives on reading instruction, the practices they use in their classrooms, the training ...

People who prefer visual learning will learn better from visualizations, right? And kids do better in school if their parents monitor, check, and assist with their homework, right? Those ideas seem ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

Many years ago, around 2010, I attended a professional development program in Houston called Literacy Through Photography, at a time when I was searching for practical ways to strengthen comprehension ...

To the editor: In 1970, I was a student teacher and then a second-grade teacher in New York. I later became a learning and reading specialist and taught the teachers. Throughout my training, I learned ...

Educational technology, or edtech, has reshaped how educators teach, offering opportunities to create more sustainable and impactful learning environments. Using edtech in teaching, educators and ...