Common Core Reading: The Struggle Over Struggle
With the Common Core State Standards' emphasis on "complex texts," some critics worry kids are being asked to struggle too much. We ask: How much is too much?
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Proposal Would End Football At University Of Alabama-Birmingham
Alabama is a state known for its college football. But a move to scuttle the football program at the state university in Birmingham is drawing fire from fans, students and athletes alike.
Ohio State Football Player's Death Draws Attention To Head Injuries
Kosta Karageorge was found dead of an apparent suicide. His mother reportedly told police he sent her a text message before he disappeared saying concussions had messed up his head.
5 Great Teachers On What Makes A Great Teacher
For our 50 Great Teachers series, a panel of experts shares thoughts on great teaching: past, present and future.
50 Great Teachers: A Celebration Of Great Teaching
Our new series will tell the stories of great teachers, and explore some big questions: What is great teaching? Can it be taught? How do good teachers become great ones?
Pythagoras' iPhone: Is Listening A Lost Classroom Art?
We began our 50 Great Teachers series with a look at Socrates, which raised a question: Do educators focus enough on teaching students how to listen?
50 Great Teachers: Socrates, The Ancient World's Teaching Superstar
It's been 2,400 years since he taught his last class, but the teaching method Socrates created, and that bears his name, lives on today.
Channeling Springsteen: Teachers As Performers
The importance of a teacher's presence in the classroom has long been debated. Our 50 Great Teachers project asks: Does does a teacher's performance distract, or does it inspire?
What Every School Can Learn From Preschools
A new report argues that non-academic "skills for success" can and should be cultivated and assessed in older students.
St. Louis Schools To Reopen After Ferguson Grand Jury Decision
Renee Montagne talks to Kevin Grawer, principal of Maplewood Richmond Heights High School, and senior Jazmen Bell, about their efforts to diffuse racial tension and how Ferguson has affected them.