The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2024

Natalie Wexler’s 2019 best-selling book, The Knowledge Gap , championed knowledge-building curricula and more schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lesson plans to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. A new study, published online on Feb. That’s hard.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

Two Forest Grove Elementary School students show off their block structures for Nesra Yannier to photograph during an experiment. PITTSBURGH — At Forest Grove Elementary School, along the Ohio River just northwest of Pittsburgh, the Rust Belt is giving way to educational innovation. Photo: Jill Barshay.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2023

Mercado had wanted to be a teacher ever since she’d spent time in high school working with preschool kids. Caitlin Mercado works with her second-grade students at Ritchie Park Elementary School in Rockville, Maryland. Students were learning about photosynthesis and the parts of a plant near the end of the school year.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Now, new studies warn of the pandemic’s potentially “debilitating effects” on children’s psychological, developmental and educational progress as anxiety, depression and loneliness increased over the last year. Even before the pandemic, one in five children in the U.S. Credit: Sara Hertwig for The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Also, there’s a psychological factor. The data dashboards make clear which students need extra help and which need more challenging work, giving teachers an opportunity to tailor their lesson plans accordingly. The Atlanta district is in its third year of rolling out the dashboards to members of the school community.

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Excessive screen time is also linked to a decreased interest in reading among elementary school students. At a time when 40% of elementary school students cannot read at a basic level, setting students up for literacy is crucial. Current Directions in Psychological Science , 27 (5). Frontiers in Psychology , 10.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2020

Or when she graduated from Texas A&M with a master’s degree in educational psychology. She loved her job in the school system. After Katie went to sleep, she would spend her evenings on paperwork and lesson plans she hadn’t completed during the day. Lesson plans hang in the toddler room at Katie’s Place.

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