Student Learning
Insights into promoting academic gains in skills and knowledge for all students
See also: Academic Achievement
Mathematics
Quiz
Quiz: U.S. Students Struggle With These Math Concepts. Do You?
Test your knowledge of math concepts, and then see how U.S. students fared.
Student Well-Being & Movement
How After-School Programs Can Support Students' Academic and Social-Emotional Needs
Two experts discuss the role of after-school programming in developing students' academic and social skills.
English Learners
U.S. English Learners' Language-Proficiency Scores Still Below Pre-Pandemic Years
A new analysis of English learner language-proficiency test results shows the pandemic's outsized impact.
Student Achievement
Live Online Discussion
A Seat at the Table: How Can We Maximize Student Learning?
Host Peter DeWitt and John Hattie discuss how to deepen student learning while allowing students to pursue their academic interests.
Student Achievement
Letter to the Editor
Students Need High-Dosage Tutoring
Education must address the crisis of illiteracy, writes the co-founder and CEO of Beyond Basics.
Teaching
Opinion
Why I Tell Students to Imitate Other People
Copy-pasting what you admire isn’t by definition cheating, writes psychologist
Angela Duckworth. Here’s when imitation leads to learning.
Angela Duckworth. Here’s when imitation leads to learning.
Student Achievement
Digging Deeper Into the Stark Declines on NAEP: 5 Things to Know
What the national assessment can—and can’t—illuminate about the effects of the past two pandemic years.
Student Achievement
Students' Math and Reading Plummet, Erasing Years of Gains, National Assessment Finds
It's a perfect storm of bad news: Student achievement plummeted, and the declines were greatest among the most vulnerable students.
Teaching
Letter to the Editor
Looping Is a Must for Student Achievement
A teacher praises the benefits of looping in this letter to the editor.
Teaching
Looping: Here's What Happens When Students Have the Same Teacher More Than Once
A new study finds the practice translates to academic and behavioral benefits.
English Learners
Virtual Learning Made Persistent Problems Worse for English-Learners
But some solutions also existed pre-pandemic—and it's up to districts to put them into action, a pair of reports conclude.
Teaching
‘Looping’ With Students: When It Works and When It Doesn’t
Educators share their looping experiences on social media.
Classroom Technology
4 Tips to Make Tech Work Better in Schools, From Sal Khan and Other Experts
The Khan Academy founder and two school district leaders shared best practices for technology use in classrooms.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
How to Decide Whether to Ban Laptops in the Classroom
The scientist whose research led to blanket laptop bans argues against them—and explains what to do instead.