Oklahoma is not OK with test scores
Improved test score gains are mostly fiction, experts say. State Supt. Walters is being asked for an explanation.
spurious correlation
On the remote learning ‘science’ (editorial)
Did remote learning contribute to "learning loss" during the pandemic? Some authors think so, but it's not that simple.
Music and art for whose sake, again?
Does taking band or other fine arts and music classes improve your scores on math tests? Maybe, esp. if you're at an affluent school.
Beware of misinformation after Hurricane Ian
Can you spot disinformation? Misinformation? Do you even know the difference? Can we teach kids this?
Projects reflect real problem solving better than tests
Students using project-based learning in the curriculum retain more compared to students un non-project-based programs.
Study links music achievement with other subjects
Music study can help a student's mind develop in all ways it can be developed, a new study from Kansas suggests. Don't sacrifice it.
The brain knows what music you’re listening to
Different brain waves are given off in the brain when we listen to different music (rock, jazz, classical). Exciting research—NOT.
European immigrants fail to assimilate to new country
With immigration comes an increase in terrorism-related and sex crime, a student opines at an IL high school.
Brain shaped by native language and music
Our brains develop based on stimuli they receive, and some of that includes auditory stimuli, or sounds: music, language, other noises.
DeVos wants US to rethink schools’ mundane malaise
US Ed Sec'y Betsy DeVos said for too many kids, school is just a "mundane malaise" that hasn't been updated in at least 2 generations. Agree?