Sarah D. Sparks
Education Week
Alexandria, VA, United States
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Braille and Language Development: What Teachers Should Know
A more nuanced understanding of Braille among educators could lead to better literacy instruction for students with impaired vision. → Read More
How Do You Sign 'Pi'? New Sign-Language Terms Could Boost Scientific Literacy
Scientists are developing a sign-language lexicon of scientific terms for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. → Read More
How to Keep Science Teachers in the Schools That Need Them Most
Professional connections can be key to retaining educators for STEM courses. → Read More
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Class Activity Breaks
Here's how teachers can use physical activity breaks to ramp up students' fitness and attention, with minimal disruption. → Read More
Students Need More Exercise. Here's How to Add Activity Without Disrupting Learning
Classroom activity breaks have the potential to boost students' attention and fitness, researchers and teachers say. → Read More
Students' Early Literacy Skills Are Rebounding. See What the Data Show
Students haven't yet reached pre-pandemic reading levels, but a new analysis suggests they're getting there. → Read More
How to Boost Students' Missing Math Skills and Still Stay on Grade Level
Teacher trainer Christina Tondevold shares ways to accelerate students' math learning to make up for skills lost during the pandemic. → Read More
4 Studies to Know on 4-Day School Weeks
Recent studies raise questions about the usefulness of shortened school weeks. → Read More
Can School Violence Desensitize Students? An Explainer
As children witness more violence on social media and in places where they study, worship, and play, questions grow about effects on them. → Read More
The State of School Tutoring, in Charts
Only 1 in 10 students is receiving intensive tutoring supports. → Read More
Parents Today: Less 'Helicoptering,' More Concern About Kids' Mental Health
A new survey shows how parents' priorities for their children could be shifting. → Read More
Transforming a School District, One Relationship at a Time
Richard Tomko of Belleville, N.J., schools wants to build an early foundation for students and help those with disabilities flourish. → Read More
An Investment in Early-Childhood Education Is Paying Off Big
Richard Tomko believes that expanding the early education pipeline buffers schools against enrollment loss and academic struggles. → Read More
Building Skills for Independent Lives: A Leader's Vision for Students With Disabilities
Dean McGee of Kern High School District in California draws on his personal experience to improve and expand career-technical education. → Read More
How a California Leader Expanded Career and Technical Ed.
Dean McGee pushes career readiness in Bakersfield, Calif., where more than half of adults have a high school education or less. → Read More
Accelerate Learning: Takeaways From Other Countries
Amid a persistent global lag in student achievement, here's what some countries are doing to help students catch up. → Read More
Global Academic Loss Persists Nearly Three Years into the Pandemic
An analysis of data from 15 countries finds students are still behind by more than a third of a year of schooling. → Read More
How a School District Used Music Teaching to Keep Students Connected
A wider variety of music programs may help students feel more connected to school, new research suggests. → Read More
The State of Driver's Education, in 4 Charts
Training requirements vary from state to state. → Read More
ED's Research Chief: We Don't Understand Our Most Struggling Learners
A federal education research agency launches new programs to study pandemic learning recovery and a call to fill data gaps → Read More