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What Did the House Speaker Fight Mean? An Education in Civics Can Explain

Amid classroom fixation on activism, institutions also matter.
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Numeracy for All

U.S. kids were struggling in math even before the pandemic. Here are four key ways to help students understand.
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2023 Edu-Scholar Public Influence: Top 10 Lists

Here’s how scholars fared when it came to particular fields of study
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The 2023 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings

64 universities had at least one ranked scholar
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The 2023 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Scoring Rubric

Simply making it onto the Edu-Scholar list is an accomplishment
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What It Takes to Be an Effective Public Scholar

The extraordinary public scholar excels in five vital areas
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ChatGPT Is Not Ready to Teach Geometry (Yet)

The viral chatbot is often wrong, but never in doubt. Educators need to tread carefully.
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The Top 10 Education Next Blog Posts of 2022

Religion, teacher pay attract reader interest
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State and Local NAEP Declines Were More Universal Than Commonly Reported

(with a caution on the hazards of misinterpreting “statistical significance”)

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