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Socioeconomic factors are becoming 'biologically embedded' in children's brains
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (600+ words) The most powerful factors affecting a child's brain development involve socioeconomic opportunities, according to a study in the journal Science. The analysis of more than 2, 300 9- and 10-year-olds found that environmental factors ranging from household income to education to neighborhood quality…...
After years of declines, young students show gains in reading and math
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (650+ words) Average reading and math scores for 9-year-old students rose from 2022 to 2025, according to the newest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images hide caption New federal test scores show younger students are making…...
Some students with disabilities rely on screens at school. What happens if they're banned?
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (778+ words) Ninth grader Soraya Martin, left, has dyslexia, but using her cellphone and other technologies allow her to excel at school. Her mother, Heather Martin, says students with disabilities aren't always being considered when it comes to school screen bans. Jonaki…...
'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell maps her Irish roots in 'Land': Fresh Air
1+ week, 2+ day ago (278+ words) O'Farrell's 2020 novel "Hamnet' was adapted into an award-winning film last year. She co-wrote the screenplay. It's about the grief Shakespeare and his wife Agnes struggle with after their son, Hamnet, dies of the plague, and how that grief leads him…...
COMIC: To raise a confident little talker, learn to speak 'parentese"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (280+ words) Looking to raise a confident little talker but not sure where to start? You don't have to overthink it. According to science, your baby's brain is primed to join in on conversation from the moment they're born. And there's plenty…...
What to know about the Canvas hack of student data
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (255+ words) Millions of students in universities and K-12 districts had their data compromised this week as a hack took down Canvas, a classroom management tool used all over the country. Millions of students in universities in K-12 districts had their data compromised this…...
More than 500 children have died in an outbreak that the world is virtually ignoring
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1592+ words) Thirteen-month-old Jannat cries as her mother Sohana, a garment worker, tries to feed her. The child is hospitalized for measles at DNCC Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Anike Rahman for NPR hide caption Hantavirus and Ebola are making headlines. But another…...
A kick takes on a life of its own in the kids' book, 'When Tad Kicked Vlad"
2+ week, 4+ day ago (467+ words) Author Julian Gough was giving a talk to children one day when they gave him the best gift an author can get: an idea. "I was telling them how you make up stories and how you invent stories," Gough remembers....
Could artificial intelligence improve special education? : Consider This from NPR
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (202+ words) Special education teachers are using artificial intelligence to manage crushing paperwork. Could it help instructors spend more time with their students? Millions of students qualify for special education and they need qualified teachers to help them. But burnout for these…...
Son reflects with his mother about growing up with autism
3+ week, 6+ day ago (68+ words) Jhovana Figueroa was diagnosed with autism when he was a toddler. For Story Corps, Figueroa and his mom talk about his childhood and their hopes for the future. Son reflects with his mother about growing up with autism Jhovana Figueroa…...