A week after our seminar on Wednesday, Asma requested the meeting. A student teacher in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s early childhood program, Esme fails the foundations of the Wisconsin Reading Test, known as WFORT, for the second time, with graduation just a month later. She was concerned about being able to pass the third attempt …

Schools this fall have, for the most part, found their rhythm — at least by pandemic standards. Most of them were fully opened in person at the start of the school year and have remained that way, with some quarantine measures, closures and other interruptions. That’s not to downplay the ongoing staff shortage, the occasional …

The stranger keeps his secrets close. When he arrives at the Phaeacian court, he finds hosts that are generous—and curious about his identity. The king wonders if he’s a god. The queen inquires where he found his fine clothes. And when he declines to compete in athletic games, a brash courtier accuses him of being …

As China approaches the top ranks as a global power in science and technology—building huge new academic complexes, rising to the top of the world’s elite universities, overtaking the United States in science and engineering doctorate graduates, and on track to outperform all other nations in academic citations for science and technology. – I was …

Earlier this year, studies confirmed what many teachers already know: Students have suffered major academic setbacks caused by the pandemic. Research by McKinsey revealed that, on average, K-12 students lost up to four months of math and four months of reading progress in the past school year. With newly distributed federal stimulus funds on hand …

I will never forget sitting with Elijah when I started school last year. As a fifth grader, he didn’t understand the concept of multiplication. I started at the beginning, I taught him that any number multiplied by zero is zero. Then I taught him that any number multiplied by one is that number, and one …

Low morale for professors and university leaders has turned into one of the biggest problems in higher education this year. Just take a look at our “most read” list here at EdSurge over the past few months, and you’ll notice the headlines include frustration and burnout. Conversations on social media about these articles — and …

For years, global learning platform Kahoot has cemented its foothold in the K-12 space through acquisitions and additions to its popular testing platform. On Wednesday, Kahoot expanded its reach even further, releasing a product designed specifically for kids from 2 to 7 years old. And no, not more tests. Instead, the Norway-based company — which …

Edpuzzle is an educational platform that enables teachers to create and share annotated video lessons with their students. Teachers can use YouTube videos or upload their own, add questions, notes, and audio comments, and share them with their students. Students watch annotated videos and provide text and audio responses. With Edpuzzle Gradebook, teachers can estimate …

Passing the college application process requires perseverance. During a pandemic, tackling this pile of paperwork requires a bit more persistence. So the people behind the Common Application have been testing a tool that might help more students apply successfully to college, whether by giving them accurate information about deadlines and resources or by encouraging them …