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For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.
Listen: apmreports.org/story/2019/08…
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Check out this new @apmreports documentary from the wonderful @cashmeredaniel. It's an insightful and moving look at the experiences of DJ's former students in "No Excuses" charter schools in Chicago. And it's my first documentary project (!!!) apmreports.org/episode/2022/…
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NEW AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
"No Excuses" is the second hourlong episode this fall from the @EducatePodcast — stories about education, opportunity, and how people learn. apmreports.org/episode/2022/…
Four Indigenous college students tell how they are using higher education to strengthen ties to their Native roots and support their people.
New episode out now at educatepodcast.org. apmreports.org/episode/2022/…
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This morning in the NYT, @DanaGoldstein wrote about the revamp in Lucy Calkins' literacy curriculum, which includes a fuller embrace of phonics and the science of reading. nytimes.com/2022/05/22/us/re…
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Columbus City Schools, the first district in America to implement Reading Recovery back in the 1980s, recently decided to stop using it. npr.org/2022/05/05/109667280…
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Today's episode of the @MindShiftKQED podcast is an excerpt from @AlexBaumhardt's Who Wants to Be a Teacher? series.
Listen here ... podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR…
Reading Recovery — a one-on-one tutoring program for first graders — has long been controversial because it’s based on a theory about how people read words that was disproven decades ago by cognitive scientists.
NEW THIS MORNING: Reading Recovery, one of the world’s most widely used reading intervention programs for young children, took a hit to its credibility today following the release of a new study at the American Educational Research Association conference. apmreports.org/story/2022/04…
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Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, two of the biggest names in literacy education, are doubling down on a disproven reading theory that encourages the use of pictures and context to read words. apmreports.org/story/2021/11…
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"The research motivating these changes isn’t new."
Not new at all. This has been a long time coming. And a whole lot of kids and families have suffered in the meantime.
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We're looking for an intern to join us (remotely) in January.
Our interns work side-by-side with reporters and producers to pursue stories that bring to light neglect, corruption and abuse of power. This is a full-time, paid position.
Learn more: features.apmreports.org/jobs…
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Just in time for back-to-school season, check out the latest episodes from @apmreports's @EducatePodcast: apmreports.org/collection/ed…
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Call to Mind is proud to present this documentary in collaboration with @apmreports about #MentalHealth on college campuses. Reporting by @calltomindnow correspondent, @alisa_roth, and @sashaaslanian.
Take a 🎧: apmreports.org/episode/2021/… @EducatePodcast
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Did you know there's a new season of @apmreports education podcast episodes out on the @EducatePodcast? You can listen here: apmreports.org/collection/ed… If you're in Minnesota, you can listen on your radio this week (@MPR) at Noon and 9 pm.
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Call to Mind is proud to present a new documentary in collaboration with @apmreports about #MentalHealth on college campuses. Reporting by @calltomindnow correspondent, @alisa_roth, and @sashaaslanian.
Take a 🎧: apmreports.org/episode/2021/… @EducatePodcast
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Students and parents are pressing colleges to provide more support and accommodations for students with #mentalhealth challenges. 🎧 to this new documentary in collaboration with @APMReports about mental health on college campuses with reporting by @alisa_roth.
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Alexandra Marello was angry when she went to the @SkidmoreCollege counseling center with a panic attack and was told to come back later.
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Learn more about what students want and how schools are responding in Under Pressure: the College Mental Health Crisis from @apmreports and @calltomindnow. apmreports.org/episode/2021/…
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What's a college’s responsibility for helping students navigate #mentalhealth challenges? Are they rising to the task? Check out our new documentary in collaboration with @apmreports for @EducatePodcast. Reporting by @alisa_roth and @sashaaslanian. apmreports.org/episode/2021/…
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#ALBOE member @CynthiaSMcCarty gives @EducatePodcast a shout out for their teacher shortage series, asks about the leaky pipeline of teachers who leave the profession in the early years. apmreports.org/episode/2021/…
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This documentary by @sashaaslanian and @alisa_roth, in collaboration with @calltomindnow, is the third and final program in our fall season. Listen on the @EducatePodcast.
🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0cm…
🎧 Google: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR…
Colleges are struggling to meet the surging demand for mental health services on campus, and some schools are wrestling with how much care they owe students. apmreports.org/episode/2021/…