“Detracking” math teachers is tough because many educators resist upending their routines or challenging informal hierarchies, and PD initiatives to make it happen are limited.

A sizable body of research shows that intensive, one-on-one coaching can improve instructional practice and student achievement more than other professional development offerings for teachers.

Experts recommend emphasizing language skills, avoiding assumptions about ability based on broad student labels, and focusing on students’ strengths rather than their weaknesses.

A program in Howard County, Md., is built on the insight that children can have strong emotions around academics, and those emotions can sabotage learning.

Educators are changing instructional priorities, altering lessons, and working on ways to help teachers grow professionally, all in an effort to raise math achievement.

The Trump administration weighed into a lawsuit, arguing that a state's transgender-athlete policy forces "biological girls to compete against biological boys who publicly identify with the female gender and want to compete on sex-specific athletic teams."

A statewide initiative aims to enroll half the state's high school students into career pathways to close a "skills gap."

Nevada offensive lineman Nate Brown is doing his best to eat right, like many football players and other college athletes scattered around the country without access to training facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound rising senior has stumbled a few times in college sports' version of Weight Watchers, with no in-person classes or spring practices. ''Maybe I would get Taco Bell because I do like Taco Bell,'' Brown said.

The NCAA is expected to formally approve rules changes that will allow athletes to get endorsement income in 2021.

New take on the traditional story of Hansel and Gretel, with the two children becoming world-famous food critics.

A dystopian science fiction bordering on reality and fantasy, each page accompanied by a high-quality illustration -- Australian authors.

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011.

Fatigue.

London-Sydney Marathon -- History.

Death -- Philosophy.

Australian fiction.

Ability -- United States.

Religion -- Philosophy.

Birmingham, John, 1964- -- Family.

Leadership.

Rentzenbrink, Cathy -- Family.

Faith and reason.

Virago Press -- History.

Vaccination -- History.

Dawkins, Richard, 1941- -- Religion.

Bible. Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc

Allegories.

Conspiracies -- Fiction.

Psychoanalysis.

Thornley, Anastasia.

Death -- Psychological aspects.

Adelaide Festival -- History.

19th century

19th century.

19th century

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