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Since most teachers do not have the time to read long research studies on apps or spend hours researching a new app, we developed a quick, 15-minute guide that helps teachers to screen apps for distraction risks, using research-informed practices.

These picks include new entries from middle grade favorites, such as Tae Keller, Gordon Korman, and Erin Entrada Kelly.

On Thursday, Fred Rogers Productions started a channel dedicated to the beloved children’s host. Eventually it will be a repository for full episodes, behind-the-scenes footage and compilations.

The numbers of English-learner newcomer students are down across the country. What should schools do about this enrollment decline? Larry Ferlazzo suggests that schools should recognize that this trend is likely to change in the next few years and that they take this opportunity to support their many long-term English learners, who are often given short shrift.

In Winooski, Vermont, where more than a third of children are English learners, a school superintendent has invested in protecting immigrant students even as one of his own was detained.

Officials say the tech can help ensure names are pronounced correctly and speed up ceremonies, but some parents and students are pushing back.

What opportunities could a generation of students potentially lose when technology does the hard work for them? The celebrated author shares his thoughts on the hidden price of convenience.

Shrey Parikh felt his body shake from nerves and doubts every time he walked to the microphone at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the final test of a six-year competitive spelling career marked by triumph and heartbreak that he knew could end at any moment.

For the second consecutive year, Tennessee legislators failed in their efforts to limit undocumented students’ access to free, public education during the legislative session.

The effects of artificial intelligence on learning are still largely unclear. But a new NPR/Ipsos poll of K-12 teachers found that nearly 3-in-4 believe AI has bigger implications for education than past innovations like the internet or computers.