Subtle language shifts — like framing students as teachers, scientists, or writers — can boost confidence, encourage independence, and foster a growth mindset.

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18.06.2025

How Gender Norms Shape Our Perception of ADHD in Children | KQED

Gender expectations can shape the way adults view kids' learning behaviors, often leading to missed ADHD signs as behaviors get mistaken for personality traits.

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17.06.2025

Education Department Reinstates Some Research and Data Activities | KQED

Trump administration lawyers admit some DOGE cuts violated congressional statutes

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11.06.2025

Social Media, Earlier Puberty: How Parents Can Keep Up with Changing Environments | KQED

Puberty can be an isolating experience. Knowing that everyone experiences puberty differently can help tweens feel supported during this confusing time.

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06.06.2025

The Secret to Staying Best Friends Forever? Don't Deep Score | KQED

To maintain old friends, focus less on what they're doing (or not doing) for the relationship and focus on your own efforts, says Nina Badzin, host of a friendship podcast.

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02.06.2025

Trump Cuts Could Expose Student Data to Cyber Threats | KQED

Funding is drying up for a service that alerts schools to cyber crimes and offers fixes.

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31.05.2025

After-school Programs, a Boon for Learning, Could Face Trump Cuts | KQED

Schools in Maine have been at the center of a political battle with the Trump administration. Now, many fear after-school programs, critical for low-income communities, could be lost.

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28.05.2025

It’s Tough World. Here’s How Parents Can Raise Resilient Kids | KQED

Author Melinda Wenner Moyer shares parenting strategies to help kids engage with the world in healthy and productive ways.

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27.05.2025

What Happens to Reading Comprehension When Kids Focus on the Main Idea | KQED

Large-scale replication in high-poverty schools yields mixed results

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24.05.2025

Educators Fear Their Homeless Students Could Become a Target for Trump Cuts | KQED

A federal program provides extra help to make sure students experiencing homelessness get an education. Amid massive cuts to the federal government, the program's future is uncertain.

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24.05.2025

9 Things to Know About the Big, Private-school Voucher Plan in Republicans' Tax Bill | KQED

NPR asked researchers, advocates, tax experts, a parent and a public school leader for their thoughts on this first-of-its-kind national voucher plan. Here's what they said.

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20.05.2025

'Metacognitive Laziness': How AI Helps Students Offload Critical Thinking, Other Hard Work | KQED

Two studies indicate students are using chatbots in a way that undermines what they learn.

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20.05.2025

How Experiencing Wonder Helps Kids Learn | KQED

Being in awe of something can prime kids for learning new things.

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14.05.2025

How Better Conversations Can Help Fight Misinformation and Build Media Literacy | KQED

Learn how to teach media literacy in a polarized world through real-world media, respectful dialogue, and student-led learning.

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13.05.2025

Three-fourths of National Science Foundation Funding Cuts Hit Education | KQED

More research terminations expected.

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10.05.2025

On Teacher Appreciation Week, Union Leaders Say Teachers are Underpaid and Under Attack | KQED

The presidents of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers say the political climate has added to age-old money problems for teachers, such as underfunded schools.

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06.05.2025

Education Researchers Sue Trump Administration, Testing Executive Power | KQED

Prominent scholars ask the courts to reverse DOGE cuts at the Education Department.

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02.05.2025

How to Keep Violent Porn Out of Your Home and Away From Your Kids | KQED

Kids – even some young kids – are being exposed to an unprecedented amount of pornography online and a lot of it is violent and misogynistic. There are tools parents can use to block this content.

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02.05.2025

Education Department Stops $1 Billion in Funding for School Mental Health | KQED

Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.

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25.04.2025

The Nation’s Report Card Gets Smaller with Cuts to Assessments | KQED

NAEP board cancels tests to try to appease DOGE

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23.04.2025

Supreme Court Weighs Who Should Decide Public School Curriculum: Judges or School Boards? | KQED

At issue is whether school systems are required to allow parents to opt their kids out of classes because of religious objections to classroom materials.

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23.04.2025

Teachers, States Stepping Up to Keep Climate Change Education Alive as Federal Government Defunds It | KQED

U.S. educators look to lessons from the Soviet Union era to deal with erasure of climate teaching guidance.

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23.04.2025

Trump Administration to Resume Collections on Student Loan Borrowers in Default | KQED

The Education Department says millions of borrowers in default will have a chance to make a payment or sign up for a repayment plan. But on May 5, those who don't will be referred for collection.

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22.04.2025

A Treasure Trove of Education Reports and Studies is Under Threat | KQED

Funding for the Education Department’s online library, ERIC, is slated to end this week.

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17.04.2025

'What did I say in class today?': Teachers Feel Watched Under Trump's Anti-DEI Push | KQED

An Idaho teacher was told by her principal to take down an "Everyone is welcome here" poster in her classroom. It's a symptom of President Trump's crackdown on discussions of inclusivity in schools.

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17.04.2025

As Special Ed Students are Integrated More at School, Teacher Training is Evolving | KQED

General education teachers are more likely than ever to be working with students who have special needs.

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15.04.2025

Who Are the Biggest Early Beneficiaries of ChatGPT? International Students | KQED

Study of writing quality analyzed more than 1 million student submissions at a large public university

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10.04.2025

Americans Without a Degree Still Believe in the Value of College, a New Poll Finds | KQED

The majority of Americans without degrees still believe in the value of higher education, according to the poll. But not all college degrees are created equal.

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10.04.2025

How Some Colleges are Working to Engage and Better Recruit Latino Students | KQED

Colleges are recognizing the importance of this growing pool of potential students.

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09.04.2025

Minnie Phan: A Young Girl and the Power of Art | KQED

A wildfire prompted Minnie Phan to create a book about the healing power of art.

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08.04.2025

NAEP, the Nation’s Report Card, Was Supposed to be Safe. It’s Not | KQED

Funding pauses, layoffs and looming budget cuts threaten a critical test that measures students' abilities.

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04.04.2025

How the Education Department Helps Students with Disabilities Get an Education | KQED

Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two.

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04.04.2025

6 Important Things Borrowers Should Know About Federal Student Loans Right Now | KQED

With so much in flux, student loan experts try to offer clarity on some of borrowers' biggest questions.

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29.03.2025

What's Lost When Homeschool Research is Cut by DOGE? | KQED

School choice advocates have less data to make informed decisions due to abrupt cuts to research.

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26.03.2025

When Students are Part of School Tech Support, They're in Charge of Their Learning | KQED

As the number of devices at schools expand, so has the need to repair and maintain. Students have been tapped to do some of the work, while gaining valuable hands-on experience in STEM.

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20.03.2025

Apprenticeships are Bringing New Workers to Heritage Industries | KQED

Apprenticeship programs for heritage industries, such as logging and aquaculture, which can be very small are being adopted by community colleges and can help students learn on the job.

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19.03.2025

Are Your Slides Too Cute? 3 Presentation Tips That Center Student Understanding | KQED

Learn how to create accessible, focused classroom materials to better engage diverse learners.

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18.03.2025

As Enrollment in Online College Grows, Students Wonder: Why Does it Cost So Much? | KQED

Rather than lowering the price, some universities use online courses to subsidize everything else.

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17.03.2025

Tips for Helping Kids Manage Emotions When They're Intense and Difficult | KQED

Emotions can signal to oneself and others how one needs to be treated. Having some tools at the ready can help kids shift to a calmer state of being.

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15.03.2025

Chaos and Confusion as the Statistics Arm of the Education Department is Reduced to a Skeletal Staff of 3 | KQED

Acting stats chief booted after only 15 days in the job; fate of the Nation’s Report Card unclear.

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How Can Subtle Language Shifts Unlock Student Potential? | KQED

How Gender Norms Shape Our Perception of ADHD in Children | KQED

Education Department Reinstates Some Research and Data Activities | KQED

Social Media, Earlier Puberty: How Parents Can Keep Up with Changing Environments | KQED

The Secret to Staying Best Friends Forever? Don't Deep Score | KQED

Trump Cuts Could Expose Student Data to Cyber Threats | KQED

After-school Programs, a Boon for Learning, Could Face Trump Cuts | KQED

It’s Tough World. Here’s How Parents Can Raise Resilient Kids | KQED

What Happens to Reading Comprehension When Kids Focus on the Main Idea | KQED

Educators Fear Their Homeless Students Could Become a Target for Trump Cuts | KQED

9 Things to Know About the Big, Private-school Voucher Plan in Republicans' Tax Bill | KQED

'Metacognitive Laziness': How AI Helps Students Offload Critical Thinking, Other Hard Work | KQED

How Experiencing Wonder Helps Kids Learn | KQED

How Better Conversations Can Help Fight Misinformation and Build Media Literacy | KQED

Three-fourths of National Science Foundation Funding Cuts Hit Education | KQED

On Teacher Appreciation Week, Union Leaders Say Teachers are Underpaid and Under Attack | KQED

Education Researchers Sue Trump Administration, Testing Executive Power | KQED

How to Keep Violent Porn Out of Your Home and Away From Your Kids | KQED

Education Department Stops $1 Billion in Funding for School Mental Health | KQED

The Nation’s Report Card Gets Smaller with Cuts to Assessments | KQED

Supreme Court Weighs Who Should Decide Public School Curriculum: Judges or School Boards? | KQED

Teachers, States Stepping Up to Keep Climate Change Education Alive as Federal Government Defunds It | KQED

Trump Administration to Resume Collections on Student Loan Borrowers in Default | KQED

A Treasure Trove of Education Reports and Studies is Under Threat | KQED

'What did I say in class today?': Teachers Feel Watched Under Trump's Anti-DEI Push | KQED

As Special Ed Students are Integrated More at School, Teacher Training is Evolving | KQED

Who Are the Biggest Early Beneficiaries of ChatGPT? International Students | KQED

Americans Without a Degree Still Believe in the Value of College, a New Poll Finds | KQED

How Some Colleges are Working to Engage and Better Recruit Latino Students | KQED

Minnie Phan: A Young Girl and the Power of Art | KQED

NAEP, the Nation’s Report Card, Was Supposed to be Safe. It’s Not | KQED

How the Education Department Helps Students with Disabilities Get an Education | KQED

6 Important Things Borrowers Should Know About Federal Student Loans Right Now | KQED

What's Lost When Homeschool Research is Cut by DOGE? | KQED

When Students are Part of School Tech Support, They're in Charge of Their Learning | KQED

Apprenticeships are Bringing New Workers to Heritage Industries | KQED

Are Your Slides Too Cute? 3 Presentation Tips That Center Student Understanding | KQED

As Enrollment in Online College Grows, Students Wonder: Why Does it Cost So Much? | KQED

Tips for Helping Kids Manage Emotions When They're Intense and Difficult | KQED

Chaos and Confusion as the Statistics Arm of the Education Department is Reduced to a Skeletal Staff of 3 | KQED

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