The drive in modern school reform to severely disrupt traditional public education is underpinned by the notion that educators in traditional public schools in high-poverty areas don’t know what they are doing. No doubt, some of them don’t, but many do, and in this post, author Karin Chenoweth talks about some that are successful.

Schools must encourage young people to question gender norms and behaviours, and ensure that sex education goes beyond biology.

We’re expected to offer endless support to students unwilling to take responsibility for their own learning. It’s time to look beyond targets.

Dystopian novels are all about consequences, choices and grey areas. And psychologists say that plays right into the sweet spot of the developing teenage brain.

Musikk kan være et verktøy i forebyggende arbeid i skolen.

Focusing on kindness is an approachable way to get kids in touch with their feelings and growing social intelligence.

Tulsa, Okla., has been the focus of much debate over the long-term benefits of preschool. The most recent findings by Georgetown University researchers are another strong endorsement for early ed.

Schools use the internet for a lot of learning: researching, virtual travel, watching videos. Educators say it opens their classrooms to the world. The removal of net neutrality could change all that.

Tulsa, Okla., has been the focus of much debate over the long-term benefits of preschool. The most recent findings by Georgetown University researchers are another strong endorsement for early ed.

Educators and students of CS50, a widely popular computer science class at Harvard that’s also available in a high school AP version, use a variety of tools to help with the collaborative part of learning computer science.

Direct instruction has been praised by the schools minister as more effective than a child-centred approach – but its use is controversial.

Better understanding the complex interplay between thoughts, feelings and behaviors can help adolescents see the possible realities of a situation.