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How to Make the Coming Teaching Layoffs Hurt Schools and Students Less
A new article from Professor of Education Susanna Loeb's Education Week series, "Weighing the Research: What Works, What Doesn't," explores how possible teacher layoffs could affect schools and students.
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Associate Professor Matthew Kraft discusses using tutors to help close the learning loss gap after the pandemic on The Late Bell with John Phillips podcast.
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Visiting Assistant Professor in Education Yoko Yamamoto, co-leads a new initiative launched by the Society for the Study of Human Development.
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News From Education
April 27, 2020
The Development and Sustainability of School-Based Parent Networks in Low-Income Latinx Communities: A Mixed-Methods Investigation
A newly released study co-authored by Assistant Professor of Education David Rangel, examines school-based parent networks in low-income Latinx communities.
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News From Education
April 24, 2020
Department Faculty Elected Members of The American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Susanna Loeb and Carl Kaestle were recently elected new members of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Having always been passionate about education, Raekwon Grace UEP'20 explains what drew him to the UEP program and his plans following graduation.
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News From Education
April 17, 2020
Students will go back to school eventually. Here are 5 concrete ideas for helping them catch up, readjust
In Chalkbeat, Associate Professor of Education Matthew Kraft suggests an idea for helping students catch up in school when they reopen: tutoring.
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News From Education
April 15, 2020
Half of All School Employees Aren't Teachers. This Recession Will Endanger Their Jobs
Professor of Education Susanna Loeb comments on "classified" employees being more at risk of losing their jobs during times of economic hardship.
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News From Education
April 14, 2020
The opioid crisis and community-level spillovers onto children's education
A new report co-authored by Professor John Tyler explores the link between the opioid crisis and children's education outcomes in hard-hit areas.
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News From Education
April 10, 2020
When Siblings Become Teachers: It's Not Just Parents Who Find Themselves Thrust Into the Demanding Role of At-Home Educators
The work of Assistant Professor Andrea Flores, who is currently writing a book on education-related “sibcare”—activities encompassing everything from looking out for a younger sibling to full-time childcare, is highlighted.
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Hilary Levey Friedman joined GoLocalProv to discuss her new book on beauty pageants in America.
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Education Studies junior Nalini Khurana '21 dives into her time as a concentrator, sharing her favorite classes, community-building with BEAM, and what she's most passionate about.
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News From Education
March 31, 2020
Providence talks: A citywide partnership to address early childhood language development
In Studies in Educational Evaluation, Professors Kenneth Wong and Crystal Thomas evaluate Providence Talks, a partnership between the city of Providence and local non-profit service providers that helps develop language environments within homes for young children.
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News From Education
March 30, 2020
Indiana is a pioneer of virtual charters. What do those schools tell us about at-home learning?
Susanna Loeb, Professor of Education and director of the Annenberg Institute, comments on the benefits and drawbacks of virtual schools.
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News From Education
March 24, 2020
How Effective Is Online Learning? What the Research Does and Doesn't Tell Us
Susanna Loeb, Professor of Education, on the effectiveness of online learning for K-12 students.
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After an undergraduate career of tutoring and teaching assistantships, Alicia Salisbury MAT'20 discovers her love for teaching.
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Hilary Levey Friedman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Education, was honored at Hope and Change for Haiti's International Women's Day Celebration.
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Hilary Levey Friedman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Education, appeared on WPRI's Dan Yorke State of Mind to discuss feminism and politics.
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News From Education
March 5, 2020
Are There Parenting Gaps? Research on Child-Rearing and Education in the U.S.
Yoko Yamamoto, Visiting Assistant Professor in Education, contributed a chapter, "Are There Parenting Gaps? Research on Child-Rearing and Education in the U.S." to a recently published book in Japanese.
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Faith Carbon UEP'20 shares her favorite part about the Urban Education Policy program and her dreams for the future.
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Assistant Professor of Education Jonathan Collins joined WGBH's Basic Black to discuss Super Tuesday.
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