What’s New in Education

• Differentiating Instruction: It’s Not as Hard as You Think;  Liana Heitin Loewus, EdWeek, September 11, 2018
• Three Principles for Culturally Relevant Teaching; EdWeek, September 10, 2018
• What Are Decodable Texts? And Should Teachers Use Them?; Stephen Sawchuk, Ed Week, September 10, 2018
• Scientists Use DNA Testing to Seek Answers for Reading Problems; Sarah D. Sparks, Ed Week, September 10, 2018
• Is 1:1 Technology the Elixir for Bad Writing?; Elizabeth Brown, Ed Week, September 10, 2018
• California’s first computer science standards set for approval; Diana Lambert, EdSource, September 5, 2018
• Classroom Reading Groups Might Not Be as Useful as You Think; Sarah D. Sparks, Ed Week, August 26, 2018
• A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children; Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report, August 22, 2018
• Classroom Reading Groups May Not Be as Effective as You Think;
• Making History Relevant for the Social Media Generation; John Scudder, EdWeek Teacher, August 22, 2018
• Schools Should Teach (and Measure) ‘Soft Skills,’ Parents and Educators Agree; Evie Blad, Ed Week, August 21, 2018
• Congress Considering $95 Million for Study of Technology’s Effects on Children; Benjamin Herold, Ed Week Spotlight, August 15, 2018
• Build Student Trust by Sharing Stories on the First Day; Sean Arthurs, EdWeek Teacher, August 15, 2018
• 6 simple ways to use storytelling as a teaching tool for your children; Jim Weiss, The 74, August 3, 2018
• Want Young Students to Love Writing? Let Them Play With It; Emily Galle-From, EdWeek Teacher, August 1, 2018
• Best way to improve student math scores? Change teachers’ attitudes, study says; Carolyn Jones, EdSource, July 26, 2018
• Native Americans push schools to include their story in California history classes; Carolyn Jones, EdSource, July 25, 2018
• What does civics education look like in America?; Elizabeth Mann Levesque, Brookings Institute July 23, 2018
• What your state is doing to beef up civics education; Emily Cardinall, NPR, July 21, 2018
• Children Are Naturally Curious About Science. Why Don’t We Nurture That?; Naomi Hupert, EdWeek, July 18, 2018 
• 10 Characteristics of an Innovative Classroom; Matthew Lynch, EdWeek, July 16, 2018 
• Creating Space for Innovation; Matthew Riggan, EdWeek, July 13, 2018
• Want Students to Read Deeply? Ask Them These Two Kinds of Questions; Sarah D. Sparks, Inside School Research, July 13, 2018
• Can Writing Skills Help Bridge The Education Gap?; Greta Solomon, Forbes, July 12, 2018
• Will new standards improve elementary science education?, Lillian Mongeau, Hechinger Report, July 11, 2018