Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read. If you have a child in the Philadelphia School District, chances are they have not been taught how to read or write […] … learn more→

Do you find the traditional classroom arrangement with its rigid desk rows and matching chairs monotonous? Well, you’re not alone! The education world is undergoing significant changes in the design of learning spaces. The era of students sitting silently in hard chairs for lengthy periods has ended. Modern classroom design trends focus on flexible and […] … learn more→

As demonstrators gathered outside, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 30, 2025, about whether Oklahoma can operate the nation’s first faith-based charter school. St. Isidore of Seville would be a virtual, K-12 school run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa. Charters are typically public schools of choice, funded by taxpayer […] … learn more→

The Trump administration is trying to reshape how schools discipline students – and alter the federal government’s role in the process. On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suggesting schools have been using racially discriminatory discipline policies. It sets in motion new federal guidance that would reverse policies supported by the Obama and […] … learn more→

If you have a child born at the start of the year, you may be faced with a tricky and stressful decision. Do you send them to school “early”, in the year they turn five? Or do you “hold them back” and send them in the year they turn six? Media reports refer to parents who want to […] … learn more→

When we’re in a classroom, at a conference, watching a video, or listening to a podcast, and we want to increase the likelihood of remembering its content in the future, the best strategy we can follow is note-taking. Organizing and taking notes is key to improving comprehension, attention , and long-term learning . Some people just listen or doodle, […] … learn more→

● Making Coding and Artificial Intelligence (AKA) a new subject is an elitist policy. ● An overly industry-centric policy orientation risks neglecting broader educational goals. ● Instead of adding new subjects, teacher capacity development is more necessary. Last February 2025 , the Education Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment Agency of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education […] … learn more→

When humans begin our life journey as infants, our only form of communication is through body language, which includes expressive movement and gestures, as well as the sounds that accompany these gestures. When we acquire other languages, expressive movement becomes unintentional, so speech can be clear without its support. Although this bodily expression is innate […] … learn more→

Even though it seems highly rule-bound, the English language changes all the time. Every year new words are added to the dictionary. These days a lot of new words come from popular culture and new technologies. And they spread online. New words are made by  changing existing words, adding to them, abbreviating them or they are spoken […] … learn more→

“I did revise… it just didn’t go in!” Sound familiar? What about “I turned over the exam paper and my mind just went blank…” It’s worrying to feel like everything you’re doing to prepare for an exam somehow isn’t working. But you can harness the science behind how memory works to make your revision more […] … learn more→