Character Education
Student Well-Being & Movement
Accountability Measures for Traits Like 'Grit' Questioned
Two pioneering researchers in the field raised concerns about unreliable results from methods used to grade students’ noncognitive skills.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Teacher to Gov. Chris Christie: Tone Down the Foul Language
New Jersey kindergarten teacher Cheryl Meyer used a town hall forum on Tuesday to tell Gov. Chris Christie that her students were picking up on his occasionally impolite language.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Professor: Common Core Teaches Students That Murder Isn't Wrong
A professor argues that public schools are failing to teach students the difference between fact and opinion, resulting in moral apathy among young people.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Is the Teaching of Noncognitive Skills Just a Distraction?
A new study raises question about whether schools should be doing more to teach noncognitive traits.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Educators: Help Students Grasp the Moral Threshold
Schools have an obligation to be mindful of the workload they place on students' shoulders, writes Thomas Bonnell.
Student Well-Being & Movement
New Character Report Cards Rate Students on 'Grit'
The KIPP charter school network and other schools are testing student report cards designed to measure key character traits.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Video Game 'Stealth Assessments' Gauge Social Skills
A handful of researchers across the country are perfecting video games that can unobtrusively measure noncognitive skills—like persistence and 'grit'—in students.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Students Learn to Fail—and Recover—at Calif. School
Educators at a Los Angeles-area high school believe teaching students to "fail productively" will equip them for success in the long run.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Student Motivation: Age-Old Problem Gets New Attention
Amid a nationwide push to ratchet up academics, some educators, researchers, and policymakers are renewing and reshaping efforts to engage students in learning and motivate them for success.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Spurring Student Success: It's More Than Academics
Students have to want to come to school, work hard, and graduate. And they have to feel capable of achieving their academic goals. The trick for educators is to figure out how to make that happen.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Integrating Social-Emotional Learning Into High School
Students benefit when secondary schools make a strong commitment to fostering social and emotional learning, write Barbara Cervone and Kathleen Cushman.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Autism Issues Complicate Anti-Bullying Task
Schools are using a variety of approaches to improve social interactions between students with developmental disabilities and their typically developing peers.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
The Goal of Education Is Becoming
For students to become the most capable people they can be, K-12 education must be more than just about "learning," writes Marc Prensky.
School Climate & Safety
News in Brief
Character-Building Beats Out Economy-Building as Goal
Americans rank "building character" above bolstering the economy when asked to name the most important long-term goals of K-12 education, according to a new poll.