Learning Time
School & District Management
An Unconventional Way One District Is Adding Teacher Planning Time
District leaders had to respond to increased training demands and the reality that elementary teachers generally have little planning time.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Can Mastery-Based Learning Replace Seat Time?
Developing better assessments and getting buy-in from practitioners will be key to replacing seat time as a proxy for mastery.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
It May Be Time to Retire the Carnegie Unit. Are There Better Measures of Learning?
The Carnegie Foundation popularized seat time as a measure of learning. Now, the organization’s president lays out a new vision.
Curriculum
Explainer
Social Studies and Science Get Short Shrift in Elementary Schools. Why That Matters
Learn why the subjects play a key role in elementary classrooms—and how new policy debates may shift the status quo.
School & District Management
What the Research Says
10 Education Studies You Should Know From 2023
These studies yielded new insights on social media, ChatGPT, and math, among other topics.
School & District Management
What the Research Says
What a Difference a Day Makes: How Schools Can Harness More Learning Time
Schools that are in session the longest provide five more weeks a year of learning time than those at the bottom of the scale.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Is It Time to Ditch the Carnegie Unit?
The measure's fixation on seat time may have stifled K–12 innovation. Will abandoning it lead to improved learning or lower standards?
Student Achievement
Academic Recovery: Terms to Know
A primer on what educators should know about the most common interventions for academic recovery.
School & District Management
Opinion
Time Is a School’s Most Precious Resource. Where Does It Go?
The truth is, an hour of schooling can yield a lot of learning—or none at all.
Student Well-Being
How After-School Programs Can Support Students' Academic and Social-Emotional Needs
Two experts discuss the role of after-school programming in developing students' academic and social skills.
Teaching
Opinion
The Big Questions Teachers Are Asking Themselves Right Now
Teachers have lots of questions, chief among them why there's such a mismatch between teacher-prep and school district needs.
Student Achievement
What the Research Says
The State of School Tutoring, in Charts
Only 1 in 10 students is receiving intensive tutoring supports.
College & Workforce Readiness
What the Research Says
The High School Credit-Hour: A Timeline of the Carnegie Unit
The credit-hour, often known as the Carnegie unit, has been the essential measure of American secondary and higher education for more than a century. Here's how it started.
College & Workforce Readiness
The Head of the Carnegie Foundation Wants to Ditch the Carnegie Unit. Here's Why
The group that made credit-hours the high school standard for more than 100 years says it's time for a new metric of student success.