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Connecting Research with Classroom Realities (Podcast)

HGSE

Students Convene to Hammer Out AI Bill of Rights for Schools

The74

Understanding America's Labor Shortage

USChamber

The Two-Minute Fix Every Phonics Lesson Needs

EdWeek

NY Officials Propose Mandatory Science of Reading Update for Teacher Prep Programs

Chalkbeat

When Teachers Fear Math

Educators' anxiety about teaching math could negatively affect students' performance, a new study finds. And students who are Black, Hispanic, or from low-income families are more likely to have teachers who are uncomfortable with the subject. Teachers who'd been on the job for seven or more years had less anxiety than their peers with less experience. And teachers in higher grades had less math teaching anxiety than lower grade teachers. The study does not identify reasons why teachers' jitters about teaching math affect how well their students learn, but previous research has found teachers with math anxiety may rely on more rote memorization and fewer classroom interactions. EdWeek

Reshaping Federal Grants

The Office of Management and Budget is proposing a 100-page sweeping overhaul of federal grant rules, which would add a new review by political appointees. In letters submitted to the OMB, education research groups argued that this proposal could have harmful consequences by narrowing the questions researchers study, giving political considerations too much influence in funding decisions and disrupting research already underway. The new proposal emphasizes supporting research that can yield immediate results or breakthrough innovations. In response, the Knowledge Alliance pointed to the science of reading as an example of why real progress requires patience. Hechinger

1st Grade Safety Net

Too many elementary school students struggle to read, and these students rarely catch up without intervention. This article argues that state and district leaders should focus their early literacy support on 1st grade, before skills gaps grow too large. Research indicates that interventions such as high-dosage tutoring have strong positive effects in 1st grade. State leaders should develop a literacy safety net in 1st grade by focusing on five key components: an early-warning data system that triggers tutoring intervention, vetted and proven tutoring models, implementation support and monitoring, ongoing evaluation, and an accountability system for K-3 literacy. Brookings