Benjamin Ryder

Opinion: Let’s Rethink How We Teach Early Math – Starting with Teacher Prep

Research consistently tells us that foundational math skills are strong predictors of later academic success –- not only for advanced math but also for ...

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Western Kansas Community Foundation (WKCF) is currently accepting board applications

Western Kansas Community Foundation (WKCF) is currently accepting board applications to fill vacancies for the next term starting January 2026. With a service area ...

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Indiana English Scores Flat for Fifth Straight Year, Math Scores Improve

Indiana students’ English language arts scores have remained essentially unchanged for five straight years despite major state investments in literacy, although math scores grew ...

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LAUSD’s Carvalho: ‘We’ve Got More Resilience Than Taylor Swift’

Los Angeles Unified superintendent Alberto Carvalho struck a defiant tone in his back-to-school address Tuesday, pitting the district against federal authorities while praising its ...

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White House Releases Part of Money Withheld from California School

California after-school and summer programs will get some of their funding back after the federal government said on Friday that it would restore grants ...

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Texas Pays Its Best Educators up to $32,000 to Keep Them in the Classroom

Great teachers matter. A lot. This is not a new finding, but Texas is actually doing something about it, by providing millions of dollars ...

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Opinion: Congress Needs to Protect Resources for Homeless Students in Next Year’s Budget

As more Americans struggle to find affordable housing, homelessness is increasingly a reality for families with children across our country. This is why it’s ...

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Opinion: Why AI Literacy Instruction Needs to Start Before Kindergarten

Sign up now. In June, nearly 70 tech companies and associations signed a pledge supporting the Trump administration’s goal of making artificial intelligence education ...

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Opinion: If the Money Moves, the Metrics Must, Too

“This is a quiet, devastating shutdown of a national institution.” So wrote Dr. Peggy Carr on July 14, describing the hollowing out of the ...

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Chelsea Clinton: Supporting Families Where They Are Matters for Early Childhood

Sign up now. The Clinton Foundation launched Too Small to Fail in 2013 to support families with young children by providing opportunities and resources ...

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