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Math Skills Are Plummeting. Can Testing Reverse the Trend?
Across the US, there are students bound for college who are below a middle school level with basic math skills. For years, the criticism of advanced...
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Why Young People Have Nostalgia for a Time Before They Were Born
Here’s an oxymoron for you: people are using AI generated images to evoke the nostalgia of the 90s—the last human decade without ubiquitous technology. This idea...
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The Sad Shutdown of Teen Vogue
I wasn’t supposed to be a fan of this magazine. Yet for the last decade, I would talk about it on stage, subscribe to their...
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The Villains on Pre-K TV Are Cuddly, Annoying and Onto Something Interesting
How does the evolution of the way we learn to see “bad guys” evolve as we grow older? That was the interesting question at the...
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This Homework Motivation Pen Could Transform How We Learn
Every time I work out, my health app gives me a “Strive Score” that tells me how hard I worked and how much I pushed...
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An Important Lesson About Youth Culture from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Every summer on the National Mall in DC the Smithsonian hosts their Folklife Festival. Typically, the weekend-long event brings craftspeople from around the world to...
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Why Boys Are Falling Behind In School (And How To Fix It)
American schools and kindergarten specifically are not designed for boys … But they should be. That’s the conclusion from a piece in the New York...
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3 Fun Examples of Non-Obvious Halloween Creativity to Share
Today is Halloween and a new survey suggests that for nearly half of all Americans, it’s their favorite holiday of the year. Amidst all the...
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Victoria’s Secret Brought Back Their Runway Show as an Example of How They’ve Changed. Did It Work?
Six years ago, Victoria’s Secret shelved their popular runway show after significant blowback from media and consumers alike who felt the show was objectifying women....
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Student Caught Using AI, So His Parents Sued School. This is Why It Matters …
“Parents sue school after son gets punished for using AI on class project.” That’s the short summary of a story trending this week about Massachusetts-based Jennifer...
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Chick-fil-A Launches Summer Camp for Young Kids: Is It Smart or Evil?
This July, children aged 5-12 years old in some regions can sign up for a summer camp experience to go behind the scenes at a Chick-fil-A...
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A Promise to Graduates with “No Promise”
During these weeks of graduation, you are probably seeing lots of commencement speeches hit the web. They are filled with advice about how young people...
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The Rise of Anti-Vegan Beauty
The idea of vegan beauty products is undeniably appealing for many people. Products that are sourced without animal byproducts are supposedly more natural, better for...
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