First large-scale VR use in the classroom extends the boundaries of education

The use of virtual reality (VR) is expanding across industries, but its large-scale application in educational settings has ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

New Mexico ranks last when it comes to education. Will a mandatory 180 days in the classroom help?

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico has adopted a new rule mandating that school calendars consist of at least 180 days, with top state officials saying Thursday that the goal is to get ...
Education Week

Teachers View Chronically Absent Students Less Favorably

Frequent missed school days do more than harm students academically; they also damage teachers’ perceptions of chronically absent students. And teachers’ tendency to view absent students less ...
Pew Research Center

4. Challenges in the classroom

In addition to asking public K-12 teachers about issues they see at their school, we asked how much each of the following is a problem among students in their classroom: Some challenges are more ...
Education Week

Student Apathy Is a Big Classroom Challenge, Teachers Say. Cellphones Aren’t Helping

The stakes are high: Students have a lot of academic ground to make up following the pandemic. Yet they’re not fully engaged in the classroom, teachers report in a new national survey. Nearly half of ...