Edify

05/13/2019

We've started a group for teachers and parents and kids to talk education -- join us inside! https://www.facebook.com/groups/wbured/

01/13/2018

From Vox: an interactive tool on school zones. How does your district do?

Is your district drawing borders to reduce or perpetuate racial segregation?

01/12/2018

"It's aggravating" versus "Now, like, we talk a lot more." Tovia Smith's report:

At a Boston charter school, administrators take students' phones and lock them in a soft pouch until the end of the day. "It sucks," grumbles one student.

01/08/2018

Edify's got a new editor. Welcome aboard to Kathleen McNerney of Radio Boston fame. Big things coming in 2018!

“A very sweet send off. Thank you , and . Very excited to take your many lessons to .”

12/07/2017

Next year, Boston Public Schools teenagers might get a few extra minutes of sleep each day.

Switching up high schoolers' schedules has been a district priority due in large part to a growing convergence of sleep science and educational activism.

12/01/2017

This wasn't just a single episode, students say: "It's an everyday thing."

Students of color said they feel the town's progressive reputation can mask what they see as a pattern of racial antagonism and belittlement.

11/28/2017

"They started asking for a phone in first grade." From K*T Austin:

It's a question most parents will wrestle with at some point — when is the right time to give my child a smartphone? Let's tick through a few other questions first.

11/27/2017

"Being bilingual is an asset." A new law changes the way English is taught in Massachusetts.

After several attempts, state lawmakers have all but confessed that there may be no single right way to teach English to students who don't already know it.

11/27/2017

"We never see that money." So why tax it?

The GOP House bill would significantly raise taxation rates for graduate students by beginning a process of taxing tuition waivers.

10/27/2017

"It was possibly... the worst experience of my life."

The university and a congressional committee are now investigating allegations against David Marchant.

10/26/2017

Half of all teachers report more anxious students. From nprEd:

In a national survey by UCLA researchers, teachers say they have students who are concerned for themselves and their families. And some teachers have seen a decline in classroom civility.

10/19/2017

Screen-time findings from nprEd: 42 percent of U.S. kids have their own tablet.

A new national survey of parents suggests mobile device use by children under 8 has increased tenfold in the last 6 years.