Sarah Schwartz

Absenteeism rates, which spiked during the pandemic, still haven’t fallen back to previous levels. A new study adds to the evidence base that suggests these absences are a persistent barrier to growing students’ reading and math scores. The report, from t... See more

Third grade retention policies could lead to better student scores, even before any children are held back, a new study suggests. The findings, from researchers at American University and Syracuse University, add another wrinkle to an ongoing debate over ... See more

Ask social studies teachers where they turn to find primary source documents and lessons on American history, and many will point to the Smithsonian Institute. More than 4 in 5 high school history teachers say they use educational materials from federal i... See more

Most students in U.S. schools are getting some civics lessons before they graduate—but their schools may not be offering many opportunities to practice civic engagement, like vising a courthouse or participating in a voter registration drive, a new survey... See more

As an Australian Jew who publicly supports Palestinian freedom, I’m targeted by my own community – and neo-Nazis As a teenager, I walked through concentration camps in Poland, where the Nazis industrialised the murder of European Jewry. That history has s... See more