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Millions of parents are emergency homeschoolers now.
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2020 @ 10:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A stack of studies chronicles worrisome trends in adolescent mental health. Over a decade, youth depression has increased significantly.
Published: Saturday, February 8th, 2020 @ 3:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The world’s workforce pipeline pulses with top talent, yet American education remains mired in mediocrity.
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2020 @ 11:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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That’s the takeaway from a new survey of nearly 1,700 teens and tweens, conducted by Common Sense Media.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2019 @ 12:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Views on initiatives or implementation may differ, but conceptually, school choice garners broad bipartisan support. It’s time to push past political polarization in rhetoric and debate. Ideas, not ideology, are winning the day.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2019 @ 8:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Anyone with a smartphone knows these devices are devilishly distracting. But can taking a break with smartphones cause brain drain?
Published: Sunday, September 29th, 2019 @ 8:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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There’s a loneliness epidemic among youth today. That’s the growing consensus among researchers, with implications for school culture. One reason: Lonely, depressed kids are more likely to bully or be bullied.
Published: Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 @ 8:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new school year is weeks away, bringing new strategies for keeping kids safe. Topping the list: A smartphone app leveraging the eyes, ears, and savvy of students.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 9:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In a world accustomed to skimming and scanning, what promotes deep reading? Paper or screen? Does the medium matter?
Published: Thursday, May 30th, 2019 @ 3:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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One in three internet users worldwide is a child under 18, estimates show. Expect that figure to rise as smart toys and all sorts of smart devices fuel constant connection.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 11:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Youth depression has risen significantly over the past decade, the uptick coming primarily from girls. The mother of a 17-year-old girl, I know pressures are high.
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 @ 3:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This fall a “We Are Teachers” blog post, lamenting an upsurge in over-involved parents, went viral, eliciting coverage from myriad media outlets and the national teachers’ union.
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2019 @ 8:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Teachers and parents, we have a trust problem. Just 36 percent of public school teachers express “complete” or “a lot of” trust in parents, EdChoice’s new “Schooling in America Survey” says.
Published: Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 @ 4:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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High school tests the mettle of many teens. Surveys, both informal and scientific, reveal pervasive stress
Published: Friday, September 28th, 2018 @ 4:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Classic literature has fallen from favor in English class. The movement away from the literary canon, begun decades ago, has accelerated rapidly following adoption of Common Core standards by most states eight years ago
Published: Saturday, September 1st, 2018 @ 7:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new school year is weeks away, leaving ambitious high schoolers to anticipate schedules packed with Advanced Placement classes
Published: Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Teens are tethered to technology like never before. Almost all have smartphones; many are online constantly
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's a world without walls. Students can explore the vast expanse of the Great Barrier Reef or the microscopic intricacies of the human cell - all within the confines of the classroom
Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2018 @ 12:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Hurt people hurt people." That's how one middle school principal summed up the origins of bullying for me.
Published: Saturday, April 28th, 2018 @ 10:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since National School Choice Week began in 2011, North Carolina has become a leader in expanding educational opportunities
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2018 @ 12:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Teen biology favors the night owl, not the early bird. This reality is prompting educators to reconsider when to ring school’s first bell, even as research on the academic and health benefits of later start times stacks up
Published: Monday, September 25th, 2017 @ 7:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's tough to be an adolescent. It was ever thus. A century ago, psychologist Stanley Hall characterized adolescence as "storm and stress." Some teenagers sail through with little tempest and tumult
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2017 @ 6:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Languid summer days are near at hand. For students finishing the traditional academic year, time - free and fallow - beckons
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2017 @ 12:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Smartphones are teenagers’ constant companions. The last thing teens check at night before drifting off to sleep, phones occupy pride of place in the morning routine, too
Published: Monday, May 8th, 2017 @ 8:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mean girls and callous boys are nothing new. They've stalked school hallways and commandeered cafeterias for years. Yet bullies' arsenal of pain-inflicting tools has never been more relentless; smartphones and social media platforms have erased boundaries of time and space
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 3:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Homeschooling is the maverick among North Carolina's K-12 options. Since its launch three decades ago, homeschooling has bucked convention and stumped prognosticators
Published: Thursday, December 29th, 2016 @ 10:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The school year is fresh and new. But high school seniors with college ambitions began their academic slog weeks ago, on Aug. 1, when the Common Application went live
Published: Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 @ 4:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Teen geniuses and word wizards just lost their competitive edge with the nation's most established college admissions exam.
Published: Sunday, March 27th, 2016 @ 9:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Digital devices dominate hopes and headlines in education today. They're heralded as a way to boost learning outcomes, sharpen 21st-century skills, and narrow achievement gaps
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 1:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Years of federally driven testing reform and a botched rollout of sweeping, federally incentivized standards have tried the patience of the American people
Published: Saturday, October 24th, 2015 @ 2:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The new school year is fast approaching, but policymakers remain rattled by testing boycotts that swept the nation this spring. From New York to California, hundreds of thousands of parents pulled their children out of end-of-year tests.
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 12:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Students nationwide are reveling in the pomp and pageantry of high school's most joyous rite of passage: graduation.
Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 @ 4:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For today's students ― tomorrow's earners ― communication skills are money in the job bank. Communication skills now outrank reading, math, teamwork, and even science proficiency as work force must-haves.
Published: Sunday, April 5th, 2015 @ 10:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Is civic literacy a 21st-century skill? The answer is a resounding "yes" from lawmakers intent on combating widespread student ignorance about the form and function of American government.
Published: Thursday, February 19th, 2015 @ 4:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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