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Interactions with children instead of screen time can enhance reading skills
With fourth-grade reading scores at historic lows, here are tips for building your children's reading and comprehension skills early.
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Fear and freedom: What faculty surveys miss about Georgia’s campuses
Surveys show Georgia professors fear political pressure, but low response rates and bias raise doubts about how widespread those concerns really are.
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Parenting toward grief vs. revenge in wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing
We should help children wage war against ideas, not people.
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The recipe for making your kids wiser starts with these 3 ingredients
Your child’s happiness is best seen as a side dish, not the main. Let’s consider the concept of wisdom as a more hearty main course.
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Giving kids more recess at school helps them and our communities
Recess will not solve all the problems facing children, but research shows it can help in many ways, writes Amanda Haymore, head of the Georgia chapter of Say Yes to Recess.
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School boards must fight efforts to whitewash American history
"Alternative facts" didn't start with Trump and his MAGA enablers, but the pushing of them needs to stop.
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Advice for college applicants: Start early, stay real, use AI wisely
There are more than 2,600 four-year colleges in the United States and they admit 73% of applicants. It’s an important reminder that there are colleges out there for everyone.
AI companions pose a dangerous threat to teens
Teens can find "companions" in artificial intelligence, but there's a real danger there.
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The value of teachers is greater than their salaries
Opinion: The "One Big Beautiful Bill" wrongly focuses on future salary as a way to measure degree programs' success.
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How to resolve conflicts with your kid’s teacher? Don’t act like a child.
Emotions can run high when dealing with educators you think are wrong, but it’s important to stay calm.