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Many Students Listen to Music To Focus and Stay Motivated While They Study – But It Doesn’t Always Help

Walk into any college library and you will likely see students wearing headphones and listening to music. The idea that music can improve learning has been around for decades. The “Mozart Effect,” is the pop psychology...

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Are Detroit’s Health Hubs the Solution to DPSCD’s Chronic Absenteeism Problem?

Upbeat on-hold music blared from Jerrica Mickens’ cellphone for nearly 50 minutes as she searched on her laptop for affordable housing for a parent in Detroit. Mickens was on a three-way call with a mother and a legal...

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State scrutinizes homeschool enrichment proposals from controversial education group

Education reEnvisioned BOCES is seeking to continue offering 42 homeschool enrichment programs that operate outside the boundaries of its one member school district.

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Just 1 Black student gets into Staten Island Tech as racial gaps at specialized high schools persist

Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan made offers to just three Black students based on the Specialized High School Admissions Test, according to data from the Education Department.

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How should schools use AI? Illinois is providing some guidance for teachers and districts.

Illinois education officials released guidance on how teachers can use artificial intelligence responsibly in the classroom amid nationwide concerns about the technology's role in schools.

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Trump administration: Long-delayed data crucial to understanding America’s schools is coming soon

Updated civil rights data would be released in December, the U.S. Department of Education said. Six months later, it's still not available to the public.