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Posted inProof Points

Why an end-of-the alphabet last name could skew your grades

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay October 7, 2024October 4, 2024

If your last name starts with an A, that could mean that you’re also more likely to score an A on a test. But if you’re a Wilson or a Ziegler, you may be suffering from a new slight of the modern age: lower college grades. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Grading processes have […]

Posted inElementary to High School

Why thousands of Philly families are switching to cyber charter school

by Carly Sitrin October 4, 2024October 4, 2024
Posted inProof Points

An AI tutor helped Harvard students learn more physics in less time

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay September 16, 2024September 16, 2024
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: It’s finally time to put pandemic excuses behind us and hold students to higher standards

by Lesley Muldoon September 10, 2024September 16, 2024
Posted inProof Points

Students aren’t benefiting much from tutoring, one new study shows

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay September 9, 2024September 18, 2024
Posted inProof Points

Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant do worse on tests

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay September 2, 2024September 16, 2024
Posted inProof Points

Researchers combat AI hallucinations in math

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay August 26, 2024September 16, 2024
Posted inProof Points

PROOF POINTS: New studies of online tutoring highlight troubles with attendance and larger tutoring groups

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay July 15, 2024September 16, 2024
Posted inProof Points

PROOF POINTS: This is your brain. This is your brain on screens

Avatar photo by Jill Barshay June 24, 2024September 16, 2024
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: There’s a promising path to get students back on track to graduation

Avatar photo by Robert Balfanz June 18, 2024September 16, 2024

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