By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark The percentage of students classified as “special ed” across the country is currently about 13 percent. We have come across schools where the proportion of students receiving specialized services is as high as 30 percent or more. And in some of our testing, we see 70 percent or more ...

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to better understand and address mental health in more effective ways. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, “The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges to students, educators, and parents. Children already coping with mental health conditions have been especially vulnerable ...

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark Teachers and students have known since the time of Socrates that learners are different from each other, with different perspectives and aptitudes. These days, it may seem as if there is more variability in classrooms than ever when it comes to what students know and can do.  However, it ...

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark The term cognitive learning is used to characterize specific aspects or theories of learning and generally implies a view of learning that: Relates to conscious understanding rather than behavioral knowledge (skills). These two different types of learning are also referred to as declarative knowledge and procedural knowledge. Declarative knowledge ...

By Charles Sosnik “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.” –Union Admiral David Faragut I guess you don’t have to be a history buff to recognize the quote. “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.” It is one of the more memorable quotes to come out of the American Civil War, also known as the Brother’s War, ...