There are many literacy textbooks available but no clear way to determine which ones are the best – and most likely to turn kids into better readers.
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Students and campuses should investigate and learn more about zero-cost textbook programs, or adopting open educational resources.
Scholars examine how state laws that restrict lessons on race could affect students and educators.
A scholar explains how artificial intelligence systems can revolutionize the way students learn.
The US and the Soviet Union are both seen as responsible for the Cold War and presented as manipulating more vulnerable states.
The whole world saw the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. How will the textbooks read by America’s students describe what took place?
Digital educational resources are likely to remain indispensable for modern K-12 classrooms, even after the coronavirus pandemic ends.
As British journalist and author, Reni Eddo-Lodge, writes, the US civil rights movement too often becomes “the story of the struggle against racism”.
Indonesian textbooks represent gender equality better than their South Asian counterparts, but our analysis shows portrayals of women are still biased.
Largely unknown today, Bourbaki was the last mathematician to master nearly all aspects of the field. There’s just one problem: Bourbaki never existed.
A proposed merger between two of America’s largest textbook companies could lead to problems that go well beyond price hikes, a scholar on textbooks and digital learning warns.
School textbooks from Germany deal with Europe in much greater detail and with more of a positive angle than those published in England.
Some popular high school textbooks have used hesitant language to describe human contributions to climate change, our study shows.
Although textbooks are often said to be on their way out, their usefulness in the transmission of knowledge suggest textbooks won’t be obsolete anytime soon, the author of a book on textbooks argues.
An English and economics professor explain why America’s college textbook industry might undergo radical change that makes books more affordable, similar to what happened in medieval times.
History needs to focus on historical consciousness if students are to become capable of dealing with South Africa’s social problems.
The first woman to write a mathematics textbook was a passionate advocate for the education of women and the poor in the 18th century.
While a new $5 million program could help college students save money on textbooks each year, a more permanent solution is needed to the problem of pricey textbooks that students often don’t buy.
Local governance can have a real effect - positive or negative - on the quality of schooling.
Stories that create connection, comfort and security aren’t just perfect holiday reading. They also provide inspiration - a vision of how life should be.
Top contributors
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Dean of College of Education and Human Development, University of Missouri-Columbia
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
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Graduate Student and Social Studies Educator, University at Albany, State University of New York
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University Librarian and Vice Provost for Digital Scholarship, University of California, Davis
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Senior Research Manager in the Education and Skills Development Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council
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Senior Researcher, University of the Western Cape
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Senior economist, IFC, World Bank Group
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Assistant professor of educational theory and practice, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Lecturer in International Education, University of Bath
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Professor in Cultural and Social Analysis, Western Sydney University
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Visiting professor, University of Derby
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Associate Professor of English, UMass Amherst
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Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin
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Sustainability Coordinator, Western Technical College
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South African Research Chair in Teacher Education; Director of Centre for International Teacher Education (CITE) & Professor of International Education and Development Policy (University of Sussex, UK), Cape Peninsula University of Technology