It’s easy to see a child’s education as a path determined by grades, test scores and extra curricula
What do students really need in order to learn? MindShift is where teachers, parents and caregivers
Today, we’re looking at a huge problem in education: teacher shortages. Across the US, schools are s
After reflecting in isolation, millions of adults got fed up and voluntarily quit their jobs in reco
With social distancing, stay-at-home orders and remote learning during the pandemic, many caregivers
MindShift partnered with KQED Education to create the "Rethink Schools" youth media challenge. Here
Nested within the national teacher shortage is an equally concerning Black teacher shortage. In resp
We spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve our brains -- from apps to help you focus to ga
Most teachers feel they have to hide negative emotions from students. That puts them in a tough situ
Glenn Singleton is the author of “Courageous Conversations About Race,” which gives helpful ground r
Gholdy Muhammad, a teacher and professor at Georgia State University, spent years researching Black
For many students, their mental health took a nosedive during the pandemic. But there are bright spo
There’s a growing movement to teach data science in schools. Some experts hope it will disrupt the d
The pandemic has pushed many educators to their limits. And yet, some teachers are being told a bett
By fall 2020, in districts around the country, high school students were failing classes at greater
As we begin a third school year in the coronavirus pandemic, the MindShift team examines sustaining
For parents and teachers looking for a resource on how to talk about race with kids, there's a new b
Once schools went fully remote, learning online during the pandemic became a major struggle for so m
As a child, Connie Williams learned to read using the “whole word” strategy, which has since been di
For many students, writing can be tedious, especially after years of boring grammar, spelling and st
Culturally relevant teaching strategies help make learning more meaningful to the lives of students
