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Education Nov 02

How the pandemic could cause significant ‘learning loss’ for students

By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal

Arts Oct 27

Watch 10:53
Author Paul Tough answers your questions about ‘Helping Children Succeed’

Paul Tough, author of our October pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why.”…

By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal

Arts Oct 23

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The study that helped this reporter understand student success

What should teachers do to help their students succeed? That was a central question that journalist Paul Tough was trying to answer when he came across an innovative study in 2013.

By Courtney Vinopal

Arts Oct 21

How this reporter learned to love nosy questions

Our October 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Paul Tough's “Helping Children Succeed.”…

By Courtney Vinopal

Arts Oct 08

Discussion questions for ‘Helping Children Succeed’

Our October 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Paul Tough’s "Helping Children Succeed."…

By Courtney Vinopal

Sep 30

‘Helping Children Succeed’ is our October book club pick

By Courtney Vinopal

Our October 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour's book club with The New York Times, is Paul Tough’s "Helping Children Succeed."…

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