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MindShift explores the future of learning and how we raise our kids. We report on how teaching is evolving to better meet the needs of students and how caregivers can better guide their children. This means examining the role of technology, discoveries about the brain, racial and gender bias in education, social and emotional learning, inequities, mental health and many other issues that affect students. We report on shifts in how educators teach as they apply innovative ideas to help students learn.

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Handwriting Helps Kids Learn. Here’s How to Make the Most of It.

Mar 11

Why is Teaching Reading Comprehension Such a Big Challenge?

Mar 10

Serve and Return: How Talking with Young Children Helps Them Flourish

Mar 6

Relationship Repairing Skills Every Adult Should Learn to Help the Kids in Their Lives

Mar 4

Former Trump Commissioner Blasts DOGE Education Data Cuts

Mar 3

Rollback of Diversity Efforts Leaves Teachers Wondering About Effects on Black History Month

Feb 25

Here's How a Small Break From Your Smartphone Can Boost Your Mood

Feb 25

These Teens Can Do Incredible Math in Their Heads But Fail in a Classroom

Feb 24

The Building Blocks of Math That Students Need to Excel

Feb 19

DOGE’s Death Blow to Education Studies

Feb 17

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Handwriting Helps Kids Learn. Here’s How to Make the Most of It.

Why is Teaching Reading Comprehension Such a Big Challenge?

Serve and Return: How Talking with Young Children Helps Them Flourish

Relationship Repairing Skills Every Adult Should Learn to Help the Kids in Their Lives

Former Trump Commissioner Blasts DOGE Education Data Cuts

Rollback of Diversity Efforts Leaves Teachers Wondering About Effects on Black History Month

Here's How a Small Break From Your Smartphone Can Boost Your Mood

These Teens Can Do Incredible Math in Their Heads But Fail in a Classroom

The Building Blocks of Math That Students Need to Excel

DOGE’s Death Blow to Education Studies

That's My Word

Close All Tabs

Beyond the Menu

Videos from KQED Live

Donor-Advised Funds

MindShiftMindShift

Handwriting Helps Kids Learn. Here’s How to Make the Most of It.

Why is Teaching Reading Comprehension Such a Big Challenge?

Serve and Return: How Talking with Young Children Helps Them Flourish

Relationship Repairing Skills Every Adult Should Learn to Help the Kids in Their Lives

Former Trump Commissioner Blasts DOGE Education Data Cuts

Rollback of Diversity Efforts Leaves Teachers Wondering About Effects on Black History Month

Here's How a Small Break From Your Smartphone Can Boost Your Mood

These Teens Can Do Incredible Math in Their Heads But Fail in a Classroom

The Building Blocks of Math That Students Need to Excel

DOGE’s Death Blow to Education Studies

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