Elizabeth Heubeck

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Elizabeth Heubeck

1 day agoCrows are able to look at a handful of four-sided shapes and correctly distinguish those that exhibit geometric regularity from those that don't, according to a provocative new study. It's the first time a species other than humans has been shown to have this kind of geometric intuition, says …

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Elizabeth Heubeck

The world's greatest mentalist reveals 5-second trick to never forget someone's nameIt's fun, weird, and will make people like you way more. The longer I'm alive, it seems the more people's names that I have to remember. With two kids …

1 week ago | edweek.org | Elizabeth Heubeck

Grades are a well-established part of the K-12 education system that, in most school districts, play a decisive role in students’ academic standing. But what goes into the single letter or number that a grade represents? Just how malleable is a grade after it’s been issued? And what effect does grading work have on students’ performance? In December 2024, the EdWeek Research Center conducted a national survey of 759 K-12 teachers to glean answers to these and related questions.

1 week ago | edweek.org | Elizabeth Heubeck

What’s in a grade? On its surface, a letter or number grade would appear to be a fixed measure of a student’s performance on a given assessment: a test, essay, project, or other tangible piece of work. Ideally, a grade should “accurately reflect a student’s current understanding of the course content, free from biases,” according to Joe Feldman, an educational consultant, former teacher, principal, and author of the book Grading for Equity.

1 week ago | edweek.org | Elizabeth Heubeck

Teenagers have more spending power than ever before, and the ability to easily purchase what they want with just a few taps on their phones. An estimated 42 percent of U.S. teens use TikTok Shop, 39 percent rely on credit or debit cards, and 33 percent lean on mobile payments like CashApp and Apple Pay to make personal purchases, according to 2025 data. And increasingly, teens have a say in big family purchases like cars, vacations, and college tuition, say experts.