Kevin Bushweller
Assistant Managing Editor at Education Week
Kevin Bushweller is the assistant managing editor in charge of technology & learning environments coverage at Education Week.
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1 month ago |
edweek.org | Kevin Bushweller
Teaching classes in science, technology, engineering, or math can be difficult and frustrating. Many students lack the confidence or the skills to tackle those subjects. Others are too easily turned off by the academic rigor required. But teachers who are passionate about those subjects, and genuinely believe most students can succeed in them, can shift those negative perspectives and get more kids jazzed about studying STEM.
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2 months ago |
edweek.org | Susanna Loeb |Monica P. Bhatt |Tamara González Acevedo |Kevin Bushweller
Educators, researchers, and policymakers make the case that tutoring is a key tool for improving reading, math, and other academic skills, citing a large body of evidence demonstrating that it can effectively move the needle on student academic outcomes. But scaling up the kind of sustained, one-on-one or small-group programs that are most effective in improving student achievement is challenging for many schools.
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Mar 24, 2025 |
edweek.org | Kevin Bushweller
The algorithms that drive artificial intelligence are rooted in sophisticated mathematical concepts. So, then, it might make sense that the marriage between AI and math instruction in K-12 schools would be a good one. As it turns out, it is not that simple. Building a foundation of math knowledge and skills—beginning as early as preschool and continuing throughout high school—requires a lot of trial and error, development of foundational math skills, persistence, and good teaching.
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Feb 5, 2025 |
edweek.org | Kevin Bushweller
Americans’ opinions about the quality of public education in the United States continue to decline, according to a Gallup poll released Feb. 5. The percentage of adults who report feeling dissatisfied about public education has increased steadily from 62 percent to 73 percent between 2019 and 2025, according to Gallup’s annual “Mood of the Nation” survey. The percentage of adults who now feel satisfied with public education is the lowest since 2001, the report notes.
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Jan 13, 2025 |
edweek.org | Kevin Bushweller
The emphasis on teaching social-emotional learning continues to expand across K-12 schools, especially at the high school level. That is the case even though there has been significant pushback against such programs, also known as SEL, in several states and many communities across the country.
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