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KidNuz Convos: The Disengaged Teen
Welcome to Kid News Convos. I'm Tori. And today we're having a fascinating conversation with Jenny Anderson, award-winning journalist and co-author of the book, The Disengaged Teen, helping kids learn better, feel better, and live better. It's about why kids lose interest in learning and how to regain that spark of curiosity. And it's surely timely advice at the start of the school year. Thank you, Jenny, for joining us. It's great to have you here.
Aug 199 min read


KidNuz Convos: Sun, sand, lemonade and a good book: The importance of summer reading!
Joining me now to talk about this is Doctor Marnie Ginsberg, a former English teacher who worked with students and teachers for twenty-five years, has a PhD focusing on literacy, and became a reading expert who's helped thousands and thousands of students.
Jul 613 min read


KidNuz Convos: America's Field Trip
Hi. I'm Tori, and welcome to the latest episode of KidNuz Convos, where we have a conversation on a single topic that's of interest to kids. America's Field Trip invited kids to submit an entry with a chance to win an all-expense-paid field trip to one of about a dozen different places as part of the way to help celebrate America's upcoming 250th birthday. And today, we're going to meet two of the first-place winners.
Jul 611 min read


Has an Entire Generation Been Told A Tall Tale About Reading? More and More Researchers Think So.
By John Grabowski I can still remember the day: My father sat me down at the kitchen table. It was winter. Snow lay outside and I was...
Aug 30, 20244 min read


Happy Teachers. Happy Students. High Achievement: A Tiny Country with Little to Spend is Killing it in Public Education.
By John Grabowski It’s a common belief that nations that spend the most on their educational systems have the most well-educated...
Apr 17, 20244 min read


“The kid that can’t fit in the box did better because the box fell apart.”
The pandemic turned learning upside-down. But for some who never fit in, it’s been a blessing in disguise. By John Grabowski Carey...
Feb 9, 20244 min read
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