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Don't Forget to Elaborate
Explicit instruction and retrieval practice are fundamental components of learning, but students need more than that to acquire deep knowledge.
 • Natalie Wexler
The Top 10 Minding the Gap Posts of 2025
NAEP reading scores, a new approach to teaching history, and ... Australia?
 • Natalie Wexler
Using Knowledge-Building Curriculum Doesn't Guarantee 'Robust' Reading Comprehension
Teachers at schools that have adopted content-rich curriculum often don’t guide kids to think deeply about the content, researchers say.
 • Natalie Wexler
Reading Whole Books, and "Miracles" in Education
Yes, kids are reading fewer books in school--and that's a big problem.
 • Natalie Wexler
Could It Happen Here?
England has made great strides in aligning its education system with cognitive science. Why hasn't the U.S.?
 • Natalie Wexler
Education News from Down Under
Education in Australia seems to be ahead of the U.S. in some ways and behind in others.
 • Natalie Wexler
The Mystery of Diane Ravitch
In a new memoir, the fiery education advocate tries to explain why she renounced almost everything she once believed.
 • Natalie Wexler
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Minding the Gap
A newsletter about education, cognitive science, and fairness from Natalie Wexler, author of The Knowledge Gap.
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