The Brainova library
Brainova helps learners and educators choose useful study and teaching approaches: plain-language guides on writing systems, slang, classrooms, curricula, and the technology now moving through schools.
Intelligence
From Ohio Digital Learning School's mandatory return-it laptop policy to My Virtual Academy's age-22 device option, virtual schools are putting computers in students' hands as part of tuition-free enrollment.
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The 2025 victory was no fluke: a 2024 tie set the stage, then compulsory New York certification, subject-specific degrees, ongoing training, a no-switching tutor policy, founder Jonathan Tannenbaum, and kindergarten-through-graduate coverage sealed it.
Policy
A middle school librarian refused a principal's order to remove her Banned Books Week display, and her enraged TikTok video has been viewed over a million times.
Languages
A deep dive into katakanization—the three phonological rules that transform English into Japanese, and why your perfectly pronounced American English might leave Tokyo baristas staring blankly.
Languages
Mnemonics and reading-first practice turn 92 unfamiliar shapes into a two-week win.
Intelligence
Research on Alpha School and other AI tutors shows no clear advantage over human teachers, but pairing AI with human support shows real gains.
Policy
WestEd’s evaluation across eight districts and 10 interventions also found no cost savings, an $80,000 coaching confounder, and spillover into other programs.
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Policy
A middle school librarian refused a principal's order to remove her Banned Books Week display, and her enraged TikTok video has been viewed over a million times.
Campus
The 2025 victory was no fluke: a 2024 tie set the stage, then compulsory New York certification, subject-specific degrees, ongoing training, a no-switching tutor policy, founder Jonathan Tannenbaum, and kindergarten-through-graduate coverage sealed it.
Intelligence
From Ohio Digital Learning School's mandatory return-it laptop policy to My Virtual Academy's age-22 device option, virtual schools are putting computers in students' hands as part of tuition-free enrollment.
Languages
A deep dive into katakanization—the three phonological rules that transform English into Japanese, and why your perfectly pronounced American English might leave Tokyo baristas staring blankly.
Classrooms
Gerardo Escamilla's turnaround technique uses three freehand circles on a ruled page to align a character's features across front, side, and over-the-shoulder views, then refines them with graphite, ink, and tonal markers.
Careers
From corporate events to independent practice, the certification shapes how planners work.
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