It started as a routine phonics lesson in the 1st grade Bronx classroom I was observing to study how students learn to read.

If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Friday, July 24, 2026, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories.

The recent digitization of complete count census data is an extraordinary opportunity for social scientists to create large longitudinal datasets by linking individuals from one census to another or ...