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Early struggles with reading can have lifelong impacts on mental, physical and emotional health. Understanding who is most at risk of experiencing reading difficulties can inform strategies for early interventions to support students before they […]

From free speech to sustainability, Americans broadly agree that universities should engage in a range of societal issues beyond their core education and research missions—while avoiding political activism, a Cornell economist reports in a new […]

What factors help English learners (ELs) succeed in schools? In a study of top performing New York City high schools serving immigrant ELs, researchers linked three conditions—teacher autonomy, collaboration, and collective responsibility—to higher credit attainment.This […]

“People tend to joke about mood swings, saying ‘my mood swings throughout the day, I’m already a bit bipolar,’ or joke with each other, saying ‘everything is bipolar.’ And it’s not quite like that, as […]

Teacher education often receives criticism for being too theoretical. Many students lack more training in how to teach in practice when they enter schools. They now receive this at the University of Agder (UiA) through […]

Animals in children’s stories are often depicted as living in neat mom, dad and children family units. Examples include Fantastic Mr. Fox, 101 Dalmatians and, more recently, Peppa Pig and Bluey. But, this might leave […]

A team at Carnegie Mellon University is helping kids understand artificial intelligence with a soft, squishy, LED-lit neural network.This post was originally published on this site

Across the U.S., some parents have been calling for changes in the education system, including greater transparency around curriculum decisions—a topic that has received national media attention.This post was originally published on this site

Rigid norms of manhood, based in manly confidence and toughness, emotional stoicism, disdain for femininity, and dog-eat-dog banter, are influential among boys and young men in Australia.This post was originally published on this site

Research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how pupils from higher-income families are favored by high-performing secondary school admissions criteria—but one simple change could help reverse this unfair divide.This post was […]