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A sharp drop in aid for pre-primary education may be the first sign that the international community is turning its back on the world’s most vulnerable children amid wider economic strain, a new report warns.This […]

Teachers lack the time to talk in-depth to boys and young men who may be influenced by online misogynists, research says.This post was originally published on this site

Every year, American universities spend millions of dollars patenting inventions developed on their campuses. Big names such as Stanford and the University of California system lead the pack in patent activity, but hundreds of other […]

A new study led by a researcher at Penn State offers evidence that more comprehensive, or holistic, admissions practices can serve to provide opportunities for more students in graduate education—especially in science, technology, engineering and […]

New research from the University of Ottawa has found Ontario’s education sector workers live with increasing rates of violence inside their schools as austerity cuts continue to compound a worrying trend.This post was originally published […]

Globally, and especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a significant portion of the population lacks access to essential health care services. Although there are many contributing factors that create barriers to access, in many […]

The political and social crisis in Lebanon has forced parents to seek unregulated “shadow” education for their children, a new study shows. The work is published in the journal International Studies in Sociology of Education.This […]

A new study from the University of Kansas explores the role of working memory in word problem-solving for students with and without math difficulties. Researchers found that using interventions to improve working memory can potentially […]

Years ago, after taking an Earth science class, I found myself looking at the world differently. It was the 1990s, and the lakes in Wisconsin where I lived at the time were beginning to freeze […]

The Trump administration is demanding that at least 60 U.S. colleges and universities change their policies or lose out on billions of dollars in federal funding.This post was originally published on this site