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April 19, 2024

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The Evolving Attitudes of Gen X Toward Evolution

Apr. 10, 2024 — As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they ...

2 in 3 Parents Say Their Adolescent or Teen Worries About How Sick Days May Impact Grades

Mar. 25, 2024 — Many parents recognize increasing mental health concerns among children, reflected by the 1 in 5 who say they're open to allowing a child to take a mental health ...

Teacher Effectiveness for Students With and Without Disabilities

Mar. 25, 2024 — Research has often focused on how teachers and educators can best instruct and accommodate students with disabilities. However, are the methods used to teach students with disabilities effective and inclusive for all ...

Study of Long-Term Student Engagement Challenges 'One Great Teacher' Narrative of Education

Mar. 14, 2024 — A positive relationship with a teacher at an early age may help children to feel more engaged with school, but not necessarily in the long term, new research shows. A new study of more than 3,600 ...

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Explicit Socioemotional Learning Can Have a Key Role in PE Lessons, Study Says

Mar. 13, 2024 — Teachers might be more motivated to help students engage with their emotions and build their resilience when this work is part of lessons, rather ...

Small Class Sizes Not Better for Pupils' Grades or Resilience, Says Study

Mar. 8, 2024 — Smaller class sizes in schools are failing to increase the resilience of children from low-income families, according to a new ...

Navigating the 'Big Little Leap' to Kindergarten

Jan. 22, 2024 — No matter how well children are prepared for kindergarten, their transition to the classroom during the first few months plays a key role in their success, a new study ...

How Teachers Would Handle Student Violence Against Educators

Nov. 14, 2023 — For the first time, teachers in a nationwide study have told researchers what strategies they think work best to deal with student violence against educators. Teachers rated suspending or expelling ...

High Engagement, High Return: The Secret to Student Success

Oct. 30, 2023 — High engagement, high return. That's the advice from education experts for teachers looking to improve student outcomes. Researchers found that less than a third of teachers are engaging students in ...

Grouping English Learners in Classrooms Yields No Benefit in Reading Development, New Study Finds

Oct. 19, 2023 — Grouping English learners together in classrooms, a longstanding practice in schools, has no impact -- positive or negative -- on reading development ...

Study Examines Role of Working Memory, Cognitive Functions in English Learners Learning to Write

Oct. 17, 2023 — A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study ...

New Research Highlights Importance of Equity in Education

Sep. 18, 2023 — A new study looks at the impact of learning environments on the academic success of racialized students. Compared to their peers, these students feel they have less control in their academic ...

Researcher Combats Bullying of Students With Disabilities

Aug. 30, 2023 — Students with disabilities are often bullied and socially excluded in school at a far greater rate than their classmates. To help teachers recognize, respond to and prevent bullying toward these ...

No Evidence Grammar School Systems Are Best for the Brightest, Study of 500,000 Pupils Reveals

Aug. 28, 2023 — The UK's brightest pupils' chances of getting top GCSE grades are actually lower in grammar schools than in comprehensives, according to a major new ...

Is It the School, or the Students?

Mar. 28, 2024 — School quality ratings significantly reflect the preparation of a school's students, not just the school's contribution to learning gains, according to new ...

Innovative Approaches for Addressing Difficult Topics in K-12 Schools

Mar. 13, 2024 — Three peer-reviewed journals have recently published research papers by Penn State's Hammel Family Human Rights Initiative. The papers illustrate how the initiative's programs help K-12 ...

No, an Anti-Racist Program in Schools Didn't Stress out Kids, Study Finds

Mar. 11, 2024 — A new study of how high school students respond to a program designed to increase the frequency and quality of conversations about race in school finds that the anti-racist intervention did not cause ...

School Focus on Grades, Test Scores Linked to Violence Against Teachers

Feb. 23, 2024 — Violence against teachers is likely to be higher in schools that focus on grades and test scores than in schools that emphasize student learning, a new study has ...

How Teachers Make Ethical Judgments When Using AI in the Classroom

Feb. 7, 2024 — A teacher's gender and comfort with technology factor into whether artificial intelligence is adopted in the classroom, as shown in a new ...

Knowledge of Building Blocks of Words Plays an Important Role When Deaf Children Learn to Read, Analysis Shows

Aug. 23, 2023 — An understanding of how words can be broken down into smaller units of meaning plays a key role when deaf and hard of hearing children learn to read, analysis ...

A Healthy Diet, Reading, and Doing Sports Promote Reasoning Skills in Children

Aug. 17, 2023 — According to a recent study, improved overall diet quality and reduced consumption of red meat, as well as increased time spent in reading and organized sports enhanced reasoning skills among ...

Physical Activity Can Promote Learning and Wellbeing at Secondary School

July 27, 2023 — A study suggests that adolescents who engage in active school transport and leisure-time physical activity perform better at secondary school than their inactive peers. Regular leisure-time physical ...

Burns Take a Toll on Academic Outcomes

July 10, 2023 — A common childhood injury has been shown to slash school completion rates, adding to evidence that found being hospitalized can have a long-lasting effect on young ...

Board Games Are Boosting Math Ability in Young Children

July 7, 2023 — Board games based on numbers, like Monopoly, Othello and Chutes and Ladders, make young children better at math, according to a comprehensive review of research published on the topic over the last ...

Helping Adolescents to Feel Competent and Purposeful -- Not Just Happy -- May Improve Grades

July 5, 2023 — Encouraging adolescents to feel capable and purposeful -- rather than just happy -- could improve their academic results as well as their mental health, according to new research which recommends ...

Combining Maths With Music Leads to Higher Scores, Suggests Review of 50 Years of Research

June 29, 2023 — Children do better at maths when music is a key part of their lessons, an analysis of almost 50 years of research on the topic has ...

High-Quality Child Care Contributes to Later Success in Science, Math

June 15, 2023 — Children who receive high-quality child care as babies, toddlers and preschoolers do better in science, technology, engineering and math through high school, and that link is stronger among children ...

Teachers Who Struggle to Cope With Stress Report Far Lower Job Satisfaction

Apr. 10, 2023 — As teacher shortages continue to worsen across the United States, a new study gives insight into why so many stressed and burnt-out teachers are leaving the profession. The study found teachers who ...

Early Morning University Classes Correlate With Poor Sleep and Academic Performance

Mar. 28, 2023 — Sleep scientists' analyses show associations between early classes, less sleep, poor attendance and reduced grade point average. Studies in secondary and junior college students have shown that ...

Think You're Good at Math? Study Shows It May Be Because You Had Equitable Math Teachers

Mar. 3, 2023 — A new study finds that high school students identify more with math if they see their math teacher treating everyone in the class equitably, especially in racially diverse schools. While the ...

Music Education Benefits Youth Wellbeing

Jan. 18, 2023 — A new study demonstrates the benefits of music education to adolescent health and ...

Strict-Sounding Teachers Worse in the Classroom Than Kind Colleagues

Jan. 17, 2023 — Strict-sounding teachers are worse at inspiring the classroom than their kind colleagues, research has revealed. A ground-breaking psychological study of hundreds of children showed 'controlling ...

Bilingual Kids Could Lead in Ocean Environmental Action

Jan. 13, 2023 — Participation in environmental education programs can motivate children across diverse language groups to act responsibly toward the environment, a recent study ...

Male Gender Bias Deters Men from Some Career Paths

Dec. 22, 2022 — Men are less likely to seek careers in early education and some other fields traditionally associated with women because of male gender bias in those ...