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September 7, 2021
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Importance of Teaching Children About Environmental Issues

July 7, 2021 — Environmental education provision needs greater investment and innovation if future generations are to be able to respond fully to the climate emergency, experts have ...

Teaching Pupils to 'Think Like Da Vinci' Will Help Them to Take on Climate Change

Apr. 23, 2021 — Reforms to the school curriculum which mix the arts and sciences, so that these subjects 'teach together' around common themes like climate change ...

Classes Set by Ability Are Hitting Children's Self-Confidence

June 16, 2020 — The way a vast amount of schools are setup, with classes grouping children based on their ability, is severely affecting pupil's ...

No Single Solution Helps All Students Complete MOOCs

June 15, 2020 — In one of the largest educational field experiments ever conducted, researchers found that promising interventions to help students complete online courses were not effective on a massive scale -- ...
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Even When They Include Them, Gifted Programs Aren't Serving Black or Low-Income Kids, Study Finds

May 10, 2021 — The first nationwide study of outcomes for different gifted subgroups shows the programs may not be adequately serving their Black and low-income ...

Human Genome Editing Requires Difficult Conversations Between Science and Society

Apr. 26, 2021 — Researchers argue that advanced tech, especially CRISPR, demands more robust and thoughtful public engagement if it is to be harnessed to benefit the public without crossing ethical ...

Study Shows Education Is Not Enough to Overcome Inequality

Apr. 19, 2021 — A recent study finds that social inequality persists, regardless of educational achievement - particularly for ...

For Girls, Learning Science Outside Linked to Better Grades, Knowledge

Apr. 7, 2021 — A study suggests outdoor education could be a promising tool to help close gender gaps in ...

Degrees of Happiness? Formal Education Does Not Lead to Greater Job Satisfaction

Mar. 30, 2021 — There is almost no relationship between formal educational attainment and job satisfaction, according to new ...

Internet-Access Spending Improves Academic Outcomes, According to Study of Texas Public Schools

Mar. 15, 2021 — Increased internet-access spending by Texas public schools improved academic performance but also led to more disciplinary problems among students, a study of 9,000 schools ...

Foreign Language Learners Should Be Exposed to Slang in the Classroom and Here's Why....

Feb. 17, 2021 — Experts say English slang and regional dialect should not be banned from classrooms but when you're getting to grips with a second language how helpful is it to learn non-standard ...

Racial Microaggressions Contribute to Disparities in STEM Education

Dec. 8, 2020 — Careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are one of the fastest-growing areas of work in the United States, yet racial and gender disparities remain in STEM occupations. A ...

Are People Healthy Enough to Retire Later?

Dec. 7, 2020 — While many people are now enjoying longer, healthier lives, current retirement ages are posing challenges for both policymakers and retirees. A new study looked into whether there is potential to ...

Impactful Science Teaching Requires Minimum Five Hours Instruction Weekly

Dec. 3, 2020 — Middle-grades science teachers that dedicate a minimum of five hours of instructional time to science each week are more likely to implement inquiry-based teaching, a best practice among science and ...

Teacher Quality Scores Change Depending on Students, School

Nov. 12, 2020 — School districts across the U.S. are increasingly using student test scores to rate the effectiveness of teachers, but a new study found that the scores have less to do with individual teachers and ...

Remote Learning Adds Pressure for Teachers Who Work Second Shift as Mothers

Nov. 9, 2020 — The transition to remote learning coupled with an unequal distribution of second-shift responsibilities has placed teachers who are also mothers under immense stress, according to new ...

Does Classroom Indoor Environmental Quality Affect Teaching and Learning?

Oct. 21, 2020 — What impact does a classroom's indoor environment have on teaching, learning, and students' academic achievement in colleges and universities? This is the question researchers set out to ...

Research Network Aims to Improve Learning Outcomes for Students Underrepresented in STEM

Oct. 19, 2020 — A recent report lays out gaps in the biology education field and proposes leveraging an existing research coordination network called Equity and Diversity in Undergraduate STEM (EDU-STEM) to tackle ...

How Is STEM Children's Programming Prioritizing Diversity?

Oct. 16, 2020 — The first large-scale analysis of characters featured in STEM-related educational programming revealed that of the characters appearing in STEM television programming for kids ages 3 to 6, Latinx and ...

Which Is More Creative, the Arts or the Sciences?

Oct. 13, 2020 — An expert in creativity and innovation is calling for schools and universities to increase their emphasis on teaching creativity, as new research shows it is a core competency across all disciplines ...

New Education 'Hubs' for Deaf Children Needed to Replace Social Spaces Lost When Specialist Schools Close

Sep. 24, 2020 — New dedicated hubs for deaf children are needed around the country to provide new social spaces, education and support, an expert has ...

Enrolling in Health Education Courses May Help Change Student's Beliefs About Stress

Sep. 23, 2020 — College students are under a lot of stress, even more so lately due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New research finds that college health courses could help students develop a more positive stress ...

Operation Outbreak Simulation Teaches Students How Pandemics Spread

Sep. 3, 2020 — A new article highlights Operation Outbreak, an educational platform and simulation intended to teach high school and college students the fundamentals of responses to ...

Affirmative Action Incentivizes High Schoolers to Perform Better, New Research Shows

Aug. 20, 2020 — Affirmative action is a contentious issue across the globe, hotly debated in countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nigeria and Brazil, as well as in the United States. While the direct ...
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