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What's stopping kids from learning useful skills? Short answer: Exams
Across Africa and beyond, education systems are shifting to curricula designed to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
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Lockable phone pouches in schools can improve student well-being over time, not test scores or bullying
A popular device for restricting cell phone use in middle and high schools is effective at achieving that aim, leading to short-term disruption but ultimately positive effects on student well-being, new research finds. The ...
Education
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Study finds benefits in being older college student while working
The number of students in higher education who don't come straight from high school is rapidly increasing across the country. Yet little research has addressed how the characteristics of post-traditional students affect key ...
Economics & Business
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Bullying is common in elementary school, and it's more likely to happen in classrooms that are chaotic
About 1 in 4 elementary students in the United States reports being bullied at least once during a given school year. Children who are frequently bullied are more likely to struggle in school, experience poorer physical health ...
Social Sciences
14 hours ago
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How should schools teach AI? Three models to consider
Students across Canada are exposed to artificial intelligence (AI) whether through search engines, writing assistants, automated recommendation systems, or social media. That everyday exposure raises a first, fundamental ...
Education
16 hours ago
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Does your child only read graphic novels? That's OK—it's helping them build literacy skills
Some parents worry if their children only read graphic novels—or even mostly read them. A common question goes something like: how do I get my child to read something other than comics or graphic novels? But the answer might ...
Education
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A leading journal finds that AI is flooding academic publishing with lower quality work
Artificial intelligence can undoubtedly help scientists with their academic papers by summarizing research and helping to improve writing. However, one downside is that it has led to a wave of poorly written submissions and ...
Understanding the inspiration for social entrepreneurship
New research published in the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business suggests that universities have a bigger role to play in shaping what students go on to do after graduation, particularly in the growing ...
Economics & Business
May 1, 2026
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Sramcbled wrods: The real reason you can still read jumbled text
You've probably seen it on social media before: a paragraph of scrambled text that looks like nonsense at first glance, yet somehow you can read it with surprising ease.
Education
May 1, 2026
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Children's voices overlooked in research consent processes, experts warn
Researchers from The University of Manchester are calling for urgent changes to how children and young people are asked to take part in research, warning that current consent systems often fail to reflect their voices, experiences, ...
Education
May 1, 2026
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Emoji scale shows reliable preschool social skills screening
A new test that uses emojis can check the social skills of preschoolers. A vocabulary test is underway.
Social Sciences
Apr 30, 2026
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Journalism classes lack a consistent approach to AI use across institutions
Artificial intelligence is steadily becoming more embedded in journalism; part of how journalists write, edit, research and more. But little is known about how future journalists are learning about the technology. New research ...
Education
Apr 29, 2026
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Will attendance‑based grading improve school absenteeism?
School absenteeism is a major concern across Canada—and beyond. As researchers with the Canadian School Attendance Partnership, we have been exploring this issue for a few years, motivated by concerns raised by families, ...
Education
Apr 28, 2026
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Physics can be hard: Mindfulness may help, research suggests
The high stakes and intimidating reputation of physics classes can lead to plenty of stress for students new to the discipline. In fact, many students say it feels psychologically threatening, leading to worry and self-doubt.
Education
Apr 28, 2026
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Firehorse superstition helps uncover why women's education may not drive Japan's fertility decline
The rapidly declining marriage and fertility rates across developed East Asian societies strain pension and health care systems, threaten economic growth, and reshape entire societies. To tackle this issue, governments in ...
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2026
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Beating and bleeding dummy hearts to train surgeons for emergency trauma injuries
Graphic warning: This story contains images of realistic-looking fake open-heart surgery.
Education
Apr 27, 2026
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Informal educators get a powerful new way to speak their mind and boost their skills
Few elements of our culture are as firmly established in the 21st-century Western zeitgeist as the fact that teachers are underappreciated and poorly paid. That goes double for informal educators—those who work outside the ...
Education
Apr 27, 2026
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Medical scientists apply the strictest ethics—at least in theory
Medical scientists are stricter while natural, social and humanities scientists are more permissive. The attitude to ethically problematic ways of conducting research differs clearly between disciplines, according to a study ...
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2026
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This new tool makes AI's role in student writing visible
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed college writing. As paper drafts are increasingly co-written with AI, professors are left wondering not whether students are using AI, but how. A 2025 AI in Education ...
Education
Apr 26, 2026
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Reading shortcuts for children may be popular, but the research doesn't back them up
This year marks the UK's National Year of Reading, which aims to rebuild good reading habits and enjoyment as child and adolescent reading declines year on year.
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Apr 26, 2026
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