https://phys.org/science-news/education/ en-us Phys.org provides latest news on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education When you were in school, what stressed you out the most? For many students, classroom assessments—graded tests, quizzes, group work, presentations, labs and the like—would be near the top of the list. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-rethinking-students.html Education Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:30:01 EDT news708917506 Across the country, kids are settling into new school-year routines. Parents buy backpacks, teachers arrange desks and lesson plans, and friends reconnect. But in recent years, empty chairs are becoming a more common sight—especially in classrooms where students are already facing the most adversity. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-kids-involved-child-school-peers.html Education Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:00:04 EDT news709006465 Research from Queen Mary University of London explores how combining learner autonomy with student-led inquiry can create a more engaging and collaborative experience for international students learning academic English. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-students-voice-classroom.html Education Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:40:05 EDT news708954782 Students may come for the dog, but new research from UBC Okanagan published in the Journal of College Student Mental Health suggests that's not always what they leave with. In a study of 676 students—most in their first year—researchers asked an open-ended question about what made a therapy dog visit meaningful and found the answers extended well past the animals themselves. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-puppy-therapy-dogs-students.html Social Sciences Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:00:01 EDT news708943261 Brian Druker, M.D., has pretty much done it all as a pioneer in precision medicine. He developed a drug that turned chronic myeloid leukemia from a death sentence into a manageable condition; his discovery spurred the development of numerous similar life-saving precision therapies; and he is the animating force behind the Knight Cancer Institute's initiative at Oregon Health & Science University to end cancer as we know it. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-experts-advice-era-artificial-intelligence.html Social Sciences Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:03 EDT news708924781 "People who are determined, passionate and believe in their ability to improve appear more likely to flourish and experience meaningful, engaging lives," says Professor Hermundur Sigmundsson at NTNU's Department of Psychology. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-traits-people-greater.html Social Sciences Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:20:05 EDT news708868697 Service children are children of current or former armed forces personnel. Being a service child can be a source of pride, resilience and determination. Yet service life brings experiences and challenges their civilian peers may not face. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-children-armed-families-extra.html Social Sciences Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:20:01 EDT news708860102 Sometimes the best collaborations start with disagreements in class discussions. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-reform-student-professor-social-media.html Education Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:40:03 EDT news708849602 Vanderbilt University's Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, assistant professor of human-centered learning technologies at Peabody College of Education and Human Development, partnered with Sarah K. Burriss (Ph.D. '23, Peabody's Department of Teaching and Learning), assistant professor of the practice at the College of Connected Computing, to rethink how kids should learn about artificial intelligence. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ai-kids.html Education Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:40:29 EDT news708847977 We've just received the results of the latest PISA test—the international assessment of 15-year-olds' science, math and reading skills. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-major-pisa-naplan-wrong-indigenous.html Education Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:20:01 EDT news708846361 Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of how people learn, solve problems and construct knowledge. Yet whether AI strengthens human intelligence or encourages excessive dependence remains an open question. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-ai-smarter.html Education Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:03:15 EDT news708832964 What factors influence students' decisions about whether they will continue to use ChatGPT for learning in the future? This was the question addressed by a new study from ELTE's Faculty of Informatics, which used an interpretable machine learning framework to identify the factors that most strongly influence the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-chatgpt-university-students-ai.html Education Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:20:04 EDT news708792841 School shooting preparedness drills have been a routine, though uncomfortable, part of the back-to-school experience. Since the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, various kinds of preparedness drills have been mandatory in most schools. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-lockdown-shooter-drill-distinction-children.html Social Sciences Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:20:05 EDT news708774361 Online crowdfunding platforms have enabled teachers in great need of classroom supplies to reach potential donors far beyond their school communities. Yet access to more donors does not automatically eliminate the disparities that shape which projects receive funding. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-equity-appeals-classrooms.html Economics & Business Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:20:04 EDT news708766262 Ecologists are collecting more data than ever before, but many still lack confidence in the quantitative skills needed to make sense of it, according to a new paper. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-quantitative-overhaul-ecology.html Education Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:40:08 EDT news708765061 Young people who grow up experiencing persistent poverty are more than three times as likely to be not in education, employment or training (NEET) at 17 or 23 (3.3 and 3.4 times, respectively), according to new analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study by the University of Liverpool and the University of Manchester, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-poverty-triples-young-people-likelihood.html Economics & Business Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:13 EDT news708762902 While parents' roles in a child's education are well studied, new research examines the role siblings play in collaborating on educational projects. Researchers found that siblings often develop a few key roles in these working relationships. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-sibling-interactions-untapped-resource-early.html Social Sciences Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:50:01 EDT news708761373 A new study finds that while most Americans are interested in science and believe it benefits society, the public's relationship with science is more complicated than those positive views suggest. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-americans-complicated-relationship-science.html Social Sciences Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:20:07 EDT news708689761 College students are facing one of the most precarious labor markets in years. A recent New York Federal Reserve study pointed to a sharp increase in unemployment among recent college graduates compared with other workers, with explanations ranging from artificial intelligence job displacement to a broader slowdown in hiring. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-job-internships-key-young-people.html Economics & Business Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:40:01 EDT news708683942 Last week, the peak body for Australian universities called on the federal government to introduce concession cards and further discounts for all domestic university students. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-uni-students-financial-hardship-concession.html Education Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:40:02 EDT news708676981 In an era marked by social, economic, environmental, technological and political tensions, academic institutions can help societies navigate complex health challenges and generate sound, evidence-based solutions. But the steady decline in public trust in science—and simultaneous rise in political pressures on higher education—threaten to stymie academia's independent research and valuable contributions to communities on a local and global scale. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-global-commission-rebuild-science-academic.html Education Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:00:04 EDT news708666781 The pressure to be perfect may intensify for kids once they get into high school—especially for those labeled as "gifted," according to a new University of Georgia study published in Gifted Child Quarterly. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-impact-gifted-youth.html Social Sciences Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:40:03 EDT news708608882 Kindergarten is an important time in a child's life, during which children acquire and strengthen the skills needed to participate and learn in a school environment. Going to school regularly is an important part of this. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-chronic-absenteeism-shifted-canadian-kindergarten.html Education Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:31:46 EDT news708611484 Although public schools in Baltimore City are predominantly Black, the district is doing a better job of reducing segregation among its student body than suburban systems that are able to draw from more diverse populations, according to a new report from Johns Hopkins University. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-school-segregation-baltimore-region.html Social Sciences Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:00:05 EDT news708607441 The University of Michigan's High-Achieving Involved Leader (HAIL) Scholarship program increased on-time bachelor's degree attainment rates by 4%, according to a study co-authored by researchers from U-M, Harvard University and elsewhere. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-scholarship-degree-income-michigan-students.html Education Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:40:04 EDT news708602882 The publication of the latest results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2025) on Sept. 8 prompted the usual flurry of commentary, comparisons and rankings. France has slipped, some countries have improved, while others have proved more resilient. As always, attention quickly turns to where each country stands. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-pisa-school-schooling.html Education Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:01 EDT news708593342 Western Australian author Hamish Kelly has struggled with reading for almost two decades. In his first of two books, he describes his experience of learning to read: https://phys.org/news/2026-09-primary-school-problems-anxiety-term.html Education Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:01 EDT news708586562 A $10 million Australian government campaign celebrating inspirational teachers risked overlooking the workplace conditions driving educators from the profession, according to new research led by Curtin University published in the Journal of Education Policy. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-wont-australia-teacher-shortage-reveals.html Economics & Business Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:40:03 EDT news708586382 Does the academic discipline of a scientist's doctorate accurately capture their disciplinary affiliation decades later? Consider a scientist who earned a doctorate in physics 25 years ago who now studies climate change, publishes primarily in interdisciplinary journals and considers herself a climate scientist. Does "physics" still accurately describe where she fits in science? https://phys.org/news/2026-09-captures-scientists-identities-shift-academic.html Social Sciences Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:20:04 EDT news708347642 A study by Politecnico di Milano and the University of Insubria (Varese and Como) has been published in PLOS Digital Health. The study involved more than 700 children from primary and lower secondary school. The participants used the THInkPen (Tele-Health Ink Pen) while completing two BVSCO-3 tasks from the Battery for the Clinical Assessment of Writing and Orthographic Skills. This is the most widely used test in Italy for assessing writing difficulties, dysgraphia and dysorthography. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-smart-pen-pressure-movement-children.html Education Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:40:02 EDT news708343381