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Teacher strikes are effective in increasing wages, working conditions, study finds
A detailed study of more than 770 teacher strikes in the United States between 2007 and 2023 found that the strikes benefit teachers and classrooms, and have no measurable impact on students.
Education
Sep 27, 2024
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Anti-bullying, sexual harassment resources increase in US schools but gaps remain
While violence prevention education has increased in U.S. schools, only one in 10 schools today require violence prevention discussions in class, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2024 ...
Education
Sep 27, 2024
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Study finds strong link between childhood opportunities and educational attainment, earnings as a young adult
The number of educational opportunities that children accrue at home, in early education and care, at school, in afterschool programs, and in their communities as they grow up are strongly linked to their educational attainment ...
Economics & Business
Sep 26, 2024
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Citizens' panels help young people with special needs, disabilities make their voices heard on life-affecting policies
A new study shows participating in a citizens' panel can help young people with special educational needs/disabilities to produce new policy ideas about school inclusion. The study is published in the journal Frontiers in ...
Education
Sep 26, 2024
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Climate change is easier to study when it's presented as a game, says researcher
Climate change is among the more difficult but important topics to teach to young people. It involves complicated science and data, and it can be really depressing, given the bleak picture it paints of Earth's future.
Education
Sep 25, 2024
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Gender equity paradox: Study finds sex differences in reading and science are largest in gender-equal countries
A new study reveals that sex differences in academic strengths are found throughout the world and girls' relative advantage in reading and boys' in science is largest in gender-equal countries.
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2024
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Fostering a love of stories in a child's first years is key to lifelong reading, says researcher
Children's literacy rates are falling around the globe. In response, a number of governments, including New Zealand's, are overhauling the way reading is taught in primary school.
Education
Sep 25, 2024
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Palestinian education 'under attack', leaving a generation close to losing hope, study warns
The ongoing war in Gaza will set children and young people's education back by up to five years and risks creating a lost generation of permanently traumatized Palestinian youth, a new study warns.
Education
Sep 25, 2024
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Violence, harassment from students is overwhelmingly 'part of the job' for Saskatchewan education sector workers
Saskatchewan education sector workers are experiencing disturbing levels of workplace violence and harassment, says a new report spotlighting a situation that has reached "a breaking point," according to its authors.
Education
Sep 24, 2024
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Six initiatives for prioritizing undergraduate student well-being
In a perspective, Holly C. White and colleagues argue that student well-being should be a goal of pedagogy, along with traditional metrics such as GPA and student retention. Despite evidence linking certain academic experiences ...
Education
Sep 24, 2024
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California becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school
School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday.
Education
Sep 24, 2024
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Q&A: What's behind the ban on cell phones in K-12 schools?
This school year, many of the nation's adolescents and teens are sitting in class without the device that can sometimes feel like an added appendage: their smartphones.
Education
Sep 23, 2024
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Colleges barred from offering money to student-athletes are offering them multimillion-dollar coaches instead
West Virginia University research has revealed that college football coaches' paychecks influence the quality of the players they're able to recruit.
Economics & Business
Sep 23, 2024
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Goodwill created a new high school for dropouts—it led to better jobs and higher wages
When Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana realized most of the clients in its job-training program lacked a high school diploma, it set out to address the issue.
Economics & Business
Sep 23, 2024
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Educators and parents reveal culture of fear, censorship, and loss of learning opportunities in wake of FL policies
How can a teacher discuss Jim Crow laws without breaking state law? Should a librarian stop ordering books with LGBTQ+ characters? A new white paper by UC San Diego and NYU researchers reveals the experiences of K-12 educators ...
Education
Sep 23, 2024
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Expanding Earth science education beyond traditional field trips
Field trips are a vital component of experiential learning in the earth science community, offering hands-on opportunities for students, professionals, and community members to engage with key scientific concepts. These trips ...
Education
Sep 23, 2024
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Targeted interventions add five months' progress for students with SEND
Targeted interventions can raise overall educational outcomes for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by an average of five months, compared to teaching-as-usual or standard interventions, finds ...
Education
Sep 19, 2024
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Clones in the classroom: Why universities must be wary of embracing AI-driven teaching tools
The university sector in Aotearoa New Zealand is at a tipping point due to chronic underfunding, shifting enrollments and increasing costs from inflation. In response, the government has established two working groups to ...
Education
Sep 19, 2024
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Learning mindset could be key to addressing medical students' alarming burnout
Overall, Matthew Burnett's medical school experience has been wonderful. But the fourth-year medical student at A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine understands his experience does not represent ...
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2024
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Study hints that debate skills may lessen negative impact of AI
Higher education is facing a tough challenge as it adapts to the advent of artificial intelligence. To combat it, a University of Mississippi professor proposes using one of academia's oldest weapons: debate.
Education
Sep 19, 2024
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