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Can AI replace traditional language learning? A new study says not yet
When university students set out to learn English as an additional language, it's not just about internalizing a new list of words; they also have to learn common word combinations.
Social Sciences
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Access to bilingual education lags behind in Andalusia's rural areas, study reveals
Over the past two decades, bilingual education programs have significantly expanded within the Spanish education system, with the aim of improving foreign language learning—primarily English—while making it more accessible ...
Education
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When to trust the experts? Follow these guidelines to evaluate science on any topic
When should we trust the evidence and the experts who interpret it for us?
Education
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Marker words suggest sharp rise in AI-assisted biomedical writing after ChatGPT
Up until two years ago, using large language models was still considered a special skill that everyone was encouraged to learn. Now, it is ubiquitous, especially in writing research papers that eventually become part of the ...
As California embraces universal transitional kindergarten, the state's other child-care workers are struggling
Last spring, UC Berkeley researcher Anna Powell sat in on a Zoom call as a number of Bay Area child care center leaders discussed, with sympathy and frustration, the difficult position their businesses were in.
Economics & Business
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Making the case for independent science
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule ended in the spring, when voters replaced him with Péter Magyar, who has pledged to undo Orbán-led initiatives that, in the eyes of critics, isolated and politicized science.
Education
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GenAI cannot accurately grade student essays in higher education, study finds
New research from Cardiff University and the University of Melbourne has investigated whether GenAI could mimic human marking when evaluating written student work. The results have been published in the journal Assessment ...
Education
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Book Week is not just for big kids—how to engage babies and toddlers at story time
Book Week is a great opportunity for parents and caregivers to inspire a love of reading in babies and toddlers.
Education
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Could teaching assistants be an overlooked teacher pipeline? New research says yes
As school districts continue searching for ways to recruit and retain teachers, new research from UNC-Chapel Hill suggests one promising pipeline may already be in classrooms: teaching assistants.
Education
Aug 23, 2026
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Patience predicts longer education paths and faster earnings growth, real-money experiment finds
Some teenagers are happy to wait for a bigger reward tomorrow rather than cash in today. Others would rather take the sure thing now—or gamble on a risky, high-payoff bet. According to a new study, these everyday differences ...
Economics & Business
Aug 21, 2026
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The framing of nature changes how kids respond to environmental education
How to teach children to care about the environment? Beyond including climate change and biodiversity in the curriculum, researchers argue that environmental ethics—how we frame the relationship between humans and nature—matter ...
Education
Aug 21, 2026
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More than half of adults in US say they lack basic statistical understanding
From the daily weather forecast to a baseball player's batting average to an individual's risk of developing lung cancer, understanding statistics can help people in the United States navigate their lives, according to Mark ...
Mathematics
Aug 21, 2026
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Q&A: How Brown University is navigating the rise of generative AI use in the classroom
In just a few short years, generative artificial intelligence tools have made a leap from novelties that produce stilted text to genuine societal disruptors that may alter the way people learn, work and even think.
Education
Aug 21, 2026
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What dandelions and bees can teach us about our responsibilities to the natural world
In spring, on the traditional and treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, young children, Anishinaabe storytellers and educators walk together with Aki (Land) and Nibi (Water).
Education
Aug 21, 2026
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Schools are starting to teach AI literacy. For many, that means helping kids see chatbots' flaws
Artificial intelligence chatbots have become the bane of teachers everywhere, but to prepare for the new school year, a group of educators in Charleston, South Carolina, packed into a high school auditorium and talked about ...
Education
Aug 21, 2026
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From the lab to headlines: Why do some studies make the news while others don't?
When we read a news story about a new cancer treatment, an Alzheimer's breakthrough or an innovative technology, we rarely think about everything that happens behind the scenes before that information reaches newspapers, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 20, 2026
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Cursive is making a comeback. But does it deserve one?
Learning to read and write cursive was once a rite of passage for practically every American schoolchild.
Education
Aug 20, 2026
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Preschool teachers overwhelmingly support play-based learning, study finds
Thinkers from Plato to Maria Montessori have championed play as one of the most powerful ways that young children learn and grow. American preschool teachers overwhelmingly agree—but a new study finds that teachers in urban ...
Education
Aug 20, 2026
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Changing wage benefits highlight need to align skills and jobs
Adelaide University research shows that while higher education (HE) in Australia continues to deliver a substantial wage premium, education, skills and labor-market policy need to align more closely.
Economics & Business
Aug 20, 2026
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Does 'AI‑watermarking' mean the party is over for cheating students?
Concerns about students cheating with AI are rife in schools and universities.
Education
Aug 19, 2026
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