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Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation
Can you tell fact from fiction online? In a digital world, few questions are more important or more challenging.
Education
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Lasting post-pandemic declines in student engagement in American public universities
A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, finds that student engagement across key areas of research university experience—academics, research, extracurriculars, civic engagement, and career preparation—declined ...
Education
20 hours ago
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Exploring the link between school exclusion and crime
The rate of children permanently excluded from school in England rose against last year and is higher than before the pandemic.
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2025
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Can a virtual reality residential school improve empathy toward Indigenous people?
Virtual reality is a rapidly developing technology. As the technology expands, becoming more portable and affordable, the potential uses have expanded as well.
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2025
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Book bans are not what they seem: Study finds most-banned titles see 12% rise in circulation
Between 2021 and 2022, more than 1,600 titles were removed from U.S. schools and libraries at the behest of parents, advocacy groups, elected officials, etc. The paradox? Banning these titles often dramatically increased ...
Economics & Business
Mar 18, 2025
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Five years after COVID, child care workforce faces new threats, study finds
In the first eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic alone, 166,000 child care jobs were lost across the nation. Significant recovery didn't begin until the advent of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Child Care Stabilization ...
Economics & Business
Mar 18, 2025
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Grant writing and narrative CVs: Barriers and facilitators
Applying for grant funding is a fundamental part of a researcher's career. However, data from UKRI (2021–2022) indicate that principal investigators who are white and male are more likely to receive funding than women and ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2025
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Boosting mental muscle can lead to better performance for elementary school students
If lifting weights to build muscle can improve performance for weightlifters, can increased stamina in learning lead to smarter students?
Economics & Business
Mar 17, 2025
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Researchers push for ISL as official language to aid deaf education in India
Around one in five (over 19%) of India's deaf and hard-of-hearing children were out-of-school in 2014, according to a survey conducted for the Indian Government. A new study calls on the government to address this ongoing ...
Education
Mar 17, 2025
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Preschoolers can reason better than we think, study suggests
How do young children categorize objects?
Education
Mar 14, 2025
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'They eat snacks during class and swing on chairs': The worrying, sexist behavior of some young men at university
Researchers have been reporting a disturbing rise in sexist, misogynist behavior from students in school classrooms.
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2025
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Report indicates anti-pluralist parties threaten academic freedom
The increasing influence of anti-pluralist parties is often associated with lower academic freedom in the respective country. This is one of the findings of the latest Academic Freedom Index (AFI) which is being released ...
Education
Mar 13, 2025
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Many families may not feel welcome at library storytimes—here's how to ensure everyone benefits from them
Research shows that children who have books in their home and who talk about stories or learn letters with their families, are more likely to do well at school—not only in literacy but across the board. And these effects ...
Education
Mar 13, 2025
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Q&A: Developing disaster education to protect children's lives
Professor Sakurai Aiko of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies has a unique background, pursuing a career in international cooperation before expanding her research to include disaster education.
Education
Mar 13, 2025
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Report reveals a complex picture of student well-being at historically Black colleges and universities
Black students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) experience better mental health outcomes in several key areas compared to their peers at other institutions, ...
Education
Mar 11, 2025
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More than test scores: How well-being shapes academic success
With Australia's National Assessment Program (NAPLAN) beginning today, new research from the University of South Australia highlights a critical but often overlooked factor in student success—well-being.
Education
Mar 11, 2025
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Want to make scientists more relatable to students? You'll need more than photos, study finds
Curriculum developers have made more of an effort in recent years to broaden their depictions of scientists, hoping to more accurately represent the scientific workforce. But does simply seeing a scientist who looks like ...
Education
Mar 11, 2025
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Boys in England significantly outperforming girls in math and science
Recent data shows boys in years 5 and 9 in England have scored significantly higher than girls in math and science compared with 2019, report UCL researchers who analyzed the latest Trends in International Mathematics and ...
Mathematics
Mar 11, 2025
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How school systems can honor the human rights of people with disabilities
In Canada, ongoing advocacy efforts from disabled communities have resulted in an evolution of education over time. Generally speaking, "inclusive education" promises the equitable inclusion of disabled students in kindergarten ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2025
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Study shows students in large research groups more likely to drop out of academia than peers in smaller groups
A team of systems scientists from Beijing Normal University, IT University of Copenhagen and Southern University of Science and Technology has found evidence that college students working in large research groups at all levels ...
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