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Why holding kids back fails, and what to do about it

For decades, schools have allowed children to advance to the next grade even when they're not reading at grade level. But more and more states are adopting policies to hold students back if they fail standardized tests in ...

Eight steps for making schools inclusive and safe for everyone

Education is the bedrock of a just and diverse society, but only if it is equitable and inclusive. To foster an inclusive educational environment, leaders and teachers have to understand and value diversity in all its forms, ...

Thousands of students in Scotland at risk of homelessness

Thousands of students across Scotland are at risk of homelessness and unable to access the right housing in the country's biggest cities, according to a new report co-authored by researchers from the University of Glasgow.

New high-rise schools need green spaces for students to grow

A recent University of Melbourne study published in Architecture has found secondary students at some of Brisbane and Melbourne's new inner-city "vertical schools" craved outdoor green spaces to help them feel connected to ...

College students' mental health improving, more finding support

The latest annual Healthy Minds Study, which surveyed 100,000-plus college students from 200 universities across the United States, has good news to report: There are decreases in symptoms of anxiety, depression and thoughts ...

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Study: Educators say Iowa's divisive concepts law complicates teaching
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First publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's collected poems offers new insights into author's personality
Social Sciences
Opinion: For successful school phone bans, school administrators and parents need to support teachers
Social Sciences
Opinion: Social media is like sex—young people need education, not unrealistic bans
Social Sciences
Researcher examines model to foster just and equitable youth engagement in residential facilities
Education
Belief in academic ability key factor in academic success for low-income students
Education
Virtual learning linked to rise in chronic absenteeism, study finds
Social Sciences
How parents' support and emotional guidance shape homework success
Education
Technology classes at school can also teach skills for business and life: South African teachers share ideas
Social Sciences
DNA may be a powerful predictor of educational success, new research suggests
Education
Study finds when self-determination model provided to schools with support, teachers and all students benefit
Education
STEM afterschool programs' benefits extend to friend groups
Social Sciences
What nonverbal cues reveal about online learning and robotics
Social Sciences
Should you reward kids for success? Or is there a better way to talk about achievement?
Education
How stories can teach young people about life in a changing climate
Social Sciences
Film director explains how to make inclusive cinema to favor access for people with disabilities
Education
Licking an ice lolly at school might make a good memory, but this isn't the secret to learning science
Education
Schools urged to teach children how to spot conspiracies and fake news
Education
A 'river of experience': How many ways of knowing inform a course on the climate crisis and actions
Education
'Digital pause': France pilots school mobile phone ban

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Cell & Microbiology
Silencing in action: How cells 'repress' genomic remnants of ancient viruses
Earth Sciences
Scientists develop AI models able to predict future drought conditions with high accuracy
Bio & Medicine
DNA origami and fluorescent probes can precisely release molecular cargo
Plants & Animals
Polar bears found to have diverged from brown bears just 70,000 years ago
Biotechnology
Building better DNA editors: Retrons raise the bar for gene research
Astronomy
From earthquakes to starquakes: Seismology research helps understand exoplanet migration
Plants & Animals
Apes understand reasons behind each other's actions, research finds
Quantum Physics
Different qubit architecture could enable easier manufacturing of quantum computer building blocks
Evolution
New study reveals evolution's role in ecosystem stability and tipping points
Other
As strong as a feather: New insights into optimal muscle design
Condensed Matter
Antiferromagnetic spintronics advance opens door to next-gen electronics
Astronomy
Astronomers discover biggest ever seen black hole jets, which blast hot plasma well beyond their own host galaxy
Biotechnology
New kit makes classroom CRISPR experiments affordable and accessible
Astronomy
Astronomers detect hundreds of supernova remnants using novel method
Archaeology
New research reveals that America's oldest tombstone came from Belgium and belonged to an English knight
Evolution
Early dingoes are related to dogs from New Guinea and East Asia, 3D fossil scanning study finds
Plants & Animals
Do cats know their own dimensions and use that knowledge to squeeze through tight openings?
Ecology
New evidence suggests allergies were partly to blame for demise of woolly mammoth
Planetary Sciences
Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring—like Saturn
Plants & Animals
Scientists quantify energetic costs of the migratory lifestyle in a free flying songbird

Energy production is powered by more than just physics

Large-scale energy generation projects depend on economics and politics as much as they do on the availability of natural resources and raw materials. Power plant output also extends far beyond electricity, producing a variety ...