Men make up less than 18% of Australian primary school teachers. Is this a problem?
This week, a group of Australian primary school principals called for more male primary school teachers, saying boys needed more "male role models."
This week, a group of Australian primary school principals called for more male primary school teachers, saying boys needed more "male role models."
Education
Jun 19, 2026
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Ensuring the research that we all rely on—whether for our health, environment or economy—is trustworthy is important for universities, governments and business. Unfortunately, academic misconduct is a growing concern, with ...
Education
Jun 18, 2026
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A new Special Report in the journal BioScience introduces the Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP), a student-led, nonpartisan, grassroots coalition founded in 2025 to empower early-career researchers to engage with ...
Economics & Business
Jun 18, 2026
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Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2026
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With artificial intelligence tools available on every phone, laptop and tablet, higher education has struggled to implement consistent recommendations for how and when AI can be used. A new national guide seeks to change ...
Education
Jun 16, 2026
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In 2013, Chicago Public Schools closed 49 elementary schools—the largest mass public school closure in U.S. history at the time. A new study from researchers at the University of Chicago and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ...
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2026
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It's the time of year when parents are thinking of registering their children for kindergarten in September—a much-anticipated moment in the lives of many parents and their young ones.
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2026
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Writing with AI can look deceptively simple. Effortless, even. Type in a prompt and a polished paragraph appears in seconds. Tidy, confident, clean. But that apparent ease is also deceiving, says Abram Anders, associate professor ...
Education
Jun 16, 2026
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Many people do not finish a massive open online course (MOOC). This does not match the goal of large-scale online learning. Learners have different goals and backgrounds. Xiaomei Wei's dissertation research looks at what ...
Education
Jun 15, 2026
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According to UNESCO, around 250 million children (16%) globally are out of school, although they are of an age to be at school in their countries. Available evidence suggests that out-of-school numbers are extremely high ...
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2026
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