Diversity and inclusion programs, book bans, censorship and debates over school curricula are all signs that America's culture wars have moved into a new combat zone: school boards.
Education
Nov 20, 2023
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More schools in the U.S. are asking teachers to use scripted curriculum, an instructional method that outlines exactly what educators should say and what actions they need to take at each step in their lesson.
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2023
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Like most high schoolers in an intro to physics class, Dan Hoek heard the legendary tale of Isaac Newton and the apple.
General Physics
Nov 8, 2023
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Australia is in the grips of a teacher shortage "crisis" according to Education Minister Jason Clare.
Social Sciences
Nov 7, 2023
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A new study at the University of Missouri—in partnership with Harvard-Smithsonian researchers—shows that when colleges host "STEM Career Days," the students who attend are far more likely to pursue a career in a STEM ...
Education
Nov 6, 2023
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The launch of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots has triggered an alarm for many educators, who worry about students using the technology to cheat by passing its writing off as their own. But two Stanford ...
Education
Nov 2, 2023
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Authorities in Pakistan ordered schoolchildren in the smog-smothered city of Lahore to wear masks during lessons starting Thursday, an effort to protect against hazardous levels of polluted air.
Environment
Nov 2, 2023
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Participating in policy debate programs in middle and high school is associated with improvements in English language arts (ELA) achievement and increases in the likelihood that students graduate from high school and enroll ...
Education
Oct 24, 2023
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A new article in OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology emphasizes the feasibility and importance of making research-based learning in life sciences available to high school youth internationally.
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2023
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Third-grade retention can increase the reading and math scores of struggling students, with positive effects lasting into middle school, according to new research.
Education
Oct 12, 2023
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