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Grammar isn’t a way to bully people for making mistakes, says a longtime English instructor. It is a way to understand how our language operates, in all its many written and spoken varieties.
Three women of color with Ph.D.s weigh in on their experience being in the academic field.
Caregivers can strategize with young gamers and challenge racist and sexist stereotypes.
Layoffs and pay freezes next year would hurt in-class instruction and student progress when it’s most needed.
Kindergarten enrollment dropped 16% this year, according to an NPR survey of 60 school districts across 20 states.
Books can help children develop a sense of identity. But when characters of color are portrayed negatively, that can send a wrong message to kids.
For the first time since 1994, incarcerated individuals can get federal aid to pay for college. A prison education scholar explains how higher education helps those who have run afoul of the law.
New legislative proposals want to allow ‘sex testing’ of girl athletes through genital exams and genetic and hormone testing.
America’s public schools often lack the adequate security to protect their students’ most sensitive data from being linked on the web.
Some parents of kids with disabilities are doubling as specialized teachers, occupational therapists, speech therapists and psychologists during the pandemic.
Coping with racial stereotypes that permeate STEM culture is like having another full-time job, argues a researcher who studies racism in these fields.
A former deputy chancellor of New York City schools explains why the police don’t need to patrol the nation’s public schools.
Understanding a family member’s diagnosis can help teens feel less stressed, afraid and alone.
Racial disparities in the tech sector begin well before college.
When homes become classrooms, things like a lack of technology and a quiet place to study take an even bigger toll on student achievement, new research finds.
Sexual harassment on campus often casts students as targets of their instructors. Researchers have found that it happens the other way around, too.
Kids ages 3 to 6 may be missing out on important social, emotional and behavioral lessons during at-home learning.
Ethnic studies programs gained popularity in schools across the country after a controversial ban in Arizona in 2010 sparked national interest.
Schools can consider virtual learning and other ways to reduce the negative impact of suspensions on student achievement.
YouTube may have more potential to encourage children to learn than you’d think.
At Northern Kentucky University, students award grants to nonprofits in need. A study found that the program is paying off in other ways as well.
More than 70% of college students engage in some form of procrastination, research shows.
The number of students studying in the United States from other countries has continued to fall during the Trump presidency. An expert explains what that means for US students and the US economy.
For-profit colleges’ heavy investment in distance learning has led to a 3% increase in enrollment during the pandemic.