Both Stephen Alexander’s elementary teachers and televised NASA missions throughout the ‘60s influenced his journey into science. He recounts NASA’s legacy, 65 years after the agency’s inception.
Lucien Greaves, spokesman for the Satanic Temple, which has pushed to establish after-school clubs.
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The controversial – and often misunderstood – extracurricular groups tend to raise controversy. But under equal access laws, schools can’t discriminate against a club based on its point of view.
This is the first national wellbeing framework. Fifty indicators are used to measure wellbeing under five themes: how healthy, secure, sustainable, cohesive and prosperous we are.
The effect of NZ’s abysmal literacy and numeracy rates can be seen in employment, health and justice outcomes. Education policy must address improving in these basic skills.
The experience of schooling matters as much as the practices it teaches.
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There are areas of biology that may be considered optional at younger year levels, such as botany, entomology and marine ecosystems. Evolution is not one of these.
As the Voice referendum approaches, it is becoming more important to facilitate constructive and sensitive discussions. New research shows how to approach this.
The Supreme Court rejected President Joe Biden’s plan to eliminate $430 billion in student loan debt.
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The US is home to more international migrants than any other country. But even though immigration is an actively debated topic, immigrants are poorly understood.
‘Sociology of Guns’ students during a gun range field trip.
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In low-income countries, tobacco use is often associated with lower income and less education. These users can’t afford to pay for counselling and medication.
Students who miss a lot of school are more likely to drop out.
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A researcher who studies ways to help students become better readers and writers describes how to create a homework habit using a loop: cue, routine, reward.
A banned books display in a US bookshop.
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Differences over what counts as indoctrination lie behind a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in Florida. PEN America’s CEO deems book removals ‘a deliberate attempt to suppress diverse voices’.
Students who lack access to computers or a reliable internet connection may not be able to take advantage of digital tools like chatbots.
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Ancient rituals and games possess characteristics like repetition, structure and the use of symbolic objects that aid students in understanding the world.