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Research which shows you can reliably predict a student’s year 12 results by year 11. This suggests we don’t need a battery of stressful exams to work out what they do next.
An English professor takes a critical look at why today’s students are assigned the same books that were assigned decades ago – and why American school curricula are so difficult to change.
Results are coming back for students in years, 3, 5, 7 and 9. It can seem like a very big deal to stressed students. In reality, it is only one indicator of how a child is progressing.
Parents and caregivers can support teens with the transition to high school by taking the time to connect and talk, whenever and however you can.
Jobs in the clean energy industry are expected to grow thanks to a historic federal investment in fighting climate change. Many of the jobs have low barriers to entry, an expert says.
AP teachers could find themselves at odds with laws that restrict how they can teach about racism in America’s past.
Inflation is soaring, but prices for typical back-to-school gear like backpacks, computers and new clothes are rising less than average – or even falling.
Summer sports camps and pre-season training often have kids running hard in high heat and humidity. The combination can be deadly.
The core principle of education is to enable students to become kind, giving and contributing members of their community and the world.
Grouping of high schools in Ghana into categories perpetuates inequalities.
Researchers argue that because all learning involves language, language and literacy should be taught explicitly across all school subjects. Language must be understood and learned in context.
COVID-19 has challenged teachers’ abilities to provide students with chances to learn and to report on student learning.
Some students in higher-ability classes said they felt more confident and motivated, but students in lower streams reported conforming to teachers’ low expectations for achievement.
Euphoria tackles the status quo head on with an esthetic that transgresses the codes of television, while criticizing several taboos and social issues.
Bullied teens reported heightened anxiety when they were attending in-person school, but not when they were attending online school.
Researchers have spent decades studying how demographics affect American students’ opportunities and performance, but many questions remain about religion and school.
Disengagement from schooling puts students at a greater risk of permanently dropping out of school.
School board elections are becoming increasingly fractious and political events, with candidates focused on one or two issues. An education policy scholar explains why that’s a worrisome trend.
Students from low-income backgrounds fare better when they are able to take career and technical classes in STEM, new research shows.
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