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ChatGPT could lead to substantial learning gains if it’s used as a tutor, an online learning specialist says.
When schools ask student-athletes about their menstrual cycles, they may be infringing on anti-discrimination and privacy laws.
The pandemic put a spotlight on inequalities among college students. But students’ resources were unequal all along.
Knowing more about how a camp operates and trains its staff can bring about peace of mind for parents, two summer camp scholars say.
Calls to increase the diversity of the teacher workforce are unlikely to meaningfully address large racial and ethnic educational inequities, at least not during elementary school.
Teacher wages have risen little over the past few decades when adjusted for inflation.
A gunman at Michigan State University shot dead three people before taking his own life. Two criminologists explain how the incident fits a pattern of campus attacks.
Students may need a listening ear and reassurance in the aftermath of having witnessed a school shooting.
An international education expert offers five tips for students planning to study overseas in a post-pandemic world.
Some Americans hoped the Parkland shooting in 2018 would herald a turning point for gun violence in schools. Shootings, and deaths, have continued – and gotten more frequent.
Federal, state and local efforts to help students recover learning they missed or lost during the pandemic are underway. But those projects don’t include the youngest students.
As the 20th century’s preeminent scholar-activist on race, W.E.B. Du Bois would not be surprised by modern-day attempts at whitewashing American history. He saw them in 1930s and 1940s.
Parents have a general right to know about their children’s activities in school, but that can be limited by students’ rights to privacy and personal safety.
A college readiness scholar says the new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies has been weakened by political pressure from the right.
Founding Father and Princeton University president John Witherspoon told American colonists to resist the ‘slavery’ of British rule, even as he held slaves himself.
Self-blame was found to be associated with experiencing suicidal thoughts.
A US Air Force professor of philosophy weighs in on Prince Harry’s decision to disclose his ‘body count’ from his service in Afghanistan.
An increasing number of colleges aren’t interested in seeing applicants’ standardized test results.
A university course teaches students why people believe false and evidence-starved claims, to show them how to determine what’s accurate and real and what’s neither.
Depression and anxiety often follow when teenagers see or experience racial hostilities online.
Well-publicized professional sports stars’ injuries draw attention to dangerous influences on young athletes.
People who have used AI to help with writing report a loss of pride and ownership in what they produce.
Disability representation in books is an important part of diversity and inclusion.
School officials are becoming increasingly wary of TikTok amid concerns that the app poses a risk to student safety and privacy and makes the nation vulnerable to spies.