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Despite the popular belief, your first instincts may not be correct.
Parent involvement with kids’ homework can have both positive and negative effects. So, what should parents and educators do?
One in 10 children report spending multiple hours on homework. There are no benefits of this additional work, but it could leave a negative impact on health.
Students heading back to school face a wide variety of choices in housing. Multiple studies have shown how on-campus living can enhance learning.
There were only 3,964 seniors in the graduating New Orleans class of 2015, which represents only half of the original cohort of babies. What happened to the missing children?
The shooting of two TV journalists prompts a broadcast communication professor to draw insights on ethics and personal safety and pass them on to aspiring journalists.
In the Ashley Madison hack were reports of 74,468 unique “.edu” email addresses. If people chose to use their .edu addresses, what does that tell us about awareness of privacy online?
The time of transitioning back to school is crucial for both parents and children. Here’s what you can do.
A professor’s extra credit question goes to show how, as humans, we do care for each other. The challenge is: how do we apply it to more pressing problems of the world?
In the weeks following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans implemented significant changes to its education system. But the reforms may have excluded a lot of parents from decision-making.
Hillary Clinton’s US$350 billion college plan will need a doubling of the federal government’s funding to colleges. But this large expansion in federal dollars will not be without its own costs.
Asian-American kids are often viewed as high-achieving and smart. Does such a stereotype contribute to their academic success?
Despite the huge attention to intercollegiate sports, is the day of reckoning approaching?
Keeping a printed book in a campus library comes with steep costs. How are campus libraries evolving?
Traditionally, libraries provided a quiet space to read. Today’s libraries are taking on new roles and helping young people gain 21st-century skills.
Poetry is at the heart of technology. Did not Pythagoras find the connections between beautiful music and mathematics?
The US Embassy is open in Havana. Now American academics can begin strengthening ties with their counterparts in Cuba.
Teacher shortages have become severe, especially in certain parts of America. Here’s a close look at the often unnecessary and expensive teacher preparation programs.
Hillary Clinton recently announced a US$350 billion plan to make college free. But what students need for now is information that can help them make sound decisions about their college investment.
Do university and college websites give students enough information about how to prevent and respond to sexual assaults on campus? Here’s a reality check.
Historically black colleges account for only 3% of all colleges and universities. But, even today, 20% of black Americans earn their degrees at these schools.
For language learners, the two-way immersion program has shown high success rates. What makes the program so effective?
To understand the wide array of information in today’s world, we need a different kind of literacy. Some researchers call that ‘metaliteracy.’
Half of the schools in the eight-member Ivy League now have female presidents. What about colleges and universities outside the Ivy League?