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Selective schools aim to give all gifted students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, opportunities they may not have had otherwise. But that’s not what’s actually happening.
Taking everyday lessons outside can improve well-being and engagement, yet it is not as used as often as it could be.
Yoga and mindfulness are becoming more prevalent in America’s public schools. But are they subtly promoting religion? A scholar who has served as an expert witness in several yoga cases weighs in.
Research from around the world shows that boosting teacher pay can lead to better student learning, but only if it’s accompanied by other things.
In order to be successful, the I Promise Academy needs to confront issues of race – much like LeBron James himself, who launched the school amid great fanfare in 2018, an education scholar argues.
School’s out – but are the holidays equally enjoyable for all young people, or a time when inequality is magnified?
It’s taken more than 30 years for Welsh education to be overhauled – but will these changes benefit pupils?
Parents of autistic children in Wales face a choice between English-medium specialist education or Welsh-medium mainstream education.
We observed how and when students were using their digital devices in schools. They often weren’t used, and when they were, students were sometimes just distracting themselves from learning.
For 8-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a chess program ended up being a ticket out of a homeless shelter. A chess education expert explains what to look for in a chess program for your child.
Despite the known benefits of black students having black teachers, teacher license exams often stand in the way – even though they don’t predict which teachers will be effective, a scholar says.
Children in England are among the most tested and unhappiest in the western world.
Technology has good potential to help students learn, but it must be used appropriately to keep students moving, learning and working together.
In these divided times, young people are uniting to claim a political platform and fight climate change.
A former social studies teacher lists three ways educators and others can better understand the difficult subject of slavery in the US, including a way to hear directly from freed slaves themselves.
A new study reports that school-based physical activity interventions are ineffective in improving young people’s activity levels. But we just need to think outside the box if we want them to work.
There are several ways to deal with discrimination, from initiating national dialogues to training teachers to identify their own biases.
Public schools were originally envisioned in the 19th century as ‘common schools’ where rich and poor kids could be educated together. MLK wanted the same thing – but it’s not happening.
The teachers strike in Los Angeles is the first big one of 2019, but likely not the last. An education scholar says low teacher pay and inadequate public school funding will likely spur more strikes.
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