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The SAT and ACT are less important than you might think, says professor
College admission tests are becoming a thing of the past.... Read more -
The cost of school uniforms is a barrier to education, but there are ways to level the playing field
This year's perennial back-to-school uniform discussion happens during a cost of living crisis. And we already know that the upfront... Read more -
Mental health services on college campuses promote student success, report finds
Penn State's Center for Collegiate Mental Health has released the results of its 2022 Annual Report examining the factors associated... Read more -
Study uncovers widespread unethical practice for assigning authorships to research papers
A recently published survey study of Ph.D. students reveals that an ethically questionable culture for assigning authorships to research papers... Read more -
Can online civic education strengthen democratic values?
A study published in the American Journal of Political Science shows that civic education interventions can work to increase support... Read more -
Researchers propose compulsory climate change teaching in core law curriculum
Academics from Durham University are urging that climate change education should be made compulsory across the core law curriculum in... Read more -
Students lacking language skills will miss out on jobs, according to new report
British students wanting to get ahead in the world of work should be studying an additional language. New research from... Read more -
Elio Antonio de Nebrija: From academic icon to object of mockery
Professor Lola Pons, of the Department of Spanish Language, Linguistics and Literature at the University of Seville, has just published... Read more -
Combating antisemitism today: Holocaust education in the era of Twitter and TikTok
In the era of social media, antisemitism and Holocaust denial are no longer hidden in the margins, spewed by fringe... Read more -
UK survey identifies potential pitfalls of science communication
Why do people hold highly variable attitudes toward well-evidenced science? For many years researchers focused on what people know about... Read more -
How spatial thinking could help children learn math
Do you struggle to visualize how to rotate your shoes so that they nest together in a shoe box?... Read more -
School uniforms are meant to foster a sense of belonging and raise achievement—but it's not clear that they do
In France, MPs have recently considered whether to reintroduce compulsory school uniform, with first lady Brigitte Macron adding her support... Read more -
College student evaluations of teachers found to have another kind of gender bias
A trio of researchers from the University of Cincinnati, the University of Colorado Boulder and Clemson University has found that... Read more -
Children learn to read faster when given appropriate challenges, study finds
Reading is the basis for most subjects, but a lot of children struggle to master it. Every fourth Norwegian boy... Read more -
Archivists' tough calls have consequences
Right now, for technological, ethical and political reasons, the world's archivists are suddenly very busy.... Read more
