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School's out: How climate change is already badly affecting children's education
Schools across South Sudan have been ordered to close as a heat wave of 45°C sweeps across the country. In... Read more
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Prestigious journals make it hard for scientists who don't speak English to get published, study finds
For the first time in history, a single language dominates global scientific communication. But the actual production of knowledge continues... Read more
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Q&A: Researchers warn of danger, call for pause in bringing AI to schools
In K-12 schools across the country, a new gold rush of sorts is underway: Classrooms nationwide are racing to bring... Read more
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Q&A: Could riding older school buses hinder student performance?
Students who ride newer, cleaner-air buses to school have improved academic performance, according to a University of Michigan study that... Read more
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How do you teach young children about complex issues? New research suggests 'read-alouds'
For many educators today, introducing race into curricula is a fraught proposition. So how do teachers—tasked with new learning imperatives—even... Read more
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'I have been ground down': About 50% of Australian principals and other school leaders are thinking of quitting
Australia's school principals have collective responsibility for nearly 3 million students and staff. But who takes responsibility for them?... Read more
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Using Twitter/X to promote research findings found to have little impact on number of citations
A team of researchers with varied backgrounds has found that using X (formerly Twitter) as a means to increase citations... Read more
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New student advisor is an AI bot that designs academic plans, suggests books
The Los Angeles school district on Wednesday unveiled a much-awaited AI tool named "Ed" to serve as a new student... Read more
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'How long before climate change will destroy the Earth?': Research reveals what Australian kids want to know
Every day, more children discover they are living in a climate crisis. This makes many children feel sad, anxious, angry,... Read more
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Young African students in Australia call out racial stereotypes
Assumptions, misconceptions, and stereotypes—no one wants to be judged by how they look or where they're from. But for many... Read more
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Two tech companies with Philly ties just joined forces to make it easier for college students to get financial aid
Two information technology companies based in Montgomery County—Unisys, the venerable Blue Bell tech services and consulting provider, and Boomi, the... Read more
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New study calls for inclusion of death education in school curriculum
A new study is calling for a significant overhaul in the way education about human death is approached within schools,... Read more
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Motivated supervision increases motivation when writing a thesis, study finds
Students working on their Bachelor's or Master's thesis usually have supervisors at their side who guide, accompany and possibly also... Read more
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ChatGPT is an effective tool for planning field work, school trips and even holidays, say scientists
Researchers exploring ways to utilize ChatGPT for work, say it could save organizations and individuals a lot of time and... Read more
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Bilingual child cannot 'turn off' their language knowledge, says researcher
Worldwide, there are more children who grow up learning multiple languages than children learning only one. And yet monolingualism is... Read more