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The overlooked service that could make plans for a library in every primary school in England a reality

In a speech delivered at the Labor party conference, Chancellor Rachel Reeves committed to “providing a library in every single primary school in England by the end of this parliament.”This post was originally published on […]

Poorer students in England are more likely to miss out on studying a language for secondary education certificate

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Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language for the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is considered optional—and not necessarily even encouraged, shows research published in […]

Many US states are rethinking how students use cellphones, but digital tech still has a place in the classroom

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Across the United States, more schools are implementing policies restricting cell phones as concerns about digital distraction, mental health and academic performance rise.This post was originally published on this site

Teams with budding researchers are more likely to drive scientific disruption, new study finds

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Scientific research apparently has its own share of beginner’s luck. According to a study by Mahdee Mushfique Kamal and Raiyan Abdul Baten, teams with a larger number of newbies take the cake when it comes […]

Identifying factors affecting word processing during second-language English reading at different stages

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When reading a passage, readers may pause at a particular word or return to reread it. Studies using eye-tracking, which record eye movements during reading, have suggested that word length, frequency, and predictability from context […]

Why we should be skeptical of the hasty global push to test 15-year-olds’ AI literacy in 2029

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If 2022 was the year OpenAI knocked our world off course with the launch of ChatGPT, 2025 will be remembered for the frenzied embrace of AI as the solution to everything. And, yes, this includes […]

University ranking systems are being rejected. African institutions should take note

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The Sorbonne University, founded in Paris in 1253 and known globally as a symbol of education, science and culture, has just announced that, starting in 2026, it will stop submitting data to Times Higher Education […]

AI in the classroom is hard to detect—time to bring back oral tests

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News that several New Zealand universities have given up using detection software to expose student use of artificial intelligence (AI) underlines the challenge higher education is facing.This post was originally published on this site

First-generation female graduates more likely than peers not to have children in their 40s

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Women who are the first in their family to attend university have fewer children on average than graduates with at least one university-educated parent, UCL researchers find.This post was originally published on this site

Unregulated and unfair: How private tutoring is falling short for families

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Australia’s unregulated private tutoring industry is having a profound impact on the Australian educational landscape, potentially leaving students vulnerable by employing thousands of unqualified operators and deepening educational inequity across the country.This post was originally […]

Retail rents decrease when a marijuana dispensary moves in

As more states open the doors to legal marijuana, dispensaries are becoming a more common retail sighting. But what happens to the businesses next door when one opens for business?This post was originally published on [...]
Too much or too little AI adoption may lower workers’ job satisfaction

In research based on 2009–2020 data from 509 publicly listed US firms, lower and higher levels of adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) were associated with reduced job satisfaction, whereas moderate levels were linked to greater [...]
New study shows why clothing take-back programs fail—and what truly moves consumers to act

Retailers don’t need big financial incentives to get consumers to return used clothing—but they do need the right message. A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management finds that simply telling [...]