Education

Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education.This post was originally published on this site

Financial literacy will become a core element of the New Zealand social sciences curriculum for Year 1–10 students from 2027. But what is being proposed presents a limited picture of the factors influencing people’s financial […]

A 2023 YouGov poll found that only 21% of UK adults can hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue. About half of the other 79% regretted not engaging more with languages […]

Data and findings are not always shared openly in science. Sometimes, researchers hoard those data and provide little to no access to colleagues from their field. These were the results of a survey of 563 […]

Certain university degrees—especially in the arts and humanities—are often maligned as “rip-offs” or “Mickey Mouse degrees.” The argument is that while some degrees lead to high-paying jobs, others offer little financial return and may leave […]

When children are dropped off at a school or daycare for the first time, there can be a lot of feelings and sometimes meltdowns caused by being separated from parents, meeting new people, and hearing […]

Earlier this week, The Sydney Morning Herald reported one of Sydney’s top public high schools had more than 2,000 students for the first time, thanks to the booming population in the area.This post was originally […]

A new study from UBC Okanagan says students appear to be using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) responsibly, and as a way to speed up tasks, not just boost their grades.This post was originally published on […]

New research from Bayes Business School suggests the inclusion of more than one correct response in multiple-choice examinations focuses students on deeper learning of material, and benefits attainment in other forms of assessment such as […]

For people with little or no speech, literacy is a critical skill that opens up much more of the world, according to Jessica Caron, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders at Penn State. Through […]