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Sociologist examines the impact of ‘STEM immigration’ on inclusive workforce development in the US

Dr. Byeongdon Oh, Assistant Professor of Sociology—Social Justice & Change and Founding Director of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Research Center at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, has published a study exploring how immigration intersects […]

Generative AI in digital education: Transforming learning, teaching and assessment

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Generative artificial intelligence is changing education. The tabloids would have it that students are using it to fulfill their assignments and teachers are using it to grade the papers. It sounds like a serious problem […]

Four-day school week may not be best for students, review finds

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A new University of Oregon review of 11 studies has found little evidence that the four-day school week benefits student academic performance, attendance, behavior or graduation rates.This post was originally published on this site

Why the traditional college major may be holding students back in a rapidly changing job market

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Colleges and universities are struggling to stay afloat.This post was originally published on this site

Survey: Only 4% of Canadians give schools an ‘A’ on climate education—students deserve better

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Only 9% of Canadian students learn about climate change often in school, while 42% say it’s rarely or never discussed in the classroom.This post was originally published on this site

Outdoor adventure education boosts confidence and connection in young Australians

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A study from The University of Notre Dame Australia, published in the Journal of Adolescence, has found that outdoor adventure education plays a powerful role in supporting the mental health and personal development of young […]

New teachers’ impact on equitable science learning

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New elementary teachers who promote equity in science are proving highly effective at engaging students, no matter their background, a new University of Michigan study shows.This post was originally published on this site

Summer break brings uncertainty for children, and kindness at home matters

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As the school year wraps up, many children are keen for summer break. Summer means sunshine, and hopefully popsicles and lots of playtime. But for many families, summer also brings a combination of excitement and […]

Neurodisability in children linked to increased vulnerability to ‘school to prison pipeline’

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Children with special educational needs (SEN) are more likely to be excluded from school, which new studies have found to have a direct link to early criminal convictions.This post was originally published on this site

The ‘pivot penalty’: Exploring career risks for researchers who don’t stay in their own lane

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In 2020, Yian Yin teamed up with economists at Northwestern University to look at the impact of researchers who had shifted their focus to study the COVID pandemic. He saw that these researchers faced a […]

Poll: Hispanic economic optimism falls

Hispanic consumers are spending less as optimism about their economic outlook dwindles amid inflation and economic uncertainty, according to a poll from the Business & Economics Polling Initiative at Florida Atlantic University.This post was originally [...]
Free gifts can strengthen customer relationships when matched to relationship stage

Free stuff is great for customers and a wonderful marketing tool for businesses. But there are limits, and there is a right and wrong way to go about it. University of Alabama Assistant Professor of [...]
US vacation renters waste $2 billion worth of food annually

If you find yourself routinely throwing away groceries and leftovers the night before you check out of an Airbnb, you’re not alone: A new study values the food wasted by U.S. vacation renters at about [...]