For Black boys living in the poorest neighborhoods, positive school experiences showed no significant effect on depressive symptoms, according to a Rutgers study.
Social Sciences
Sep 23, 2025
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Access to school is considered to be better for children who live in urban areas than in rural areas in countries such as Kenya. But research shows that this access doesn't translate into children doing better at school if ...
Education
Sep 15, 2025
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This back-to-school season, students across Quebec are adjusting to a significant policy change: cellphones are now fully banned in elementary and secondary schools. This conversation, though contentious, is not new, nor ...
Social Sciences
Sep 9, 2025
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A new study from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) highlights the emotional and mental toll on teachers managing student pain in classrooms and calls for systemic change to better support both educators and students.
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2025
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Was the Franco dictatorship a cause or consequence of the Spanish Civil War? Was Einstein a medieval scientist? Confusions like these are quite common among secondary school students, who tend to learn history as a rote series ...
Social Sciences
Sep 4, 2025
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If your child is putting on their school uniform for the first few times, and learning their way from the school gate into their reception class, they're going through what education researchers like me call a transition.
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2025
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The government wants secondary schools to play a bigger role in preparing students for the working world by building vocational education and training (VET) into the curriculum. But a paradigm shift will be required for that ...
Economics & Business
Aug 27, 2025
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Nine out of 10 Australian teachers are experiencing severe stress, and nearly 70% say their workload is unmanageable, says UNSW Sydney research.
Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2025
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Teaching about periods in schools is still too focused on basic biological facts, with insufficient information around how menstruation can affect a woman's mood and well-being, problems associated with menstrual bleeding, ...
Education
Aug 19, 2025
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Statistics showing Indigenous school students in a negative light are regularly reported in the Australian media and policy debates. We often hear how Indigenous students "trail" their non-Indigenous peers in NAPLAN results ...
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2025
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