Free K-12 resources developed for teaching soil science
Through a contribution agreement with USDA-NRCS, the Soil Science Society of America has developed materials to enhance the teaching of soils in both formal and informal classrooms.
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Pursuing Best Practices in STEM Education: The Peril and Promise of Active Learning
The latest issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest examines a promising yet loosely defined STEM instructional technique known as “active learning.”
Read moreStudy Shows Education Is Not Enough to Overcome Inequality
A recent study finds that social inequality persists, regardless of educational achievement – particularly for men.
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Virtual humans are equal to real ones in helping people practice new leadership skills
A virtual human can be as good as a flesh-and-blood one when it comes to helping people practice new leadership skills.
Read moreVirtual humans are equal to real ones in helping people practice new leadership skills
Research into the use of virtual and mixed reality technologies for training suggests a wide range of applications
Read moreWolters Kluwer Webinar Series Presents Nursing Education Leaders Who Will Address the Future of Nursing Education and the Skills New Nurses Need to be Practice Ready
The Lippincott® Nursing Education Speaker Series explores the issues nurse educators are facing today including the future of nursing education, integration of adaptive learning technology, assessment changes and preparing students for practice in a post-COVID-19 environment. The series is co-sponsored by the National League for Nursing.
Read moreURI Board of Trustees names Monash provost, senior vice president Marc Parlange next University of Rhode Island president
The Board of Trustees of the University of Rhode Island has announced the selection of Professor Marc B. Parlange, provost and senior vice president of Monash University in Australia, as URI’s 12th president. He will succeed David M. Dooley, who joined URI in July 2009 and has overseen the transformation of URI into a leading research institution with a growing recognition of programs of distinction. Parlange’s appointment is effective Aug. 1.
Read morePaying for whose performance? Teacher incentive pay and the black-white test score gap
Study: “Paying for Whose Performance? Teacher Incentive Pay and the Black-White Test Score Gap” Authors: Andrew J. Hill (Montana State
Read moreStudy snapshot: 21st century tracking and de facto school segregation
Excluding and hoarding access to college prep
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Estimating the cost of FAFSA verification for public colleges and universities
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Examining changes in application behaviors and student demographics under test-optional policies
Read moreStudy snapshot: How do weighted funding formulas affect charter school enrollments?
Study: “How Do Weighted Funding Formulas Affect Charter School Enrollments?” Author: Paul Bruno (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) This study
Read moreuc san diego approves first undergraduate degree in black diaspora and african american studies
When Alicia Yancey started her first year at UC San Diego, she sought out spaces where Black students like her could thrive.
Read moreFAIR Health unveils three new enhancements to consumer platform, including shoppable services tool
New shared decision-making website for providers complements FAIR Health consumer website
Read moreMeeting of the Midcontinent: Geosciences from Canada to Mexico
Joint meeting of the Geological Society of America’s South-Central and North-Central Sections
Read moreScience family journals’ move to new online platform will enhance user experience
Readers of Science family content will find it more integrated, discoverable, and visually compelling
Read moreSchools reduce inequality, defying the conventional wisdom
The teachers and schools serving our disadvantaged children are doing much better than we think they are, according to the author of the new book “How Schools Really Matter.”
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STEPHEN RITZ BRINGS HIS AWARD-WINNING GREEN BRONX MACHINE CLASSROOM TO PUBLIC TELEVISION’S “LET’S LEARN”
This spring, Stephen Ritz, award-winning educator and founder of Green Bronx Machine, will delight children in 3-K through second grade when he brings his acclaimed classroom – and a cast of newly-created characters – to public television’s “Let’s Learn” series.
What are forever chemicals, and do they last forever? (video)
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2021 — Forever chemicals are known for being water-, heat- and oil-resistant, which makes them useful in
Read moreFor some Black students, discrimination outweighed integration’s benefits
Economists find Black students in integration completed less schooling
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How Fortnite and Zelda can up your surgical game (no joke!)
Video games offer students obvious respite from the stresses of studies and, now, a study from a University of Ottawa medical student has found they could benefit surgical skills training.
Read moreMt. Sinai Health Care Foundation awards $1 million grant to CWRU School o
The Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation–continuing Mt. Sinai Medical Center’s century-old tradition of caring for Northeast Ohio–has expanded its commitment
Read moreMultilingual people have an advantage over those fluent in only two languages
UTokyo-MIT study measures brain activity while learning basic sounds, grammar rules of unfamiliar language
Read moreBringing gene editing into high schools
Toolkit easily incorporates into any laboratory science course
Read moreUniversal Preschool in the United States by 2040 is Achievable
Universal high-quality preschool is achievable within the next 30 years if the federal government and state and local governments partner to share costs under a two-part plan proposed by the National Institute for Early Education (NIEER) at the Rutgers Graduate School for Education.
Read moreMore support needed for two children in every class with hidden language disorder
University of Bath Press release
Read moreSimulation-based estimation of SARS-CoV-2 infections associated with school closures and community-based interventions
What The Study Did: In this decision analytical modelling study, researchers investigated the association of school reopening or closure with
Read moreBath is first UK university to sign ‘green chemistry’ commitment
The University of Bath has become the first UK university to sign the Green Chemistry Commitment – a charter to
Read moreStudy: Insights from two reopened schools during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the 2020-2021 fall semester, school districts around the United States navigated their reopening plans with little data on how SARS-CoV-2 spreads among children or how in-person learning would impact transmission in the schools’ communities. A new study in The Journal of School Health joins a growing body of evidence that, with appropriate measures, there are ways for schools to safely reopen.
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UCI’s graduate programs shine in U.S. News & World Report rankings
Irvine, Calif., March 30, 2021 — The University of California, Irvine’s Ph.D. program in criminology, law & society placed second in the nation overall in U.S. News & World Report’s annual graduate school rankings – published online today – with 10 other fields of advanced study in the top 10 among public universities.
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Cincinnati Children’s Develops Model to Help Identify Risk Factors for Reading Difficulties in Children before Kindergarten
Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have developed a new framework for different factors influencing how a child’s brain is “wired” to learn to read before kindergarten.
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Degrees of happiness? Formal education does not lead to greater job satisfaction, study shows
There is almost no relationship between formal educational attainment and job satisfaction, according to new Notre Dame research.
Read moreNew model to help identify risk factors for reading difficulties in children
Featured intervention is a new book program for babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Read moreKumon or Montessori? It may depend on your politics, according to new study of 8,500 parents
HOUSTON – (March 30, 2021) – Whether parents prefer a conformance-oriented or independence-oriented supplemental education program for their children depends
Read moreStudy: Insights from two reopened schools during the COVID-19 pandemic
Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, parents, teachers, and school administrators have faced difficult questions regarding when and how to
Read moreTeachers can use popular media to address anti-Asian bias, KU research shows
Critical race media literacy effective approach, schools should use to address difficult topics, scholars argue
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Calling all Science and Math Teacher Candidates: 120 New Scholarships Available for Aspiring Teachers
A new $600,000 grant from Microsoft will be used to increase the number of scholarships available to mathematics and science teacher education candidates.
Read moreMental health support at boarding schools helps male – but not female – students feel emotionally safe from bullying
Bullying at boarding schools has a negative impact on students’ emotional health, but for male students, having a school staff member to rely on for support may mute the harmful effects of bullying, according to a new University at Buffalo study. Support networks did not have the same effect for female students, the researchers say.
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CATCHING UP WITH GREEN BRONX MACHINE AND STEPHEN RITZ IN MARCH AND APRIL 2021
Attention all Green Bronx Machine fans! Even though growing season is still around the corner, our founder Stephen Ritz and other GBM leaders are literally “zooming” around the world, planting the seeds for better education and health outcomes. From the Middle East and Austin, Texas, to New York City and far-flung places in between, their mission is to educate everyone about the power of a plant to help young people achieve academic and personal success, improve community health and wellness, and address economic and food justice.
Read moreMore exercise, fewer screens: New Australian guidelines for kids in OSHC
Groundbreaking research from the University of South Australia has delivered world-first national-level guidelines to better inform children’s physical activity and
Read moreDC Entrepreneurial Instruction & Mentorship Network helps propel tech-forward beauty brand
The free Entrepreneurial Development Network pilot program will provide support for diverse startup owners in Washington, D.C.
Read moreMental health support at schools helps male, but not female, students feel safe from bullying
Boarding students may be at increased risk for bullying, stress, depression and anxiety
Read moreRemote-friendly student project presentations enable creativity and risk-taking
ANN ARBOR–In a two-year study that could help guide educators developing the post-pandemic new normal, student groups at the University
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Repeating a Grade? Johns Hopkins Expert Available on Best Ways to Make Up Pandemic Learning Loss
Schools, teachers and parents nationwide are now grappling with how best to help students who might have fallen behind after
Read moreSchool closures disproportionately hit disadvantaged students in the US
A study analyzing the distribution of school closures due to COVID concludes that racial minorities, students in need and with already poor academic performance have been more likely engaged in remote schooling since September 2020
Read moreMeasurable changes in brain activity during first few months of studying a new language
Improvements in reading and listening skills of first-time Japanese language students observed via brain scan
Read moreBritish Academy awards interdisciplinary ‘Back Chat’ project a prestigious grant
THE University of Huddersfield’s Professor of Childhood Studies Helen Lomax from the School of Education and Professional Development and Senior
Read moreDominique Baker recognized for outstanding research in education policy
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU’s Dominique Baker received the 2021 Early Career Award from the Association for Education Finance and Policy
Read moreUrban ‘escalator’ means disadvantaged rural students miss out on top universities
Bright but disadvantaged students from urban areas are more likely to enter elite UK universities than similar peers from rural communities due to an urban ‘escalator effect’, according to a new study.
Read moreGlobal evidence for how EdTech can support pupils with disabilities is ‘thinly spread’
Report reveals ‘astonishing’ shortage of information about how rapid advances in educational technology could help pupils with disabilities in low and middle-income countries
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