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It can take years to collect evidence that shows effective uses of new technologies in schools. Unfortunately, early guesses sometimes go seriously wrong.
Students consider their own mortality in a literature course on death and dying.
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More school systems are providing digital devices for students to use in the classroom, making it harder to justify students having personal cellphones in class.
A Texas A&M free speech case raises questions about academic freedom that have featured before in American society and courts, including during the 1950s.
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The McCarthy era in the 1950s was another politically contentious time that raised questions about how politics influences what gets taught in the classroom.
Amid a complicated federal financial aid system, Pell Grants are the largest source of federal funds for college that students do not have to repay.
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Recent changes to federal financial aid create a new type of Pell Grant and reduce debt limits for graduate and part-time students. An education expert walks through what prospective students should know.
Students, parents and others gather outside the White House to press the Biden administration to release updated Title IX rules on Dec. 5, 2023.
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Recent changes to the federal law that bans sexual discrimination in education could make life tougher for students who experience sexual assault or harassment.
Florida has been a leader for other conservative states on education reform.
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Florida’s state Legislature will decide in early 2026 whether to eliminate long-standing obligations for schools to require their students to be vaccinated.
Some school librarians in Florida have found themselves in the midst of controversy over complaints of “obscene” titles in their libraries.
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Learning is understanding, requires challenge and takes time, a science education scholar explains.
Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah, shortly before he was shot and killed.
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An estimated 150,000 fewer international students are expected to be attending American universities and colleges this fall because of visa restrictions and other Trump administration policies.
Emerging research is showing the complex effect chatbots are having on learning, showing the need for good design and student awareness.
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Chatbots can facilitate ‘cognitive offloading,’ or taking shortcuts when learning. But emerging research on AI and cognitive science shows that learning is like a workout.
Most coaches want to be able to do more than teach their athletes to win faceoffs and dodge defenders.
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Faculty members represent a university’s core identity and mission. But no one had systematically studied faculty opinions on matters related to spirituality and religion − until now.
Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez, who fled Colombia after learning that the government planned to arrest him, returns to his hometown, Aracataca, in 2007 for the first time in 20 years.
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Two legal scholars argue that public education helps the US maintain the nation’s fundamental values of equality and fairness – and recent attacks put them at risk.
Students take a philosophy test in Strasbourg, France, on June 18, 2024.
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Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
Students have quickly incorporated the likes of ChatGPT into their work, but little research is available on how they’re using generative AI.
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Survey shows students rapidly picked up chatbots, but perhaps surprisingly, they more often used it to augment their learning, rather than hand work off.
Generative AI is forcing K-12 schools to reconsider what key skills to teach students.
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More and more universities are bringing in corporate-style marketing chiefs. New research shows what they’re gaining – and where the returns fall flat.
Religious pluralism means more than living around people of different faiths.
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College students need to learn how to talk about religion with people of different faiths, two scholars write.
Brown University is one of the Ivy League universities that has recently made a deal with the White House to end the government’s inquiry into its treatment of Jewish students, among other practices, on campus.
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Harvard University is the latest school that is nearing an expensive settlement with the Trump administration. The different deals are complex, but share a few similarities.
Sixth grade students start their science class with five minutes of meditation at George Washington Middle School in Alexandria, Va., in February 2020.
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Understanding the nuances of what mindfulness can look like in a classroom can help educators, parents and policymakers decide whether it belongs in their schools.
Workarounds to reading a book cover-to-cover have existed for decades, but generative AI takes it to new heights.
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