More 4-year-olds are attending school in Michigan.
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Scholars who study disparities in early care and education answer five questions about Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program.
Will AI play a bigger professional development role for schoolteachers?
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New research suggests artificial intelligence can make professional development programs more accessible and effective.
The cost of that diploma could fall, depending on this little piggy’s career path.
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Many of the Americans getting this debt relief are nurses, teachers, first responders, Peace Corps volunteers and social workers.
Will commitments to diversity be enough?
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The author of a new book on affirmative action in higher education discusses how colleges might still be able to become more diverse now that affirmative action has been banned.
Employment prospects are greatly enhanced for students with developmental delays if they acquired postsecondary education.
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Inclusive postsecondary education programs help students with intellectual disabilities make friends and become independent adults.
Education increases the yearly wages of employed ex-offenders by $564.
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People who get an education while serving time are less likely to return to prison and more likely to enter the job market, an analysis finds.
Around 6% of college students have a gambling problem.
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The rise of sports betting has made gambling addiction a bigger issue on college campuses, but there are steps universities can take to address it.
New research found that a 2001 Texas policy has reduced teachers’ wages.
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Researchers found that lowering restrictions for new teachers had some unintended consequences.
About a third of U.S. high school students are taking college courses.
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More high school students are taking college courses while still in high school. But equity gaps exist, with Black and Hispanic students participating at lower rates.
Thoughts become works of art in this engineering class.
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Art and science combine in this engineering course to let students turn their brainwaves into creative works.
A new study found that college students better understand complex calculus concepts in active learning classes.
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Collaborative work benefits calculus students, new research shows.
The quest for space dominance has long sparked discussions about the quality of American education.
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Policymakers and others often invoke the 1957 Russian launch of sputnik when trying to spark a discussion about education reform. A rhetoric scholar examines how often they succeed.
Music education has evolved and now includes more popular music genres, such as hip-hop.
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Modern music education is giving students more and more opportunities to create their own tracks.
Interns benefit from structured tasks, hands-on supervision and open communication.
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The transition from college to the workforce can be challenging, but these four strategies can help young workers get valuable experience and feel welcome.
Cicero defined ‘liberal arts’ in a book he wrote about rhetoric in a republic.
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When people hear the term ‘liberal arts,’ it may sound like a phrase with political overtones. A scholar of literature explains why that’s wrong and takes a closer look at its origin and meaning.
Diverse campuses better prepare students for leadership roles, research shows.
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Diversity programs benefit schools and students in multiple ways, research shows.
Many students attend high schools that don’t offer physics.
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A former physics teacher says America could lose its technological edge if it doesn’t do a better job of teaching quantum information science – starting in high school.
Howard University students assemble for a graduation ceremony in 2016.
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While it’s widely believed that Howard University came to be known as “The Mecca” in the 1960s, new evidence shows the nickname is more than half a century older than that.
Does AI enhance or cripple a person’s analytical skills?
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Scholars differ over whether having students use AI in their assignments will help or hurt their careers after graduation.
Billions of dollars are being spent on education research. Is it working?
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A veteran education researcher raises questions about whether educational research is actually being put to use.