What Will Students Tell Colleges on Their Applications This Year? Students like Jeannie Tarnue of Annandale, Virginia, have a chance to say a lot about themselves on their college applications. They can tell about classroom success that came from lon...
Study: Free School Meals Linked to Reduction in Childhood Obesity Research published in March found that a free meal program in schools was connected with a reduction in childhood obesity in the United States. Anna Localio and Jessica Jones-Smith fro...
Germany Aims to Increase Educational Choices for Its Youth Many European countries have programs that help place students in careers at a young age. In Germany, some students move into education programs at the age of 10. The goal is to prepare them...
Australia Tightens Visa Rule for Foreign Students Australia will soon begin enforcing stricter visa rules for foreign students. The move comes as official data showed migration hit another record high. The new rules took effect on March 23. The rules...
Researchers: Books about Difficult, Adult Subjects Make Kids Better Readers A nonprofit group has identified more than 1,500 books that local schools in America have banned from their libraries and classrooms in 2022-2023. The free-speech activism gr...
Study Looks at How 15-year-olds Learn English Today's English students have a lot of exposure to the language outside of the classroom. By using the internet, social media, and other digital technologies, they can watch videos, hear music, and play v...
Are Student-athletes Considered College Employees? The Dartmouth College men's basketball team voted to join a labor organization, called a union, this week. The move means that the student-athletes on the team could have the right to negotiate a wor...
US Educators Increasingly Urge Total Phone Bans in Schools American educators and lawmakers are calling for complete bans on smartphone use by students in schools. Most U.S. schools already have rules restricting phone use in class. But administrator...
Professors Group Speaks Out about Changes at Florida College College professors and their students often say they should be permitted to pursue knowledge without too many restrictions from the government. One organization that supports the idea of ac...
Schools Want More Therapy for Students, Not All Parents Agree Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mother about seeing a therapist. They were moving to New York City. Derry had to live with family members in another state whil...