Educators: Improving Teachers Math Skills Will Aid Students Many elementary school teachers say they dislike the idea of teaching mathematics even at the most basic level. That is a cause for concern among educators. Experts say it is critical for st...
Sweden Brings Books, Handwriting Back to School As children returned to school in Sweden last month, many of their teachers were putting a new importance on some traditional skills. These included reading printed books, quiet reading time and handwri...
Programs Aim to Increase Number of Black Doctors The American Medical Association (AMA) recently said the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action dealt a serious blow to the medical field's goal of increasing the number of Black doctors. Af...
Citizenship Test Changes Might Require Better English Skills The United States admitted over 967,000 people as new citizens in 2022. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said that was the largest number of people naturalized sin...
Professors Blame Pandemic for College Students Math Troubles This is a huge issue, said one college math professor. This is significant and deep, said another. They were talking about their students who are still struggling with basic math skills thr...
US Schools Help Students Behind in Math Across the United States, schools are working hard to help students catch up in math. Test scores after the pandemic show just how behind students are. On average, education experts say American students' math...
Thirteen US Universities Form a Free Speech Group Thirteen American colleges and universities recently announced the creation of a plan to support freedom of speech. The plan is part of an effort designed to fight what the schools call threats to U.S...
TV Show Explores Teaching at an Urban Public School An American TV show called Abbott Elementary is a comedy about teachers in a Philadelphia elementary school. The show has been praised for being funny, smart and heartwarming and for dealing with im...
West Virginia University to Cut Languages, Creative Programs School leaders at West Virginia University recently proposed cutting almost 10 percent of the university's study programs and over 100 educators because of a $45 million budget deficit. Inc...
Some Community Colleges Offer Free College Credit for High Schoolers Kara Baker recently graduated from high school in the state of Indiana. She earned more than a high school diploma, however. She also completed a two-year associate degree at the lo...
Educators Seek to Stop AI Use for Cheating Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) services - such as ChatGPT have become a major resource for cheating in university. Now, teachers are thinking of new ways to teach classes in order to stop students fr...
More US Minority Teachers Are Quitting States are reporting that teachers are leaving their jobs in growing numbers. In some cases, retirement is highest among teachers from minority groups. One reason is stress from burnout during the COVID-19 pande...
Schools Lost Track of Homeless Kids during Pandemic During the coronavirus pandemic, many schools struggled to keep a count of students whose families struggled with homelessness. The number of children identified as homeless by schools nationwide dr...
US Colleges Ask for More Writing after Affirmative Action Ban August 1 is the start of the new college admissions season in the United States. It is the day students can start to complete the Common Application for college admission in 2024. The Comm...
Effects of Affirmative Action after 10 Years in Brazil Late last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race cannot be the reason for colleges to accept students. The high court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment doe...
