Education

Early scientific theories—such as those explaining basic phenomena like gravity, burning, and the movement of molecules in water—centered on presumed inherent properties rather than external factors, thereby misleading famous philosophers and scientists, from Aristotle to […]

A flagship financial aid program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that provides generous support to in-state students from low- to moderate-income families increases student retention by several percentage points, according to new research.This post was […]

While developing his theory of natural selection, Charles Darwin was horrified by a group of wasps that lay their eggs within the bodies of caterpillars, with the larvae eating their hosts alive from the inside-out.This […]

The specter of food insecurity unfortunately haunts many households in South Africa.This post was originally published on this site

Access to school is considered to be better for children who live in urban areas than in rural areas in countries such as Kenya. But research shows that this access doesn’t translate into children doing […]

Some children at primary school, as they head into a new school year, will find themselves learning alongside children of different ages. Year one and year two might be educated in the same classroom, for […]

2025’s Year 12 students are the first group in history to have gone through their final years of high school with widespread access to Generative AI models like ChatGPT.This post was originally published on this […]

Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm—including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback from politicians, policymakers and university boards, […]

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete.This post was originally published on this site

As a full-time teacher completing a Ph.D. part-time, I made a decision early on: do research that speaks to the daily realities of teachers and teaching. And so, the idea came from a lived experience—the […]