Category: Top Stories in Education News

Reporter’s Notebook

Red State, Red Hat: A Unique Perspective

Geraldine A. Sam, a Texas delegate, garnered significant airtime at the 2000 Republican National Convention, and she anticipates a similar level of exposure during this gathering in New York. She believes that her …

Teaching & Learning

Social Studies advocates in Michigan are concerned about the lack of emphasis on the subject in high schools. Despite performing well in subjects like reading, writing, mathematics, and science, students in Michigan struggle with social studies. Recent state test results …

North Wind Bows To The Rising Sun

The North Wind and the Sun were in a dispute over who had the most power. They decided to settle the argument by seeing who could first strip a man of his clothes. The North Wind tried his best to …

‘Band Geeks’

The Pulaski High School band dedicates months of practice to ensure their performance at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is flawless.

Tom Busch, the band director, enthusiastically signals his marching band to begin playing “All That Jazz,” hoping that they …

Research: Boys To Men

According to some experts, the school environment is not particularly conducive to boys’ success. In 1998, the superintendent of a school district in suburban Boston noticed a concerning trend. A majority of the students being inducted into the National Honor …

Can I Successfully Learn A Language Online?

According to Luis von Ahn, the creator of the free language app DuoLingo, there are now more people using his tool to learn a new language than there are enrolled in the entire US public school system. Since its launch …

Not Feeling Confident? Here Are Six Ways To Fake It

The popular concept of “Fake it til you make it” suggests that acting more confident than you feel will eventually become a self-fulfilling prophecy. However, linguistics student Rachel Davis, 21, has found that behaving like a “cool, cynical, full-of-quips” persona …

‘Anti-maths Mindset’ Costs UK A Huge Sum, Rishi Sunak Claims

During the launching of his plan to mandate maths education until 18, Rishi Sunak intends to convey that the UK is struggling with an inherent "anti-maths mindset" that is hindering efforts for progress in numeracy. It is expected that the …

The Great Academy Schools Scandal

Despite being a relatively new establishment, the redbrick buildings of Kinsley Academy serve to remind the rural, former mining community of West Yorkshire about the primary school that has served the area for over 100 years. Eager to provide her …

Children ‘need 100 Key Words’ To Read

In a groundbreaking study, researchers at Warwick University have found that children only need to learn 100 words and 61 phonetic skills in order to read the English language. This is in contrast to the national literacy strategy which suggests …