Participation in specialist sport programs keeps teenagers from low socioeconomic backgrounds at school and boosts their maths grades. This is what I found in my PhD study. Being engaged in learning can set people up for success in the rest of their life. This is why experts see it as one of the main goals of early adolescence. […] … learn more→

The best way to figure out how much you have to pay for college is not to go by the sticker price. Instead, it’s to go by a college’s net price, which is often much lower. That’s because the net price tells you how much you have to pay to attend a particular school after […] … learn more→

Most Africans have heard of climate change and agree that it should be stopped. But far fewer feel that ordinary people can do something to stop it and even fewer understand its human causes. A recent survey by Afrobarometer found that over two thirds of Africans perceived climate conditions for agricultural production had worsened over the past […] … learn more→

In recent years there has been a constant incorporation of technologies into schools. Teachers and students have become accustomed to the use of digital tools in the teaching and learning process. In this way, the variables that have traditionally been related to the academic performance of students must now be expanded to include technologies. Especially those that […] … learn more→

International evidence suggests children have poorer movement skills as a result of COVID-related lockdowns that reduced physical activity at school, socially and in the community. In parts of Australia, learning from home replaced face-to-face classroom teaching for months at a time. Thousands of primary school children in Victoria and New South Wales are now returning to […] … learn more→

A series of recent announcements about Australia’s borders reopening mean there is hope of an end to the crisis in our international education sector. But there is still a long way to go. Over 145,000 international student visa holders are stuck overseas. It is still unclear when and how these students may be able to enter Australia. Even if they do arrive […] … learn more→

Legacy admissions – a practice in which colleges give special consideration to children of alumni when deciding who to admit – have been making headlines. Colleges are increasingly being called on to rethink the merits of the practice – and some colleges are beginning to heed those calls. Here, Nadirah Farah Foley, a postdoctoral associate at […] … learn more→

When you begin the PhD you will be told to read, and read a lot. But you’ll find not any old approach to reading will do. It’s a particular kind of reading that’s expected. So it’s important to get a grip on the complex task that you are being asked to do. In the first […] … learn more→

At a university in the northeastern United States, a freshman says walking through the study advisor’s office, and being able to cuddle a dog, a Leonberger named Stella, is one of the highlights of her trip. daytime. At a large public college in the Midwest, a graduate told me how much a dog helped keep […] … learn more→

Lawsuit loans (or settlement loans) can be tricky affairs, as they can take a fairly long time to get issued. More often than not, companies drag on the lawsuit for years in the hope that you will give up.  To counter this stance of companies, many people opt for lawsuit loans which to help them […] … learn more→