Facing persistent teacher shortages, Texas in 2001 reduced its student teaching requirements for alternative licensure programs. Our study found that these reduced teacher licensure requirements also led to reduced wages for all new elementary school teachers over the next 20 years. Previously, a new teacher license was obtained through university training and a series of standardized tests. The license […] … learn more→

\ Early academic dropout of students in Spain rose to 13.9% in 2022 , which exceeds the EU average (9.7%) . Even more worrying is knowing that foreign students double the school dropout rate , especially taking into account that 1 in every 6 residents in Spain was born abroad (15.8% of the total population). These data contradict the common belief that multilingualism […] … learn more→

The return to school in September 2020, and the 2020–2021 academic year, were marked by thermometers, masks, bubble groups, strict measures for entrances and exits, marked routes within educational centers, absence of exits and excursions, and safety distances in everything and for everything. A situation that, although the 2021–2022 academic year was somewhat calmer, required a […] … learn more→

The terrorist acts hitting teachers lead us to confront, among other things, the question of the functions and powers of the school. Against barbaric fanaticism, what can pedagogy really do? Teachers are expected to be a bulwark against obscurantism. But is this realistic, when schools seem incapable of fulfilling their primary mission of transmitting knowledge and ensuring the […] … learn more→

A relatively marginal subject around twenty years ago, the evaluation of information on the Internet is today a major issue for our society. The very large number of fraudulent, dubious or biased messages published every day on social networks and on the web in general makes everyone vulnerable to disinformation. We saw this with current topics such as vaccination […] … learn more→

Could carving a wooden spoon by a lake be the answer to the mental health crisis in Canadian universities and also global sustainability? Clearly, no. However, our research has shown that shifts in our attention using Nature-based crafts and skills may just be the key to addressing the developing crises of mental health on campus […] … learn more→

Adults might assume young people are not engaged in current affairs. But our survey reveals most Australian children and teenagers have a significant interest in the news. There has, however, been a drop in interest from our 2020 survey, done at the start of COVID. Our research also shows children and teenagers increasingly get news from social media […] … learn more→

Australian children are facing some big challenges. NAPLAN data shows about one in three students in years 3 to 9 are behind in reading-related skills. It is also estimated about one in seven children have poor mental health. Until recently, most people assumed these were separate problems. However, there is growing evidence difficulties with reading and mental health may be […] … learn more→

Picture your typical human evolution museum display. You walk into a dimly lit space with glass boxes on white plinths or roped off areas. There are lots and lots of bones. Maybe a bit of history on how those bones were collected, and pictures of the famous people – usually men – who collected them. […] … learn more→

When adults and seniors face the need to learn a new language or choose this learning voluntarily, there are many doubts that arise and that can stop the new company or slow down its evolution, if it is finally undertaken. Learning a language as an adult brings objective advantages , among which stands out a greater awareness […] … learn more→