"We nicknamed it Eddy": What do schools and teachers think of AI in classrooms?
It's almost two years since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022. Since then, educators worldwide have been grappling with what generative artificial intelligence might mean for classrooms and learning......»»
Passage of laws preempting local action on transgender rights and race and racism in schools accelerates since 2019
The pace of states using preemption to control local authority has quickened and expanded in the United States around issues related to rights of student athletes who are transgender, and the ways race and racism may be taught in US classrooms, accor.....»»
ChatGPT and cheating: Five ways to change how students are graded
Universities and schools have entered a new phase in how they need to address academic integrity as our society navigates a second era of digital technologies, which include publicly available generative artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT. Suc.....»»
A population-wide gene-environment interaction study on how genes, schools, and residential areas shape achievement
A new study reveals that if you have a child with a high genetic risk of learning difficulties, you should send them to a school that scores high on national tests......»»
The history of teaching black history
Although Black History Month wasn't established until the 1970s, Black teachers in the segregated Jim Crow South, particularly women, had been teaching Black history for decades prior, and were vital to its accuracy and preservation......»»
Three reasons why it"s problematic to track student athletes" menstrual cycles
Concerns are being raised across the U.S. about whether schools have a right to compel female athletes to provide information about their menstrual cycles......»»
Should private schools share their facilities with public students?
There is a new push for private schools to open their grounds and facilities to the broader community. North Sydney mayor Zoe Baker, wants to ask top private schools in her area to share their green spaces and other facilities......»»
Dealerships participate in Texas school auto tech competition
Local dealerships partner with competing schools leading up to the event to mentor the fledgling technicians......»»
GPTZero: how to use the ChatGPT detection tool
ChatGPT and AI text is a plagiarism problem at schools, but GPTZero is here to help detect if a document has been written by a human or a machine......»»
Do elementary school students do better when taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity?
U.S. elementary school students do not particularly benefit from being taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity. That's the major finding from our new study, published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly. We analyzed a nationally representa.....»»
Is it time for US teachers to raise?
In his 2023 State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called for public school teachers to get a raise but offered no specifics on how that could be done. Here, Michael Addonizio, an education policy expert at Wayne State University, provides i.....»»
Schools" surge in marketing to attract pupils fuels inequalities globally, new research reveals
A pioneering global study has revealed how schools worldwide are using a raft of marketing techniques to attract higher performing pupils and climb the league tables......»»
"Tadpole" molecular cloud appears to be playing around black hole
A peculiar cloud of gas, nicknamed the Tadpole due to its shape, appears to be revolving around a space devoid of any bright objects. This suggests that the Tadpole is orbiting a dark object, most likely a black hole 100,000 times more massive than t.....»»
A long-term view can be effective in reducing dating and relationship violence in schools
Schools need to take a long-term approach to reducing the global issue of dating and relationship violence in young people, according to the most comprehensive and far-reaching research analysis ever conducted in the area......»»
Teachers apply unequal criteria when assessing giftedness, finds study
Researchers at the Universities of Tübingen and Maastricht have found that teachers are one and a half times more likely to suspect that boys are gifted than girls who are equally gifted. Moreover, the researchers say, teachers are more likely to ra.....»»
5 years after Parkland shooting, a school psychologist offers insights on helping students and teachers deal with grief
Whenever a school shooting takes place, school officials often arrange for grief counseling services to be made available for whoever needs them. But what exactly do those services entail?.....»»
Open-plan classrooms are trendy but there is little evidence to show they help students learn
If you step into a newly built school these days, chances are you will see classrooms that look very different to the classrooms most of us spent our school years in as children......»»
Black girls benefit most when STEM teachers pursue professional development, shows study
When middle and high school teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) pursue continuing professional development, their students benefit, and a new study from Rice University shows the payoff can be dramatic......»»
Five years after Parkland, school shootings have only become deadlier and more common, say criminologists
In the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting on Valentine's Day 2018, many Americans hoped that, finally, something would be done to address the problem of gun violence in the nation's schools......»»
"National conversation" needed to address air pollution in classrooms, according to researchers
A 'national conversation' is needed to combat the worrying levels of air pollution in some city-based classrooms, say researchers from the University of Surrey......»»
Position paper on ChatGPT outlines opportunities for schools and universities
The public launch of ChatGPT has led to considerable dismay at schools and universities. However, a position paper authored by more than 20 scientists at TUM and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) working in educational, social, computer and data.....»»