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What's overlooked in student mental health in South Africa: social connection and sexual wellbeing
just now (911+ words) Student mental health has become one of the defining challenges facing universities worldwide. In South Africa, these concerns are often framed around reports which point to anxiety, burnout and academic pressure. With this comes the call for expanded student counselling…...
Why safer spaces matter for young people's physical activity
3+ week, 31+ min ago (570+ words) The 2026 Commonwealth Games come to Scotland this summer, showcasing elite athletes at the top of their game. But for most of us, physical activity looks much more ordinary: walking to school, joining a PE lesson, dancing in the kitchen or…...
5 ways students can think about learning so that they can learn more " and how their teachers can help
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (1017+ words) During my years teaching science in middle school, high school and college, some of my students have resisted teaching that educators call higher-order thinking. This includes analysis, creative and critical thinking, and problem-solving. For example, when I asked them to…...
How LGBTQ employees at Kodak risked their careers to build a safer, more inclusive workplace
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (428+ words) There was a time when you could be fired from your job for being gay. It took LGBTQ employees at companies like Kodak to challenge workplace discrimination and transform corporate culture....
Gender-neutral pronouns in French exams: how language classrooms respond to linguistic change
22+ hour, 35+ min ago (806+ words) When an exam board for England, Wales and Northern Ireland recently clarified that students are now permitted to use gender-inclusive or gender-neutral forms in French, Spanish and German exams, it marked more than a technical adjustment to assessment criteria. These…...
Malawi's education choices in the wake of aid cuts
23+ hour, 40+ min ago (716+ words) Over a year has passed since the Donald Trump administration dismantled USAID, cutting more than 5, 000 programmes and slashing US$40 billion in funding worldwide. The cuts have reduced access to HIV treatment, driven up severe malnutrition among children, and resulted in…...
Many college students already have well-formed cheating habits " that, not AI, is the real problem
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1122+ words) My colleagues and I recently spoke with a group of talented, interesting students who just completed their first year of college about using artificial intelligence as a research tool. I asked what must have seemed like an unrelated question: "How…...
Childcare workers have been guaranteed a pay bump. What's the fine print?
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (497+ words) The federal government has set aside $3. 6 billion over the next two years for early educator pay. But what happens after that is not yet clear....
Every day I think about money: how can we support uni students who struggle financially?
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (500+ words) Getting into uni isn't the only challenge. Students also need to be able to afford to stay....
What is education for? Why new Korean drama Teach You a Lesson is topping the charts
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (960+ words) Within a week of its release, Netflix's new Korean drama Teach You a Lesson, directed by Hong Jong-chan, topped the platform's global non-English rankings for the week of June 1-7. Adapted from the popular webtoon Get Schooled (2020), the 10-episode series about…...