https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. While violence prevention education has increased in U.S. schools, only one in 10 schools today require violence prevention discussions in class, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2024 National Conference & Exhibition at the Orange County Convention Center. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-anti-bullying-sexual-resources-schools.html Education Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:01 EDT news646555422 A new study shows participating in a citizens' panel can help young people with special educational needs/disabilities to produce new policy ideas about school inclusion. The study is published in the journal Frontiers in Education. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-citizens-panels-young-people-special.html Education Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:10:01 EDT news646574420 School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-california-latest-state-restrict-student.html Education Tue, 24 Sep 2024 03:56:21 EDT news646368964 This school year, many of the nation's adolescents and teens are sitting in class without the device that can sometimes feel like an added appendage: their smartphones. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-qa-cell-schools.html Education Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:10:08 EDT news646330201 When Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana realized most of the clients in its job-training program lacked a high school diploma, it set out to address the issue. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-goodwill-high-school-dropouts-jobs.html Economics & Business Education Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:23:54 EDT news646316631 Targeted interventions can raise overall educational outcomes for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by an average of five months, compared to teaching-as-usual or standard interventions, finds a report by UCL researchers. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-interventions-months-students.html Education Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:53:43 EDT news645980018 Income and wealth inequality in the U.S. remain near all-time highs. Analysts say this disparity is a "major issue of our time." Experts have spotlighted deep policy failures fueling the problem and helpful economic fixes to alleviate the suffering. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-toddlers-bias-wealth.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:05:04 EDT news645897901 While much has been made of artificial intelligence's promise to improve educational opportunities and outcomes, a group of Stanford students is highlighting the importance of a different perspective on AI in education: It isn't just about using AI to bridge gaps in educating our students. It is also about how we "educate" AI. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-ai-exacerbating-disparities.html Education Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:20:01 EDT news645891107 For decades, schools have allowed children to advance to the next grade even when they're not reading at grade level. But more and more states are adopting policies to hold students back if they fail standardized tests in reading. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-kids.html Education Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:20:04 EDT news645805201 Education is the bedrock of a just and diverse society, but only if it is equitable and inclusive. To foster an inclusive educational environment, leaders and teachers have to understand and value diversity in all its forms, including diversity of culture, language, socio-economic background, gender, ability, and others. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-schools-inclusive-safe.html Education Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:03:03 EDT news645804181 William Hersh, M.D., who has taught generations of medical and clinical informatics students at Oregon Health & Science University, found himself curious about the growing influence of artificial intelligence. He wondered how AI would perform in his own class. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-chatgpt-ai-real-world-students.html Education Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:30:34 EDT news645723029 The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District will be expanding its role in addressing the foul odors affecting communities near where sewage spills over the U.S.-Mexico border, following conflicting reports earlier this week about whether the stinky air people breathe is dangerous. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-san-diego-county-air-pollution.html Environment Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:50:01 EDT news645697624 The UK government has called on schools to do more to enhance opportunities in PE and sports for disabled young people. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-disabled-young-people-pe.html Education Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:13:57 EDT news645372832 Economists from the University of Bath have found a significantly lower school attendance rates on Fridays across England, with a 20% higher absence rate compared to other weekdays. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-reveals-school-fridays-england.html Education Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:20:40 EDT news645369634 When humanitarian assistance is reduced, the impact can extend from the household level to the broader local economy, according to a study led by Anubhab Gupta, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-economic-impact-humanitarian-east-africa.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:14:09 EDT news645290041 Teachers and administrators in Iowa schools interviewed for a new study said that their state's 2021 law banning instruction on "divisive" concepts of race and gender stifles efforts to promote just and inclusive schools and creates hostile work environments for educators engaged in this work. Participants also expressed concern that the law, House File 802, hampers students' learning about injustice and the social world. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-iowa-divisive-concepts-law-complicates.html Education Political science Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:14:04 EDT news645203642 Nearly 800 million people in the world lack access to commercial electricity. It is easy to assume that connecting them to the grid will reduce poverty and improve lives. In fact, expanding energy infrastructure to everyone on the planet by 2030 is one of 17 global sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-electricity-smallest-villages-poverty.html Social Sciences Economics & Business Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:45:17 EDT news645198306 As students return to class across the country, they will be confronting a new reality as most Canadian provinces have introduced restrictions on cellphone use at school. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-opinion-successful-school-administrators-parents.html Social Sciences Education Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:13:05 EDT news645189181 Social media is negatively impacting the life satisfaction of Australian high school students, according to the latest findings from Australia's largest survey of young people. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-social-media-negatively-impacting-teens.html Social Sciences Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:43:03 EDT news645118981 A strong belief in their own academic ability can help children from low-income families defy the odds and achieve academic success, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-belief-academic-ability-key-factor.html Education Mon, 09 Sep 2024 15:07:37 EDT news645113250 Most school shootings don't just happen out of nowhere—there are typically warning signs. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-georgia-high-school-hard-action.html Social Sciences Political science Sun, 08 Sep 2024 15:20:01 EDT news644840377 Since the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of chronic absenteeism have nearly doubled across the nation for students in kindergarten through grade 12. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-virtual-linked-chronic-absenteeism.html Education Thu, 05 Sep 2024 11:59:31 EDT news644756367 For more than a decade, University of Kansas researchers have shown that giving students, especially those with disabilities, ownership of their education improves their outcomes. The Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities' team recently concluded a project to implement the Self Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) in 15 schools in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. They have published multiple studies, including an overall analysis that suggested when the SDLMI program is installed with robust teacher supports, it not only helps the educators but has better outcomes for all students. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-schools-teachers-students-benefit.html Education Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:10:02 EDT news644684501 Research has established that youth participation in science-focused afterschool clubs leads to a higher science identity—or seeing oneself as a science kind of person or as a scientist—and that peers exert influence over interests, even in academics, such as taking classes in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-stem-afterschool-benefits-friend-groups.html Education Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:42:58 EDT news644679776 Education is key to empowering young people to respond to climate change. It's something that will reach into every aspect of their lives in complex ways. However, the national curriculum largely confines climate change to a few subjects, meaning teachers in other disciplines often feel out of their depth. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-stories-young-people-life-climate.html Education Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:50:01 EDT news644675446 Tens of thousands of pupils in France are going through a slightly different return to school this autumn, deprived of their mobile phones. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-digital-france-school-mobile.html Education Wed, 04 Sep 2024 08:27:37 EDT news644657245 A new study has found high school students with disabilities impacting language and information processing were able to better comprehend content when teachers adopted evidence-based strategies to increase the accessibility of classroom teaching. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-boosts-cognitive-engagement-students-language.html Education Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:55:03 EDT news644586902 Even moderate levels of school absence, not just extreme absences, can have a negative impact on exam results and career prospects, but they are frequently overlooked, according to a University of Strathclyde report. https://phys.org/news/2024-09-school-absences-exam-results-career.html Education Mon, 02 Sep 2024 16:05:03 EDT news644511901 Students are heading back to school and university next week but many may be feeling nervous about tackling mathematics, thanks to its fearsome reputation. https://phys.org/news/2024-08-dont-math-hard-parents-children.html Education Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:01:26 EDT news644238079 Looming college applications. Developing a more nuanced sense of self. Earlier wake-up times. Comparing themselves to peers. Difficult classes. Time management. Striving for independence from parents. https://phys.org/news/2024-08-school-year-chance-teens-stress.html Social Sciences Education Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:05:25 EDT news644234718