Op-ed pieces give students a voice and allow them to showcase their personal links to the topics, writes middle-school history teacher Sarah Cooper. In this blog post, she explains how she approaches op-ed assignments and how the interactive process helps students improve their writing and research skills.

An administrator from Marshall ISD shares her best practices for making PD effective.

Only two-thirds of college students in the United States have ever written a paper that's 10 pages or longer.

Online teaching materials can make lesson planning more efficient, help educators save time and support teacher retention, asserts Kelly Burnette, assistant principal of instruction at a Florida high school.

A study in the journal Pharmacy showed that college students without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder who took the drug Adderall were more alert and focused, but they had similar reading comprehension and factual recall as they had when they took the placebo.

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Lærere på specialskoler opfatter ikke nødvendigvis spyt, spark og slag som vold, men som udtryk for at eleven ikke trives. Derfor er forebyggelse af vold på specialskoler ikke et særskilt tiltag, men en integreret del af undervisningen, viser ny forskning.

Når et barn eller en ung bliver anbragt i en plejefamilie, følger der ofte støtte med. Det viser en ny rapport fra forsknings- og analysecentret Vive. 38 procent får specialstøtte i skolen eller går i specialskole.

Students in the Austin Independent School District demonstrate how they practice mindfulness as part of a daily routine and in times of stress.

Everyone has their own way of organising a project. Read about the four types of leadership, and why a diversity of types is good for any organisation.

Försök med avgiftsfri förskola i Oslo i områden med stor andel barn med utländsk bakgrund förbättrade barnens läsfärdighet och kunskaper i matematik. För flickor förbättrades även språkfärdigheterna. Det visar forskning som presenteras i en ny SNS-rapport. Resultaten pekar mot att förskolan har betydelse för social rörlighet bland barn med utländsk bakgrund, särskilt flickor. (pdf)