Children with a chronic health condition perform below the basic academic requirements in literacy and numeracy compared to their peers, a study from UNSW Sydney and University of Sydney has found.

The coronavirus pandemic has increased stress and burnout for educators, but corporate wellness performance coaches Lauren Hodges and Phil Burton say a program they facilitated for teachers, education leaders and superintendents in California led to a 31% increase in self-perceived quality of life. In this blog post, they share insights into how educators can build…

“We know that teens’ use of social media increased during the pandemic, and along with this increase in time, we’ve seen more of both the positive and negative aspects of social media,” said Dr. Jacqueline Nesi, an assistant professor of psychology at Brown University who specializes in social media and adolescent development.

Simple, quick exercises improve mindfulness, self-regulation, and well-being, for both students and teachers.

Only when we take the time to learn about the socioeconomic and historical backgrounds of our students and leverage their cultural strengths and knowledge, will our schools become spaces for healing from trauma.

All of the biological systems in our body — immune, neuroendocrine, metabolic, and cardiovascular — are connected to the brain. To better understand how they work, especially under stress, Professor Jack Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard, says to picture a team of highly skilled athletes.

Kulturnytt i P4 rapporterar om forskning som visar att skolan skulle kunna vinna på att ta in musikgenren black metal i musikundervisningen för att hjälpa barn att uttrycka starka känslor.

As the new school year gets into full swing, educators are likely to shift their focus from worrying about the depth of learning loss for students as a group, and begin zeroing in on where individual students are at. Nevertheless, looking at the differences in learning lost between two different groups of students, one from…

We’ve heard quite a lot about “learning loss” or “learning recovery” over the last year and a half. Since COVID-19’s disruption, researchers, policymakers, and education leaders have been trying to take stock of just how much learning students missed since March 2020.

Better nutrition improves mental well-being among older secondary-school students, according to a UK-based study affiliated with the Norwich Medical School and published in the BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health journal. Researchers found that five or more servings of fruits and vegetables had the greatest impact.

Børn, der får medicinsk behandling for deres ADHD, har mindre risiko for at begå selvmord end børn, der ikke får ADHD-medicin. Det viser et amerikansk studie blandt 11.878 børn, skriver Medicinsk Tidsskrift. Det kan påvirke forældre til at vælge at lade deres børn med ADHD medicinere, mener forskerne.

Elever som går i skolor som har riktlinjer för hälsa, mobilförbud under raster och mer tid för ämnet idrott och hälsa rör på sig mer och sitter mindre. Detta har jämförts med skolor som saknar riktlinjer.