A record number of schoolchildren across the UK were subject to social exclusion owing to racial bullying, with analysts demanding the government intervene urgently to tackle this alarming trend of bullying and bigotry in schools.
Author: Khadijha Tariq
Black students who have black teachers are more likely to enrol in college and graduate, according to a working paper published by National Bureau of Economic Research last week. The paper found that black students who had black teachers reaped benefits in both the short and long-terms, elevating their academic performances and improving their chances of graduating from the college.
Intelligent people are happier alone than in places having greater population density, a research published in the British Journal of Psychology suggests. The study reveals how ancestral needs influenced human emotions and how smart people enjoyed solitude and were less exultant around people, while others stayed happier surrounded by friends and family.
The Children Village Complex, a remote Brazilian jungle school, has been named the worlds’ best new building, winning the prestigious RIBA International Prize 2018. The Children Village complex in Tocantins, northern Brazil, has been serving the poor and indigenous children of the district and will now house 540 children in new dormitories, in a locality where children once had to travel through the dense rainforest to reach school.
Mathematics is now becoming a headache for schools across the globe, troubling academicians and educators who have lost confidence in the discipline. Researchers, academics and educators are working hard to suggest best practises for improving the math curricula, however, the need of the hour is to understand the underlying trends and challenges confronted by math education.
It’s really hard for many to put the words young and depressed side by side in a single sentence. However, times they are but changing, and so should be our understanding of depression.
Young out-of-city Italian students are moving in with old-aged people in order to save money in exchange for some light domestic wok, an initiative that is also helping elderly population fight loneliness.
The International Conference on Research in Education has recommended to bring drastic changes in education policies, teachers’ education programs and curriculum to serve unreached and out-of-school children. These recommendations were announced in the concluding session of the conference organized by Punjab University Institute of Education and Research at Faisal Auditorium here on Thursday.
Argentinian teachers find their jobs most fulfilling and are the most dedicated teachers in the world, according to Global Education Census 2018 released this week. The census found that 79 percent Argentinian teachers considered teaching a rewarding profession for altruistic reasons.
After years of growth, new international enrollments in US universities have witnessed a downfall with nearly half of the universities reporting a drop in the international student enrollments, according to a new report released earlier this week.