The government is basing its school truancy response on data – but by-the-numbers solutions aren’t enough
Punishing parents of truant children misses factors – such as poverty and hunger – keeping some children out of school.
The Conversation > EducationNZ education scores must improve – but another polarising ideological pivot isn’t the answer
Key education policy decisions in the early 2000s have not produced the desired results. But broad bipartisan agreement is now needed to give children and teachers the greatest chance of success.
The Conversation > Education5 questions schools and universities should ask before they purchase AI tech products
The education technology sector constantly offers new products to solve old problems. Will anything be different this time?
The Conversation > EducationAn education in music makes you a better employee. Are recruiters in tune?
Musicians have exceptional levels of professionalism, resilience and creativity, which transfer to other careers in a range of industries.
The Conversation > EducationI spent a decade helping Afghan girls make educational progress − and now the Taliban are using these 3 reasons to keep them out of school
If the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan persists, consequences could include higher rates of abuse, the spread of extremism and billions of dollars in economic loss.
The Conversation > Education‘It doesn’t matter where you come from’: regional youth orchestras help fight music education inequality
My recent study looked at the inequalities rural and regional young classical musicians face which are unknown to their city-based counterparts.
The Conversation > EducationRebuilding Gaza was seen as a ‘Herculean’ task before Oct. 7; six months of bombing has led to crises that will long outlive the war
The Palestinian enclave faces an interconnected series of crises that will amplify the human costs of conflict even when the bombing ends.
The Conversation > EducationWhy Ontario school boards are suing social media platforms for causing an attention crisis
Four Ontario school boards have filed a lawsuit against social media platforms to force them to change practices that harm schoolchildren.
The Conversation > EducationWorried about how to support your child’s education? Here are four useful steps you can take
Studies show that teaching parents how to support their children can lead to improvements in literacy.
The Conversation > EducationGhana’s free high school policy is getting more girls to complete secondary education – study
Free secondary educational policy in Ghana is worthwhile but struggles to keep up with quality.
The Conversation > EducationClimate comedy works − here’s why, and how it can help lighten up a politically heavy year in 2024
Jokes can be a healing contagion as they expose hypocrisy, spark laughter and open minds.
The Conversation > EducationBetty Smith enchanted a generation of readers with ‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn’ − even as she groused that she hoped Williamsburg would be flattened
No other 20th-century American novel did quite so much to burnish Brooklyn’s reputation. But Smith rarely saw her hometown through rose-colored glasses − and even grew to resent it.
The Conversation > EducationIQ tests: the danger of reading too much into them – and the crucial cognitive skills they don’t measure
The majority of children who do not take or pass IQ-style entrance exams to private- or grammar schools, will have many qualities not measured on an IQ test. They may also just be late developers.
The Conversation > EducationCanada’s entrepreneur shortage is impacting the economy — here’s one way to fix it
A new study reveals that instilling an entrepreneur-possible self — the belief that you can become an entrepreneur — is a critical stepping stone for becoming an entrepreneur.
The Conversation > EducationIs Montessori education all it’s cracked up to be? What science says
Montessori education is as popular as ever. But is the teaching method really more effective than conventional schooling?
The Conversation > EducationGenerative AI in the classroom risks further threatening Indigenous inclusion in schools
Tools such as ChatGPT dominate the conversation around AI in schools. But with teachers looking to meet Indigenous content requirements, using generative AI could do more harm than good.
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