Children in some of India’s poorest families may be missing out on free school meals because the scheme does not match parents’ aspirations for their futures, new research has revealed. The study into the world’s…
Physical education has traditionally been one of the most eagerly awaited classes of the school day, since it lets students get out of the classroom, move around, and interact with their classmates in a different…
Girls from multilingual and immigrant families could be missing out on ADHD support – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. ADHD is already known to be under-recognised in girls, whose symptoms…
September 1, 2026 – A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior(JNEB), published by Elsevier, explored elementary school teachers’ experiences before and after the end of the federal universal free school meals…
From the Oregon State University press release: Recess quality, not just the amount of time spent away from the classroom, plays a major role in whether children experience the full physical, mental and social-emotional benefits…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release: Young children who practice visual working memory and reasoning tasks improve their math skills more than children who focus on spatial rotation exercises, according to a large study by…
From the University of Bath press release: Storytelling — the oldest form of teaching — is the most effective way of teaching primary school children about evolution, say researchers at the Milner Centre for Evolution…
From the Penn State press release: A preschool enrichment program developed at Penn State helps boost social and emotional skills that still have positive effects years later during middle and high school, according to a…
From the University of Eastern Finland press release: Teacher-perceived conflict predicts lower interest and pre-academic skills in math and literacy among kindergarteners, a new study from Finland shows. Kindergarten represents a crucial context in which…
From the American Psychological Association press release: Teens who have good, supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better health as adults, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. Perhaps surprisingly, although friendships are…