Education

Many school absences labeled ‘unexcused’ are for reasons not in the student’s or family’s control — yet they can have serious consequences for students. We can to do better.

Child care faces a funding cliff as federal emergency funds expire, leading advocates to hope states will fill in the gap…

At some schools, 25% or more of kids reported misusing prescription stimulants in the past year, according to a new study.

Young girls who embrace the role of a successful female scientist, like Marie Curie, persist longer at a challenging science game, a new study shows. The research suggests science role-playing…

This research brief summarizes how students’ opportunities to prepare for and take advanced math courses in the United States differ by school context…

Students are increasingly running for voting positions on school boards on a climate agenda. They are helping push schools to cut energy use, swap out diesel buses for electric and add climate change to the curriculum.

Nelsestuen: If schools are to improve so they can more successfully serve students, what better way than to involve students directly in the process?

Employer-sponsored child care can alleviate worker’s child care stress, but it cannot solve the child care crisis.

The devastation of child marriage effectively ends a girl’s childhood. How? Forced marriage robs a girl of her education and more, replacing lessons learned in the classroom with adult responsibilities, including forced…

With nearly half a million undocumented students in college, dream resource centers should be on every campus.

“Even relatively short commutes on school buses can dominate students’ daily air pollution exposures,” says Meredith Pedde.

It’s no secret that women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, fields. Nationally, in 2019, women made up 48% of the workforce, but just 27% of STEM workers.…