Students in rural areas have lower average rates of college enrollment and degree completion compared to nonrural students, according to findings in a new study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Teachers value technology tools to boost student engagement in the classroom, but they do not see evidence in technology enhancing the quality of student work, deepening student collaborations or students' skill development, according to a report from Project Tomorrow.

Leaders who use a moderate amount of charisma and act with authenticity and accountability while remaining curious to learn more are the most effective, writes Alaina Love. She provides an example of what this kind of leadership looks like in action by describing how a CEO took responsibility for the frustrations managers were feeling.

"It was a lot less scary than I imagined," said student Nicole Jones, about experiencing a night out during freshers' week. She is part of a project with Swansea University and Gower College to help people with autism carry on learning.

The act of teaching is complex and evolving. Just as farmers apply proper strategies to adapt to the seasons' different conditions, teachers can find ways to work smarter from the first year in the classroom to the last.

Bellwether Education Partners recently conducted a study to consider strategies that can help close achievement gaps and get students learning at grade level. The study -- which included an examination of personalized learning versus rigorous curricula -- found that struggling students can improve if they have caring relationships with their teachers, an environment that nurtures…

A school district in Texas is using technology and a comprehensive approach to improve school safety, writes Melissa Williams-Scott, executive director of information systems at Dickinson Independent School District. In this blog post, she shares six steps the district took to promote a safe environment, including focusing on quick intervention.

A survey sheds light on frequent issues and positive strategies to help students with math.

Using a backchannel tool to allow students to anonymously ask questions increased the number of questions college students asked during class, according to a review. Data show the tool was effective for some groups of students, who said they felt uncomfortable asking questions during class, including female students and first-generation college students.

Tydlighet, struktur och ett tätt kollegialt samarbete – det är något av det musik- och engelskaläraren Heidi Uddeskog tog fasta på när hon jobbskuggade en brittisk pedagog. "Lärarna visste väldigt mycket om varandra och hur de jobbade; och de hade många samarbeten, även mellan olika årskurser", säger hon.

Teenagers are more affected by their current poverty than by the past trauma, including violence, that they have experienced, according to a study of 240 teen Syrian refugees and 210 Jordanian youth. Data show that more than half of the Syrian refugees who participated in the study suffered from PTSD.

Robotical, an Edinburgh, UK robotics company that introduced "Marty" in 2016 as a STEM learning tool, has announced a second-generation version that comes with new resources for the classrooms.