If we could understand how the infant mind develops, it might help every child reach their full potential. But seeing them as learning machines is not the answer.

Schools are moving toward a model of continuous, lifelong learning in order to meet the needs of today’s economy.

Elias är ny språklärare på Tammelanskolan i Tammerfors i södra Finland. Elias kan 23 språk, har oändligt tålamod och får aldrig en elev att skämmas för sina frågor. Elias är även en robot.

Some teachers can take on students' trauma as their own, suggests Alex Shevrin, a community college teacher and former school leader. In this blog post, she shares her own experience with vicarious trauma and offers tips on how to cope.

Grouping students by ability could harm the achievement of lower-performing students, according to a report published in the Cambridge Journal of Education. Researchers considered feedback from English and maths teachers at 82 schools in England and found that ability grouping can lead to a "cycle of restricted opportunity".

The programs that can turn a backward slide into a jump ahead.

Some school districts have adopted four-day weeks to help address funding gaps and issues unique to rural communities. Research on the model's benefits for students is limited, but some data show that attendance rates improve under a four-day model.

Både utdanningsfinansiering og behovet for alternativer til stadig økonomisk vekst ble temaer i diskusjonen om hvordan universiteter kan bidra til FNs bærekraftsmål for 2030.

“They are afraid of being wrong,” one teacher says of students. He helps them get over it.

There was a time, not so long ago, when calculators were spawned as the handmaid of the lazy maths student.

A generation of students who have grown up taking selfies and having a social media presence presents some challenges for educators, writes Ruth Reynard, a higher-education consultant specializing in faculty development and instructional design. In this commentary, she describes how educators can maximize skills honed using technology, including social media.

Teachers make a significant difference to their students’ lives – sometimes against all odds – and they deserve to be celebrated.