Under ett seminarium i Almedalen i juli adresserades frågan om den obalans mellan forskning och undervisning som finns vid universitet och högskolor. Se hela seminariet här.

A school in Oklahoma is installing light covers in a special-education classroom to ease fluorescent lighting. Exposure to the lighting has been shown to cause distractions and other behavior triggers for students with autism and other sensory disorders.

Developers in China are working on adaptive, computer-based teaching that some say could be the future of education.

Using virtual schools as full replacements for face-to-face learning may impede student performance, according to a study by New York University professor June Ahn.

Several recent studies looking at computers and online learning found mixed-to-negative results. And they offer clues about how schools and tech companies can do better.

About 120 schools are expected this fall to introduce a free, student-directed learning system developed by Facebook and a nonprofit charter-school group based in California's Silicon Valley. The Summit Personalized Learning Platform aims to put students in charge of choosing and managing their projects.

Students who play video games may perform better in maths than peers who opt for engaging with social media, according to a study published in the International Journal of Communication. Researchers considered data for 12,000 Australian teens.

What goals will drive educational change this school year? Four education leaders share their guiding principles for the 2016-17 academic year, including an emphasis on "truthful kindness and necessary action" when responding to students' needs.

A lack of concrete information about student misconduct—and how to address it—may be hindering efforts to make campuses safer.

Top-performing schools invest in early education, teacher quality, and career and technical education, according to a study by the National Conference of State Legislatures. The study considers lessons from Finland, Hong Kong, Japan, Ontario, Poland, Shanghai, Singapore and Taiwan.

Learning how to think about thinking can help students develop strategies for solving problems and understand tasks at hand.

Tonåringar som ofta spelar onlinespel har bättre skolresultat än de som gör det sällan eller aldrig. Det visar ny forskning från Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Men att vara aktiv i sociala medier har en omvänd koppling till resultaten, enligt forskarna.