It’s called the “London effect” in educational circles. Since the mid-1990s, schools in the English capital have seen continuous improvements, making the city an educational success story for the most unlikely segment of British society: poorer children, in particular those with ethnic minority backgrounds.

Here’s some good fucking news—research published last month in the journal Language Sciences indicates that a vulgar vocabulary isn’t the mental crutch many believe it to be. In fact, people who swear more may have stronger language skills overall.

ASCD has gathered a list of holiday gift ideas for educators at every level. Each of these professional development resources can serve as the perfect gift for educators seeking to further their learning and improve their practice in the classroom, in schoolwide leadership and beyond.

Co-teaching is an instructional delivery where the mainstream teacher and specialist share teaching responsibilities within a single classroom to benefit all students' needs. In this ASCD Express article, Pooja Patel and Emily Abdallah share their co-teaching experience.

We’re hearing a lot from college students about the need for “safe spaces” on campuses but in this post, Steve Neumann, a writer and philosophile, writes that K-12 students need their own safe spaces.

Every day I find things that inspire me in classrooms and schools, in conversations and discussions, and at home and beyond. Here is a selection of some recent sources of inspiration, writes Elena Aguilar Transformational Leadership Coach from Oakland, California.

How much math students need to be considered "college and career ready" is a topic on the minds of many educators and experts, including those profiled in this article. Some say more math is not necessarily the best approach for all students.

Hur upplever elever meningsfullhet och delaktighet? Maria Andrée, docent på Institutionen för matematikämnets didaktik och naturvetenskapsämnenas didaktik, berättar i webbfilmen om sin forskning som fokuserar på elevernas lärande i de naturvetenskapliga ämnena. (webb-tv)

Forskare vid Stockholms universitet kan i ett av de största projekten kring utsatta barn sedan 1980-talet, visa bland annat att dåliga resultat i skolan påverkar både hälsan och ens livssituation långt fram i livet.

Projektarbetet är en allt vanligare arbetsform i svenska skolor. En ny avhandling vid Göteborgs universitet visar lärarens centrala roll även under de delarna av undervisningen. Det är läraren som ramar in uppgiften, instruerar hur ett fortsatt arbete kan se ut, återkopplar till tidigare arbeten och fortlöpande utvärderar elevernas arbete.

Träning precis före mattelektionen stimulerar hjärnan och kan höja resultaten. "Man känner sig lugn och kan fokusera på matten", säger Jonathan Johnsson.

”Vem vill jag vara?” En ung person som ser sig om efter ett svar kan lätt få tips på en passande identitet. Skolan bör stå för ett djupare perspektiv på livet och världen, anser Kerstin von Brömssen.