A study of nearly 80,000 students in 334 North Carolina middle schools has found an increase in behavioral problems and suspensions in schools with a greater number of students who repeat a grade. Researchers from Duke University found that holding students back can have negative effects schoolwide.

Music education, when it is even available, typically begins in about third grade, writes Rourke O'Brien, the president and founder of the Children's Music Foundation. In this blog post, O'Brien offers several suggestions to help all educators integrate music lessons into the classroom.

Marianne Dollerup Stenz underviser på Bakkeskolen i Bagsværd, hvor eleverne er diagnosticerede med autisme. Gennem musikalsk samvær og bandoptrædener skabes der glæde og stolthed hos børnene, der er vant til en-til-en-undervisning i de boglige fag.

"Eleverne bruger i højere grad deres Surface Pro 2 maskine i deres daglige skiftende arbejde, fordi den er nem at have med rundt", konstaterer afdelingsleder Visti Søvsø Hansen fra Kompetencecenter for Læsning i Aarhus.

Intressant forskning med helt olika perspektiv på temat Rättvis skola, går lätt att relatera till i sin vardag, konstaterar besökarna på Lika värde-konferensen.

”Det här måste vi sprida på Instagram!” utropade en av mina sjätteklassare. Eleverna hade just varit på den lokala livsmedelsbutiken och tagit reda på jämförpriser på alla möjliga livsmedel.

Det finns begränsad forskning med inriktning mot fritidspedagogikens betydelse för elevernas kunskapsutveckling. Därför utlyser Fritidspedagogfonden nu ett forskningsstipendium som ska uppmuntra närstudier av fritidshemmet i relation till fritidspedagogikens funktion och innehåll.

How to decide between online, traditional learning.

Climate change is a rich topic to explore in the classroom. From science and geography to politics, it's an area with roots in a range of subjects and can be a great source for debate.

A recent University of Phoenix School of Education poll has found high-school teachers assign an average of 3.5 hours of homework per weeknight -- totaling about 17 hours each week.

Texas school districts now have the option of adopting Open Educational Resources instead of using state money for textbooks and other materials, writes Jay Barrett, principal of the Amarillo Area Center for Advanced Learning.

For educators interested in the latest in educational technology, several cutting-edge leaders are posting resources, information and ideas about digital learning on Twitter, according to the author of this blog post.