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I förskolan ska barn inte bara lära sig vad demokrati är – de ska själva ingå i demokratiska sammanhang. "De ska öva och uppleva reell demokrati redan från början när de börjar förskolan", säger Martina Lundström, förskollärare och pedagogisk rådgivare, som vill synliggöra demokratiuppdraget och visa på hur förskolorna kan jobba med det i praktiken.

Here's what you need to know about the realities of one of the biggest, most controversial trends in K-12 education, starting with the most difficult questions first.

To foster improvement and responsible accountability, instructional coaches must honor teachers' choices and discretion.

A new study has examined a reform of the Swedish school system; a reform centred on the introduction of grades and increased use of testing, especially standardised national tests, in the 6th and 7th school year. The reform had an indirect effect on psychosomatic symptoms and life satisfaction for these pupils. The negative effects of…

Preschoolers with elevated ScreenQ scores had reduced structural integrity of white matter in brain areas involved with literacy and language, compared with more well-developed white matter among those with lower ScreenQ scores, according to a study in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers also found a strong connection between higher ScreenQ scores and poorer emerging literacy, expressive language…

Scott Anderson, a high-school math teacher in Wisconsin, gradually scaled back homework until he eliminated it entirely in favor of using every minute of classroom time to teach math skill sets. Anderson said that changing his approach boosted the number of students ready for college-level math from about 30% to nearly 100%.

Integrating podcasting into the classroom can help encourage students to engage with lessons while exploring their passions. Lindsay Johnson, a high-school English teacher in Kentucky, says making a podcast enabled her students to talk about their interests while learning how to ask the right questions and construct a compelling narrative for listeners who might be…

Study finds principal PD program did not move needle for students.

För första gången kartläggs hur mycket mat som går till spillo i storköken på svenska förskolor, skolor och äldreboenden.

To foster improvement and responsible accountability, instructional coaches must honor teachers' choices and discretion.

Students' writing improves when they have step-by-step guides for writing in different genres as well as for grammar and punctuation, according to an analysis of 14 studies by researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Education, plus researchers in Belgium and the UK. The researchers also found that successful writing instruction thrives in classrooms that…