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COLUMN: A creation story for Indigenous and nature-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Research on the physical, psychological and academic benefits of outdoor learning for kids is well-established, and is now informing the development of climate education. What’s also becoming well-known is the essential role of traditional and Indigenous ecological knowledge in the effort to cope with the climate crisis.

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College students to administrators: Let’s talk about mental health

The Hechinger Report

More broadly, nearly 73 percent in the Fall 2021 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment survey reported moderate or serious psychological distress. They have been met with a tepid response from administrators who have traditionally considered mental health a private matter, not an institutional one.

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A Fifth of Students at Community College Are Still in High School

ED Surge

Some of them travel to the campus during the school day to take courses in introductory English, history, psychology and sociology. From 2018 to 2023, the college recorded a 39 percent increase in Monmouth County high school students enrolling in its college-level courses. That push is evident at Brookdale.

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If We’re Serious About Student Well-Being, We Must Change the Systems Students Learn In

ED Surge

According to the American Psychological Association, students from more affluent families are more likely to have access to resources such as devices, internet, dedicated work space and the support necessary to complete their work successfully—and homework can highlight those inequities.

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A Surprising Approach to Science Labs for Online Students Boosts Access to STEM Fields

ED Surge

Yet how we devised the traditional education system, they can’t be accepted the way they are. In 2018, back when Austin had just earned her Ph.D. In 2018, Nicola Osgood was serving on active duty and considering resuming the higher education she had paused years before. They are courageous to return to school.

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To increase and maintain teacher diversity, listen to teachers of color

The Hechinger Report

While the percentage of white students has steadily decreased nationwide in recent decades — from 54 percent in 2009 to 47 percent in 2018 — nearly 80 percent of public school teachers are white, according to the most recent federal survey. And candidates with non-traditional teaching backgrounds are considered.

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I-O psychologists’ passion projects: Can AI predict your personality in a job interview?

Psych Learning Curve

We continue our exploration of the field of Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology, the American Psychological Association’s Division 14. I-O Psychology is the study of behavior in the workplace. in I-O Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2011. Louis Tay received his Ph.D.