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Holding middle-schoolers back causes drop-out rates to spike, studies say To hold back or not to hold back? For many policymakers, the answer was clear: it was time to stop allowing struggling students to keep moving through school. New research says that's backfired.

I'm tired of men belittling female academics – take our research seriously As a woman researching gender, I’m often told I’m wrong or that my work is ‘soft’ – yet universities need diverse perspectives

How Childhood Trauma Could Be Mistaken for ADHD Some experts say the normal effects of severe adversity may be misdiagnosed as ADHD.

Public education in Michigan is in a free-fall Don’t let the opening days of another school year, or another Michigan win at the Big House, fool you: public education in this state is in steep decline.

Teacher Burnout May Be Linked to Students' Stress, Study Finds Researchers found that in classrooms where teachers were feeling more burned out, students' stress levels were higher.

How Does Poverty Influence Learning?

A Collection of Resources for Teaching Social Justice Want your students to actively engage in addressing inequality? Explore this annotated bibliography of resources for teaching students about social justice.

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A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry Mastery-based learning allows students to learn at their own pace.

A 4-Part System for Getting to Know Your Students Relationship building is key to good teaching. This system will help you quickly get to know students and benefit from those connections all year...

The Ways Librarians Inspire a Love of Books in Reluctant Readers Some strategies librarians use to find just the right book that will inspire your reluctant youngster to read.

For Equity, Build Relationships | Harvard Graduate School of Education Akisha R. Jones, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor at the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy at the University of Delaware. Follow her on Twitter at .