Students United States

Higher grades correlate to growth mindset intervention

Published in Nature, a national study released this week which revealed that growth mindset intervention boosts academic success resulting in having higher grades. The study involved about twelve thousand and five hundred (12,500) ninth (9th) graders for the evaluation. These freshman students showed that by having two (2) sessions with a twenty-five (25) minutes duration […]

Asia Government

Education system jeopardized by politicians

Education is a fundamental aspect of nation-building. Specifically, a nation’s failure is instigated by a deteriorating education system. Children are usually nurtured in school through guided familiarities that are instrumental in optimizing their capabilities. Education also makes students learn how to thrive in a shared community setup. Education system’s inclusivity Inclusivity is a crucial element […]

United States Universities

Top university picks for education degrees 2019

Times Higher Education (THE) released their data called World University Rankings to show the top picks for education degrees for 2019. The calculation included about 1,250 universities using thirteen (13) performance indicators. It values independent assessment with comprehensive comparisons and has been the only global university ranking who has done this by far. Unshakeable, University […]

Nonprofits

3 communities foster STEM learning

Inspiring communities begin to spring up to foster learning for STEM girls in their latent and creative capabilities in spite of the alarming increase of the gender workforce gap. Within the science and engineering (S&E) labor force, it used to be so tough for women to break into the field because of the lack of […]

Science

44 students receive Gilliam Fellowship to advocate science

Forty-four (44) students are selected to receive the Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) advisers for 2019. The program is committed to supporting diversity and science by nourishing the upcoming generation of scientists. Gilliam program is organized to pair every student in each adviser while conducting lab experiments. The […]

Finance

US Senator Harris proposed $60 billion investment for HBCUs

$60 billion investment was proposed by US Senator Kamala Harris to aid historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) universities if elected for the 2020 upcoming presidency. Her pitch to reach out for blacks would be used to distribute $50 billion worth of scholarships, academic programs, and research. The remaining $10 billion will be implemented for […]

Innovation

The impact of personalized learning in study reforms

The term “personalized learning” has become widespread and notably made an impact in study communities with the works of technology. In fact, school improvement programs in 39 states have stated on how they would implement on making learning personal and self-paced in accordance in former President Obama’s US law called Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) […]