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·June 18, 2025·4 min read

LEGO Lessons Boost Kids’ Math and Spatial Skills in 6 Weeks

Incorporating LEGO-based activities into daily classroom instruction can significantly improve children’s math and spatial reasoning abilities, according to a new study. Researchers evaluated a six-week program called SPACE, where teachers guided structured LEGO-building sessions with students aged 6 to 7.

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·April 30, 2025·6 min read

Parents Often Miss Early Clues About How Kids Feel at School

Parents often misread how their children feel about school during their first year, usually taking a full year to align with their child’s actual experiences. While most parents believed their children enjoyed the classroom, many underestimated how much children liked the playground—and vice versa.

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·November 5, 2024·5 min read

Does Additional Education Protect the Brain?

A recent study explored whether additional years of education lead to long-term changes in brain structure, especially in protecting against brain aging. Analyzing data from a unique natural experiment involving nearly 30,000 individuals, researchers found no detectable impact on brain structure from an additional year of education. Although education is linked to better cognitive skills and health, it does not appear to alter the brain’s physical structure in the long run.

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·June 10, 2024·4 min read

Peer Influence Drives Math Confidence in Boys

Boys' math confidence is heavily influenced by peer comparisons, while girls base their self-assessment on actual performance. Despite similar math abilities, girls often lack confidence compared to boys. This confidence gap impacts career choices, leading to fewer women in STEM fields. The study highlights the need for addressing peer dynamics to foster math confidence in both genders.

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·May 30, 2024·3 min read

OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Edu, Revolutionizing Higher Education

ChatGPT Edu, powered by GPT-4o, is designed for universities to responsibly integrate AI into academic and campus operations.

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·May 23, 2024·5 min read

School Readiness at 4 Predicts Teen Outcomes

A new study finds that children not deemed "school ready" at age 4 are significantly more likely to be unemployed or out of education by 16. This early disadvantage also predicts lower GCSE achievement. Researchers used data from over 8,000 Bradford young people to identify this link. This highlights the need for early intervention in schools to reduce later disadvantage.

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·April 30, 2024·6 min read

Reading and Math Science Boosts English Learners’ Performance

A new study reveals a novel intervention that significantly enhances math performance among third-grade English language learners. By integrating key concepts from the science of reading and math, the intervention, conducted over 10 weeks with sessions twice a week, demonstrated notable improvements in comprehension, visualization, and problem-solving skills compared to general instruction.

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·April 22, 2024·5 min read

From Teen Dreams to Adult Achievements: Early Goals Shape Success

A new study reveals how adolescents' life goals evolve into young adulthood and significantly impact their educational and occupational outcomes. The study found that high aspirations in prestige and education during adolescence are strong predictors of higher income, job complexity, and occupational prestige twelve years later.

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·March 1, 2024·5 min read

Educational Achievement Slows Aging

Researchers discovered a link between educational attainment and biological aging, using data from the Framingham Heart Study. Their findings, utilizing the DunedinPACE epigenetic clock on genomic data, reveal that higher levels of education are associated with a slower pace of aging and a reduced risk of mortality.

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·January 24, 2024·4 min read

More Education, Longer Life: Global Study Reveals Link

A new study reveals that higher education levels significantly reduce the risk of death, regardless of age, sex, location, or background. Researchers found that each additional year of education decreases death risk by two percent, with 18 years of education lowering it by 34 percent.

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·September 20, 2023·3 min read

Dad Time Boosts Kids’ School Success

A new study reveals that fathers engaging in interactive activities with their children, such as reading and playing, significantly improve their kids' primary school performance. Analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study showed children of involved dads performed better by ages five and seven.

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·September 1, 2023·4 min read

Zap Your Brain, Boost Your Math Skills

Researchers discovered that electrical noise stimulation to the frontal part of the brain can improve mathematical learning. The study focused on those who initially showed low levels of brain excitation towards math.