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Why School Lunch Lessons Might Be the Key to Better Mental Health

“Wait—you mean they still think healthy eating is just knowing what a vegetable is?” That was the stunned reaction of a school counselor sitting in on a ninth-grade health class. Students had just finished a lesson on food groups, calorie counts, and sugar content. The teacher quizzed them. The kids gave the right answers. But […]

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Educational News Round Up, April 22, 2025

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Neurodevelopmental

Why So Many Teens Aren’t Sleeping—And What Schools Can Do About It

You’ve probably heard it from a teenager before—shoulders slumped, eyes rimmed with fatigue: “I’m fine.” But here’s what “fine” actually looks like for many secondary school students: They’re staying up too late, wrestling with worries they can’t name, and walking into school every morning already exhausted. In a new study of over 600 students in […]

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Academics

When Clickers Beat Worksheets: The Classroom Strategy That Supercharged Student Learning

The bell rings. A class of 10th graders shuffles in, dreading their next hour of kinematics. Equations about motion, velocity, and acceleration swirl in their minds—if they’re lucky. For others, it’s a haze of confusion. But today, their teacher doesn’t launch into a lecture. Instead, a question flashes on the screen: “If two cars are […]

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Educational News Round Up, April 17, 2025

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Educational News Round Up, April 15, 2025

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Educational News Round Up, April 10, 2025

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Educational News Round Up, April 8, 2025

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Neurodevelopmental

Screen Time’s Hidden Impact on Young Minds

The school bell rings, and in the bustling hallway of a Stockholm middle school, a teacher notices a quiet, tired student struggling to keep his eyes open. His worn-out expression isn’t just a sign of a late night—it could be a red flag that something deeper is affecting his well-being. Recent research from Sweden is […]

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