EDUCATION

Not Many College Grads Find Career Services Very Helpful

Only 16 percent find visiting a career counselor to be a very helpful experience.

You Can Now Buy Your Own Origami Microscope

The cheap, functioning paper microscope is designed to make scientific education available to the masses for cheap.

Happier Schools Produce Better Grades, Research Finds

Positive school climates are better for students in more ways than one.

Forget Mavis Beacon: Self-Taught Typists Are Nearly as Fast as Touch Typists

A study of trained and self-taught typists found comparable speed and efficacy in practical tasks like emailing.

Scientists Are Training Schoolchildren to Detect Health-Related BS

A pilot program aims to teach kids to tell the difference between evidence-based medical advice and malarkey.

Learning to Write in Cursive Might Not Be as Important as Your Teachers Told You

The research on how cursive handwriting benefits educational development is spotty.

Argentina Adds Film Studies to Elementary School Curriculums

Officials in Argentina want to create a new generation of film geeks.

A Coffee Research Center Is Coming to California

Peet's coffee company is giving $250,000 to UC Davis to fund the interdisciplinary Coffee Center.

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Sneaker Design Academy Prepares Students for Careers in Footwear

Fourteen-hour days are intended to ready students for life in the design industry.

11 Dorm Rooms That Make College Life Look Glamorous

Dorm decorating gets competitive at some colleges.

Tyra Banks Is Now a Professor at Stanford Business School

The supermodel will co-teach a class called “Project You: Building and Extending your Personal Brand.”

7 Questions to Ask Your New College Roommate

What you should know about the stranger you'll be spending a lot of time with.

Massachusetts Elementary School Cancels Homework for a Year

Administrators at the struggling school cited multiple studies showing that homework can actually make it harder for young kids to learn.

These Schools Raised Attendance by Supplying Laundry Services

At-risk students who don't have clean clothes wind up missing school. The solution? Install a washer and dryer.

12 Secrets of College Admissions Officers

Yes, @wastedeverynight87, yourTwitter address can make their decision much, much easier.

10 Podcasts That Will Make You Feel Smarter

Learn something new on your morning commute.

Here Are the Most Walkable Cities in the U.S.

Where to move if walking is your preferred mode of transportation.

15 Things You Don’t Know About the SAT

The first test looked a lot different than it does today.

Minecraft Releases an Educational Edition for Classrooms

The classic game is now a tool for learning.

15 Inspiring Celebrity Commencement Speeches

“Don’t settle,” Steve Jobs told Stanford's Class of 2005.

The Lost Magic of Zoobilee Zoo

Even though the cast toured libraries, the show never really caught on. Here's why.

Survey Shows Class of 2016 Feels Prepared to Enter the Workforce

The transition from student to employee is not always easy, but the class of 2016 feels more prepared than classes that came before.

Here’s More Evidence That You Shouldn’t Use Your Laptop In Class

A new study finds that students who use laptops in class get worse grades than their disconnected peers.

These Are the Best Gifts to Give for Teacher Appreciation Week

This week, get the teachers in your life something they'll actually value.

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