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A study in JAMA Internal Medicine found that the rate at which older Americans are getting dementia is declining. Researchers say that education may be the cause of this improvement. Ina Jaffe from NPR reports on this study in her... View Article

Alberta high school students performed well on the 2015-2016 diploma exams and PATs (Provincial Achievement Tests). However, their scores were not outstanding for Grade 6 math. Slav Kornik and Julia Wong explore this outcome in their article. Breakdown of the... View Article

Creating a flawless system of education is not a reasonable goal. However, as Cory Turner reports, the National Conference of State Legislature’s has been looking into how the American education system might benefit from the practices of several of the... View Article

Anthony Kuhn reports on how some schools in China are taking a more creative approach to teaching and learning. Kuhn reports on students at Cold Water Middle School in Southwest China who participate in a combined chemistry and math class.... View Article

The Toronto Star reports on Mitzie Hunter, Ontario’s new Education Minister, who states that the needs of special education and at-risk students are a top priority in Ontario’s education system. Hunter states that achievement for all students is crucial, including... View Article

Almost a third of Canadian children are sleep-deprived. For many children, this may relate to the excessive time they spend staring at screens. Cassandra Szklarski from the Canadian Press explores this topic in her article. The ParticipAction Report Card on... View Article

While universities are symbols of success, achievement, and intellectual stimulation, it appears that many universities have yet to enter the world of digital, computer-based learning. The Toronto Star‘s Don Tapscott explains how many universities are reluctant to use innovative, computer-based... View Article

NPR Education discusses Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman’s recommendation that universities and colleges need to revise the ways they teach students. Relying on lectures is simply not reliable, nor is it a pathway for student understanding and success. Wieman states that... View Article

Following the unprecedented growth of technology into all levels of the education system, it is important to take a step back to review and evaluate the changes that have occurred throughout this time. Sanjay Sarma, a professor of mechanical engineering... View Article

In a bilingual Canada, many view a second language as an essential component of good education. Hence, many parents rush to enroll their children in French programs. However, concerns arise when the overwhelming popularity of French immersion programs phase out... View Article

  President Obama believes that teaching children how to code is an important step in training them for jobs of the future. However, as Byrd Pinkerton writes in NPR Ed, learning about computers isn’t limited to learning how to code.... View Article

The proposed 2017 US budget includes a three-year, $4B “Computer Science for All” initiative. President Obama wants to ensure that everyone, especially girls and minorities, have the chance to learn. Michelle Meyers explores this initiative in her article. The new... View Article

An article by Natasha Singer in the New York Times explores the expansion of school startups into the corporate world. Despite the thousands of educational apps and products that exist to enhance student learning in elementary and high school classrooms,... View Article

Students learn best with a variety of techniques and approaches. Human connection, the ability to connect and engage students, is a timeless staple of good teaching. With the growth of technology, schools are starting to infuse human connections into their... View Article

This article in The Globe and Mail describes how Canada may be losing its relatively strong AI community to the US. In the past, Canada has developed many top AI algorithms and tools. For example, Canadian AI technology is used... View Article

The wealth of information available through technology acts as a crutch and results in the deterioration of memory. A study of 6,000 adults residing in Europe found that over a third of participants relied on technology as their first source... View Article

The Register’s Simon Sharwood discusses whether the use of technology truly improves student achievement. Following the release of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) scores in 2012, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) discovered that an increase... View Article