A new study describes factors associated with self-reported climate anxiety in the United States, publishing July 16, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS Climate by Katherine Kricorian from For Good Measure, United States, and colleagues Karin Turner and Christopher Kricorian, a current high school student.  

Educators endorse major curriculum reforms in Mexico but are concerned that increased autonomy could trigger confusion among teachers, a study shows.

Yong Zhao, an education scholar at the University of Kansas, argues in a new paper that it is time for education to move away from meritocracy. The assumptions of meritocracy, that hardwork and ability will reward the hardest working and most gifted students, simply have not proven true and instead have created unhealthy competition, worsened uneven playing fields and left too many students behind, Zhao argues. Instead, schools should use the human interdependence paradigm, which would allow all students to guide their own education and learn to meaningfully solve problems via their strengths.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the federal government enabled schools to provide all children, regardless of need, with free meals to address nutrition and food insecurity. While program participation increased, many students declined the free meals, missing out on potential health and academic benefits.

A new study by nutrition researchers identifies several barriers cited by foodservice directors—the leaders who run school food programs—to student participation, including student preferences for home-cooked meals or fast food, and concerns about how healthy the meals are.

Starting in August, University of Cincinnati graduate Perry Li will serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Taiwan. He will work with students while acting as a cultural ambassador for the United States.