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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 30-Oct-2025 02:11 ET (30-Oct-2025 06:11 GMT/UTC)

14-Aug-2025

A new era for EdTech: transforming learning through innovation, equity, and collaboration

An editorial in ECNU Review of Education explores how the COVID-19 pandemic permanently shifted the role of educational technology (EdTech) in global classrooms. It introduces eight cutting-edge studies covering EdTech's influence on language learning, student autonomy, and equity-driven design. The piece argues that EdTech’s future depends not on widespread adoption alone, but on inclusivity, critical engagement, and strong educator support.

Journal: ECNU Review of Education

13-Aug-2025

MSU study finds print wins over digital for preschoolers learning to read

Michigan State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New findings from Michigan State University researchers suggest that some popular approaches for learning may not be as practical as parents think. Preschoolers who played more literacy games scored lower on reading assessments, while those engaged in print-focused activities saw the most significant gains.

Journal: Journal of Research in Reading

13-Aug-2025

6 Binghamton University, State University of New York faculty members win $4.4 million in CAREER Awards from National Science Foundation

Binghamton University
Grant and Award Announcement

Six Binghamton University, State University of New York faculty members have received more than $4.4 million in National Science Foundation CAREER Awards to pursue groundbreaking research in materials science, psychology, high-tech manufacturing and more.

Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

13-Aug-2025

$500 million fundraising goal surpassed by The University of Texas at San Antonio two years early

University of Texas at San Antonio
Business Announcement

Throughout the Be Bold capital campaign, UTSA achieved some of its most transformative aspirations including becoming a Carnegie R1 institution, joining The American, establishing the UTSA Southwest Campus to increase its arts offerings, and expanding its student support, research excellence and cutting-edge spaces through 31 capital improvement projects.

12-Aug-2025

Marriage rates and outcomes: What’s education got to do with it?

Iowa State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Marriage rates have now reached historic lows in the United States, especially among young people. At the same time, college education levels have increased considerably. Are these trends related? New research from an Iowa State University economics professor has identified a causal link between education and marriage – but it's a nuanced one.

Journal: Education Economics

12-Aug-2025

UTA expands efforts to tackle nursing shortage

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Texas at Arlington, the state’s largest producer of baccalaureate-educated nurses, has received a grant to expand its efforts to address the critical nursing shortage in Texas and across the nation.

12-Aug-2025

New core competency framework enhances support for SNAP-ED policy and environmental change implementers

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, outlines a set of core competencies designed to support professionals implementing policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change initiatives in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed). Developed through a participatory process with experienced practitioners, the framework addresses the unique demands of systems-level public health work.

Journal: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Funder: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Program Development Team, South Dakota State University