Education

New research finds a 22% increase in student absences in California school districts, with the effect most pronounced among children in K–5.

Using AI to analyze brain scans of students solving math problems, researchers offer the first-ever glimpse into the neural roots of math learning disabilities.

Led by Associate Professor Subini Annamma, the FIRE Fellowship involves both surveying formerly incarcerated youth about their experiences and equipping them with research skills.

At a GSE Cubberley Lecture and School’s In crossover event, panelists emphasized the urgency of digital literacy. “Our students are living digital lives. It’s our responsibility to help them navigate that terrain.”

A program that taught basic financial concepts through two-minute stories improved adults’ financial knowledge, showing promise as an easy-to-implement real-world tool.

New research shows short-horizon data can help predict long-term student performance, potentially aiding in edtech personalization and teacher decision-making.

Offering a computing concepts course helped quadruple AP computer science exam participation among female, Black, and Hispanic students, a Stanford study finds.

Taught by Assistant Professor Dora Demszky, Empowering Educators via Language Technology aims to connect edtech creators and teachers to create better learning tools.

An AI-driven analysis of widely used textbooks found that only 1% of sentences contained any mention of Asians or Asian Americans – and most of the references were related to war and foreign affairs rather than contributions to society.

During the summit’s kickoff session, Stanford’s president discussed challenges facing higher education and the university’s “entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem.”