Education
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-Jul-2025 02:10 ET (11-Jul-2025 06:10 GMT/UTC)
China’s “double reduction”: Promising steps toward balanced and quality education, yet challenges remain
ECNU Review of EducationChina’s “double reduction” policy, launched in 2021, seeks to ease student stress by limiting homework and curbing off-campus tutoring. Early results show reduced anxiety and greater parent satisfaction, yet challenges remain. Teacher workloads have increased, resource gaps persist in rural schools, and underground tutoring continues. Sustained progress will require systemic reforms and collaboration among schools, families, and policymakers to ensure balanced, high-quality education for all.
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- ECNU Review of Education
Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) welcomes 13 students to prestigious Summer Fellowship program
Masonic Medical Research InstituteBusiness Announcement
For ten weeks, these Summer Fellows will study in the laboratories of MMRI’s principal investigators (PI) gaining invaluable scientific research experience.
At the computer for the lecture or in the lecture hall? It depends!
University of WürzburgPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Higher Education
Survey: A third of Californians use cannabis, but many don't know the risks
University of California - San DiegoPeer-Reviewed Publication
A new landmark survey of more than 5,000 Californians found that while over a third of Californians use cannabis and the majority use it for symptom relief, most do not consult with their doctor for advice on cannabis use or its impacts.
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- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
Despite dwindling resources, report of successful arts education models worldwide paints bright picture
New York UniversityReports and Proceedings
In India, the Slam Out Loud program connects teachers and artists in classrooms for storytelling, theater, and visual arts that bolster children’s socio-emotional learning. In the United States, Carnegie Hall partners with more than 115 orchestras across the country to teach children to sing and play instruments, culminating in an orchestral performance. Nonprofits like these are providing opportunities across the world in the face of reduced funding and support for arts education in public school systems.
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- Porticus Foundation
Chinese Neurosurgical Journal study calls for urgent attention to chronic traumatic encephalopathy research deficit in Africa
Chinese Neurosurgical JournalContact sports are becoming increasingly popular in Africa, raising concern about the risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This report highlights the urgent need for awareness, education, and research on CTE across the region. The authors propose a multifaceted approach that includes improving medical infrastructure, increasing funding, addressing sociocultural barriers to brain donation, and educating healthcare professionals. These efforts are essential to prevent serious long-term health consequences and prepare Africa for the growing challenge ahead.
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- Chinese Neurosurgical Journal