The increasing pressure for teachers to obey school curriculum policies is “profoundly demotivating” and is leading directly to people leaving the profession, a new study warns.

Surveying nearly 4,000 single adults across the U.S., Kinsey Institute researchers found approximately a third never received any kind of information about healthy relationships, consent, or communicating with partners during their youth. In school, the most common topics participants reported learning about were reproduction or pregnancy (55%), puberty (44%), STIs (43%), and contraception (41%), while few learned about consent (17%) or healthy relationships (7%) in school. Many participants said that better sex education would have led to healthier romantic relationships (44%), a better understanding of how to be a good partner (40%), improved sexual confidence (40%), and a better quality of life (35%) today.

The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) today released its updated position statement, Immunization and Vaccination Requirements, underscoring the essential role of timely, up-to-date, and complete vaccinations in protecting school-age youth, staff, and communities from preventable, serious infectious diseases.

A new study of 3,322 Ontario children finds that more screen time before age 8 is associated with lower scores in reading and math on standardised tests. 

About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that elimination of race-conscious admissions coincided with declines in medical school diversity, threatening progress toward health care equity. Medical schools must explore alternative admissions strategies, such as holistic review processes that account for structural barriers. Without such efforts, reduced diversity in medical education may worsen existing health disparities. 

About The Study: In this prospective cohort study of Canadian children recruited from primary care settings, high levels of total screen time and TV and digital media in young children were associated with lower achievement levels in reading and math on standardized tests in elementary school. Early interventions to reduce screen time exposure should be developed and tested to enhance academic achievement in elementary school. 

The Nobel Prize-winning economists Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join the University of Zurich in July 2026. Using external funds provided by the Lemann Foundation, the two researchers will establish a new center for development economics, education and public policy.