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Does Retrieval Practice Protect Memory Against Stress?

Reading Time: 2 minutes How can retrieval practice shield students’ memory from stress? This peer-reviewed research explores how retrieval practice might be a key to enhancing memory resilience against stress in schools … This meta-analysis synthesises the effect of retrieval practices in classrooms; how actively recalling study material might defend against the usual decline in…

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U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Lead the Way on Healthy, Sustainable Infrastructure and Environmental Learning

Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced the 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees. Across the country 41 schools, 10 districts, one early learning center, and three postsecondary institutions were named. School systems across the U.S. are implementing environmental education standards, flipping the switch on solar…

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Stars Polytechnic School Fees 2024/2025

If you’re planning to enroll at Stars Polytechnic for the 2024/2025 academic year, understanding the school fees structure is crucial. In this blog post, we provide a comprehensive guide to the fees, additional payment considerations, and the payment procedure at Stars Polytechnic. Also Read:Speedway Polytechnic School Fees 2024/2025 Overview of Stars Polytechnic Stars Polytechnic is…

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Speedway Polytechnic School Fees 2024/2025

Welcome to our latest blog post on the Speedway Polytechnic school fees for the academic year 2024/2025. This article is designed to guide prospective and returning students through the fee structure of Speedway Polytechnic, ensuring they have all necessary financial information for their educational journey. Also Read:Southern Atlantic Polytechnic School Fees 2024/2025 Introduction to Speedway…

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Bolstering Identity Safety At Home and School

Dr. Becki Cohn Vargas and Dr. Debbie Zacarian Identity safety has been shown to have a positive influence on student’s performance in school. When students’ backgrounds and identities are validated, and they feel a sense of belonging, they achieve higher levels.  Additional research demonstrates the benefits of families and schools partnering to draw from culturally…

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Learning Chinese Stimulates Both Temporal Lobes

New evidence suggests that studying Chinese and learning to write Chinese characters may train a whole array of cognitive abilities not developed by learning other languages and writing systems. A study conducted by researchers from the UK’s Wellcome Trust found that “people who speak Mandarin Chinese use both temporal lobes of their brain to understand…

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Multilingualism, my Superpower!

BY: Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary & Director for the Office of English Language Acquisition It was August 1992 in Austin, Texas, when I first walked into a U.S. public school. I still remember how scared and nervous I was. I didn’t speak a word of English. I recall people speaking and asking me questions…

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