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A scene from one a demonstration in Mumbai during India’s summer of youth protests. The march on July 24 2026 was held in solidarity with the popular movement led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), calling for the resignation of the Indian Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan. He resigned a few days later. Indranil Mukherjee/AFP

India’s middle‑class crisis: the great bifurcation and the Gen Z uprising

The recent student protests in India reflect the difficulties faced by a middle class whose growth has slowed significantly in recent years.
Children thrive when they feel they belong. They do better when they are emotionally regulated, when their routines are predictable and when parents and teachers work together. (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

Dispelling 6 myths about back‑to‑school readiness

Parents might often worry about academic performance. While that is important, it is also vital that children feel a sense of belonging at school.
Students who use cannabis may also experience irregular schedules, higher energy drink consumption or other behaviours that influence diet quality. (Unsplash+/Peter Muniz)

What cannabis use really tells us about university students’ eating habits

Researchers surveyed more than 1,500 students at a large Canadian university to better understand the relationship between cannabis use and diet quality.
Only seven to nine per cent of Toronto university students live in residence. A new study suggests that scarcity carries an academic cost. TMU

Toronto students who live in residence get better grades, study finds

A study of more than 750,000 student records from four Toronto universities finds that living in residence is linked to better grades and higher satisfaction, especially for first-year students.
Heavy smartphone and social media use among kids can lead to poor sleep, anxiety and depression, bullying, attention difficulties and academic challenges. EMS-Forster-Productions/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images

For the 1 in 4 teens with ‘problematic smartphone use,’ Pennsylvania’s proposed bell‑to‑bell cellphone ban might not be a simple solution

Supporters of the ban argue that kids need a break from constant phone notifications so they can focus on learning and social skills instead.
The problem isn’t just boys engaging in technology-faciliated gender-based violence. It’s also how others in their environment react to these kinds of events. (Unsplash)

An Alberta school chat listed girls to assault. The response shows Canada still has a rape culture problem

The language used in response to gender-based violence erases who’s doing the harm and who’s experiencing it, making it harder to report on and easier to excuse.
The relationship between listening to music and studying is complex, depending on factors like what kind of music a person is listening to. Steven Errico/Stock Photos/Getty Images

Many students listen to music to focus and stay motivated while they study – but it doesn’t always help

If students choose to listen to music while studying, they should consider music that is less distracting – and save high-energy playlists for when they don’t need to focus.
The aerodynamics of the knuckleball was one of the hundreds of academic theses and dissertations that were recently compiled in a database. Diamond Images/Getty Images

Bingles, knuckleballs and ‘Beer Barrel Polka’ – hundreds of forgotten works showcase the eclectic world of baseball scholarship

A new database includes more than 850 dissertations and theses, spanning everything from baseball slang and cigarette smoking to postage stamps and ballpark organs.
For racialized students, the transition to university can bring challenges, exposure to racial microaggressions and other forms of racism that can affect how safe and supported they feel. (Getty Images/Unsplash)

Having a strong social network can help students deal with racial microaggressions

Research is increasingly documenting how pervasive racial microaggressions are in the daily lives of racialized young people.

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