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Children struggle with shame and alienation when they are forced to repeat a grade in school. Maskot via Getty Images

Why holding kids back fails − and what to do about it

The practice of holding kids back a grade is becoming a more popular solution to address low achievement scores. But research suggests it often does more harm than good for students.
Engineering students from underrepresented groups often feel isolated and ultimately switch majors. skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

Empowering engineering students through storytelling

Researchers asked engineering students to tell stories about challenges they had faced. Telling the stories, students said, made them more likely to stay in their major.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gets hugs from students after signing into law a measure that guarantees free school meals at all of the state’s public and charter schools. Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Free school meals are on the rise in the US − but that could change depending on who wins the 2024 presidential election

Minnesota Gov. and vice presidential contender Tim Walz has championed his state’s free school meals policy.
Students kneel in front of a makeshift memorial on Sept. 5, 2024, in front of Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., where two students and two teachers were shot and killed the day before. Jessica McGowan via Getty Images

Georgia high school shooting shows how hard it can be to take action even after police see warning signs

School mass shooters often display warning signs well before they open fire. How can schools and police take preventive action to save lives?