3 things get people to return to rural hometowns

Why do adults return to rural hometowns a decade or more after leaving? New research highlights three significant factors behind the decision.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Jan. 12, 2022 ~7 min

Education may yield benefits for your aging brain

The brains of academics are better able to compensate age-related cognitive and neural limitations, according to new research.

U. Zurich • futurity
Dec. 28, 2021 ~4 min


Classrooms with more Black and Latinx kids get less quality teaching

Even classes with the same teacher receive lower quality teaching when they have higher percentages of Black and Latinx students, a new study shows.

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
Dec. 17, 2021 ~5 min

Arts programs boost student social injustice awareness

Taking part in arts programming can help students develop awareness of social injustice and increase engagement in social action, research finds.

Jade McClain-NYU • futurity
Dec. 13, 2021 ~4 min

Teacher support for ‘zero tolerance’ rules tied to lower feelings of safety

Teacher support for "zero tolerance" is linked to higher rates of out-of-school suspensions and lower feelings of safety among both students and teachers.

Brian Consiglio-Missouri • futurity
Dec. 8, 2021 ~5 min

What Russian kids’ books can teach American parents

A look at children's books from Russia and the United States reveals a cultural difference regarding negative emotions.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Dec. 6, 2021 ~5 min

School COVID-19 policies are a real mixed bag

An analysis of all 50 states' school COVID-19 policies finds widespread discordance and variation, both among states and within them.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Nov. 29, 2021 ~6 min

School leadership turnover cuts research-based practices

School leadership turnover is worst for the brokering of research evidence in lower-performing schools working to improve outcomes for young people, research finds.

Theresa Danylak-U. Rochester • futurity
Nov. 15, 2021 ~6 min


Depression screening at school ups odds of treatment

Universal school-based screening for depressive symptoms increases both identification and the start of treatment for adolescent depression, research finds.

Barbara Schindo-Penn State • futurity
Nov. 10, 2021 ~7 min

Young people get less sex ed now than 25 years ago

A significant number of young people in the US receive no sex ed information about birth control and STI prevention before they have sexual intercourse.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Nov. 5, 2021 ~5 min

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