O ver the last two decades, a large number of studies focusing on self-reported reasons for leaving college have concluded that “belonging” — or rather feelings of not belonging — were to blame.

With increasing pressure to catch students up academically, schools “can’t afford” another year plagued by disruptions caused by students’ worsening behavior, which can take a toll on teachers and all ...

SAN FRANCISCO — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets ...

Layla L. Hijjawi ’27, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a Social Studies concentrator in Quincy House. Given Harvard’s reputation for academic excellence, you might expect classroom engagement to be high ...

A group of Harvard faculty members say many students at the Ivy League university are skipping class, skimming or ignoring reading assignments, avoiding challenging discussions, and still graduating ...

The debate over online versus in-person classroom learning in K-12 education rages on, driven by concerns over student engagement, academic performance, and social-emotional development. Advocates of ...

With notifications distracting students during class time, fights spilling over from social media into the hallways, and students at lunch buried in their phones rather than in conversation with each ...

Here’s the dystopian scene: Students nationwide can’t read or do math at basic levels and don’t know elementary science or history facts, but there’s a big program to rewire their brains, massage ...

Last week, in a humanities class at a highly selective university in the Northeast, a student played The New York Times’ Spelling Bee game on a phone, according to another student who sat within view.

Dr. Emanuel is a physician and a professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania. I’ve taught the same course to a class of undergraduate, M.B.A., medical and nursing ...

The focus on independence at American universities can undermine the academic performance of first-generation college students, Assistant Professor Nicole Stephens finds 3/15/2012 - A college ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - First generation college students get lower grades and are more likely to drop out - an "achievement gap" that threatens efforts to boost the number of college graduates.