Education and Family

From crisis to transformation: Evaluating the implementation of DIKSHA in India's EdTech landscape Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic catalysed governments worldwide to rapidly implement large-scale EdTech solutions. In India, the temporary shutdown of schools in March 2020 necessitated an improvement in the education sector's readiness for remote learning. This prompted the rapid evolution of the ...
The “delicious joy” of creating and recreating music
The “delicious joy” of creating and recreating music As a graduate student, Leslie Tilley spent years studying and practicing the music of Bali, Indonesia, including a traditional technique in which two Balinese drummers play intricately interlocking rhythms while simultaneously improvising. It was beautiful and compelling music, which Tilley ...
University application deadline is today: How much does a degree cost? With rising tuition fees and living costs, do higher graduate earnings cover the cost of a degree?
MP's school visit cancelled over pro-Palestinian protests Damien Egan, Labour MP for Bristol North East and vice chair of Labour Friends of Israel, cancelled the appearance.
Childminders 'under threat' from tax changes Home childcare businesses have been able to claim a 10% allowance for "wear and tear".
ICT knowledge absorptive capacity: A critical factor for technology integration in schools Abstract
This study examines whether and how a school's information and communication technology (ICT) knowledge absorptive capacity (ACAP) affects technology integration in schools. In addition, it investigates the influence of various contextual factors on the degree of contingency of ACAP, such ...
Social presence: A key factor in embedding a pedagogical agent into online learning in primary... Abstract
Social presence has been hypothesized to facilitate successful learning in digital and online learning environments. Instructor presence in instructional videos is suggested to enhance learners' social presence. However, research is still relatively rare regarding the elementary school learner population. The ...
Young children's understanding of artificial intelligence: A draw‐a‐picture analysis Abstract
With the increasingly ubiquitous presence of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in digital society, educators appeal to foster the public‘s general knowledge about AI from young children. Studies have been conducted to create learning activities for children‘s development of AI literacy, ...
Learning by teaching with ChatGPT: The effect of teachable ChatGPT agent on programming education Abstract
This study investigates the potential of using ChatGPT as a teachable agent to support students' learning through teaching, specifically in programming education. While learning by teaching (LBT) is an effective pedagogical strategy, traditional teachable agents often struggle with facilitating dynamic, ...
Safe spaces needed for drug-addicted children, say grieving mums More children in England are in drug and alcohol treatment, but families say many cannot get help.
‘Do not give up on children’: Displaced by violence, a Haitian girl finds hope at...
‘Do not give up on children’: Displaced by violence, a Haitian girl finds hope at... A teenage Haitian girl who was forced to flee her home in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, due to gang violence has urged adults not to “give up on children.”  
MIT in the media: 2025 in review
MIT in the media: 2025 in review “At MIT, innovation ranges from awe-inspiring technology to down-to-Earth creativity,” noted Chronicle, during a campus visit this year for an episode of the program. In 2025, MIT researchers made headlines across print publications, podcasts, and video platforms for key scientific advances, ...
Teen builds an award-winning virtual reality prototype thanks to free MIT courses
Teen builds an award-winning virtual reality prototype thanks to free MIT courses When Freesia Gaul discovered MIT Open Learning’s OpenCourseWare at just 14 years old, it opened up a world of learning far beyond what her classrooms could offer. Her parents had started a skiing company, and the seasonal work meant that ...
MIT takes manufacturing education across the country
MIT takes manufacturing education across the country MIT has long bolstered U.S. manufacturing by developing key innovations and production technologies, and training entrepreneurs. This fall, the Institute introduced a new tool for U.S. manufacturing: an education program for workers, held at collaborating institutions, which teaches core principles ...
Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
Correspondence: DfE update 14 January 2026 Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

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