Just two emails, at the right time with the right message, can make a big difference for students who are the first in their families to go to college. A recent Washington State University study ...

Psychologists from Washington State University identified a relationship between how an instructor communicates with students following exams and how first-generation students engage in learning ...

It's been more than 30 years since psychologist Carol Dweck introduced "growth mindset"—the psychological and motivational effects of believing that a person's ability in any domain is not fixed but ...

Give students opportunities to be rewarded for demonstrating learning and improvement. Here’s something I wrote about the topic for Character Lab as a Tip of the Week: Unlike most students in my ...

In the words of Carol Dweck, “Becoming is better than being.” As novice sixth grade math and English teachers, we’ve learned to approach our mid-year benchmark assessments not as final judgments but ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marybeth Gasman writes about racism, philanthropy, HBCUs & faculty. He builds on previous research related to “growth mindset” — ...

The mental health of teenagers across the United States has grown steadily worse for more than a decade, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating the trend. The most recent data from the U.S. Centers ...

Purdue University's Early Start programs provide students with the confidence and support they need to transition successfully into college life. Starting college can feel overwhelming, but Purdue’s ...

As part of a recent series on “Teaching Gen Z,” at The Chronicle of Higher Education, Beckie Supiano and Beth McMurtrie covered the problems of students struggling to work independently and the ...

Temperatures could reach 90 degrees in some areas of western Washington as a heatwave continues through Wednesday. President Trump headlines a rally on the National Mall, kicking off the Great ...

And these friendships among the parents are starting to forge. And it was just wonderful. And I'm like trying to be about the students from like, oh, look at those baby dolls. Parents over there. Like ...