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In 2013, University of Massachusetts researchers showed 40 preschoolers cartoon pictures and tested their memory before and after an afternoon nap - children who slept forgot less and remembered roughly 10% more than those kept awakeAfternoon nap for children: Research indicates that preschoolers who take naps are better at retaining information compared to those who st...
17-year-old Aditi Paudel becomes Japan’s first literacy ambassador among 900 people from 101 countries; reveals how a childhood memory with her grandfather sparked her love of readingLiteracy ambassador Aditi Paudel: Aditi Paudel, a 17-year-old student, has become Japan’s first literacy ambassador. She champions reading ...
Why Mark Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan founded a 'whole child' school in 2016 but shut it down after a decadeThe Primary School, a tuition-free private institution, has ceased operations after ten years. This closure followed the Chan Zuckerberg In...
Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulationsThe Trump administration plans to significantly alter Head Start program regulations. These proposed changes aim to increase local decision...
Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan invested $125 mn in a school for poor kids. Now she is shutting it down to invest in AIA free school for underprivileged children will close after the 2025-26 academic year. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is redirecting funds ...
Big age gap between children? Here’s what it means for your retirement, education planning, and family financesIndia’s falling total fertility rate, which currently stands at 1.9, below the replacement rate of 2.1, has ignited debates around smaller ...
In 1956, a Cincinnati nursery teacher read about wallpaper putty being used as clay and convinced her brother-in-law to rebrand it as Play-Doh, 2 billion cans laterA humble wallpaper cleaner found new life as Play-Doh. A Cincinnati teacher, Kay Zufall, saw its potential for children's art. Her brother-...
'Shark Tank' for kids: This Bengaluru preschool is teaching business to children. Here's what they offerA Bengaluru-based preschool has gone viral for branding itself as India’s first "entrepreneurial preschool," sparking a mix of amusement an...
Lighthouse Learning partners with Heritage Xperiential Schools to expand its Network in India
Govt asks all states, UTs to make 6 years minimum age for Class 1 admission"The policy thus promotes seamless learning and development of children from pre-school to class 2. This can only be done by ensuring acces...
No child in pre-school should be made to take written or oral test: NCERTThe NCERT has listed do's and dont's on how assessment should be carried out and reported in pre-schools.
Philanthropy on his mind: Jeff Bezos pledges $2 bn to build preschools, shelter for homelessBezos will hire an executive team to run those preschools as a nonprofit group.
Open-book exam likely for engineeringIf accepted, open book exams will allow students to take notes, textbooks and resource material into an exam hall.
Beware! Screen-addicted preschoolers ignoring parents tooCommunication between mother-child is reducing as preschoolers are hooked to smartphones, video games & television are not listening.
Players aplenty in Bengaluru's preschool spaceThe latest to join the space is Safari Kid, a California-based international chain that opened its centre on a sprawling 25,000 sqft proper...
Using smartphones to pacify kids may harm their developmentParents, take note! Using tablets, smartphones or e-books to distract children may be detrimental to their social-emotional development, a ...
Tree House to popularise preschool education through stock market & EsopsThe fee at Tree House schools ranges from Rs 20,000 to Rs 60,000 a year and it is decided after studying the market and the ability of the ...
- Growth drivers to be K-12 schools and school solutions in near future: Sumeet Mehta, Zee Learn
In an interview with ET Now, Sumeet Mehta, MD, Zee Learn, talks about the education sector, pre-schooling and the company's plans in the se...
- ‘Subscribe’ to Tree House Education IPO at cut off level:MFSL
MFSL Research has advised to invest in the initial public offering of Tree House Education & Accessories with a long term perspective.
- PEs pump in $140 million in education since Jan 2010
Education has emerged one of the most lucrative sectors in India, making private equity investors line up in big numbers to the $80-billion...