Cultural-Historical Activity Theory has contributed significantly to studying and promoting educational change. Its distinctive concepts inform an approach to interventionist research called the Change Laboratory This paper reports on a Change Lab in an Australian secondary school resulting in major changes for students studying for the Higher…

Previous research on technology implementation in rural schools has focused on two types of challenges: (1) access to internet-ready technological devices and the infrastructure to operate them and (2) teacher attitudes and beliefs about technologies. This research drew on posthumanism to explore tensions that emerged as technological devices were…

Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't simply a new classroom tool -- it is a transformative force that requires intentional planning, structured professional learning, and ongoing assessment of how educators are learning and integrating these technologies into their practice. Soon after generative AI tools became widely available, Township High…

This mixed methods study investigates the beliefs about achievement, resistance, and activism of Black and Latinx adolescents attending six charter high schools in five U.S. cities. We report on both OLS regression analyses of survey data (n = 344) and thematic analysis of interview data (n = 26) collected during participants' final year of high…

In this study, we use discursive analytic tools to understand how transnational high school students in one suburban high school in the United States Pacific Northwest describe their social and academic experiences in school. The majority of the students from this study were born in the United States and therefore do not fit with the traditional,…

The relationship between private schooling and social and academic segregation varies around the world. French private schools enroll a minority of secondary students, yet social inequalities are marked in French education. This article argues that the social role of private schooling must be understood in the context of the entire panoply of…

Since the mid-20th century, Massachusetts has been a leader in vocational-technical education. This is due to legislative requirements and research-based best practices, but most importantly to combining occupational education and high-quality academics, school autonomy, and partnerships with industry. However, despite the high number of quality…

Cross-cultural kids in high-achieving schools may experience elevated levels of academic stress in addition to documented stressors related to belonging and identity. Parents function as a main support structure for globally nomadic students, but once students reach adolescence, parents may feel less competent in supporting their child through…

Achieving proficiency in fundamental differential calculus concepts remains a persistent challenge for grade 12 students, raising concerns among mathematics teachers and policymakers. Despite the widely acknowledged applications of differential calculus across diverse disciplines, global examination diagnostic reports consistently highlight…

The purpose of this study is to design web-based worksheets as a solution to improve learning outcomes of Indonesian history in senior high school. This study adopted Plomp's model and experimental design to analyze the improvement of learning outcomes. Nine experts and 35 eleventh-grade students (aged 16.60±0.51 years) participated voluntarily…

This report presents SAT and ACT participation and performance results in Texas and the United States for the class of 2024. The results are for public and nonpublic schools combined and are presented by race/ethnicity and gender. SAT results for the United States include international students.

The research developed and validated EKSAI (Epistemic Knowledge Science Assessment Instrument), an assessment tool for epistemic knowledge in science education. The background is that 21st-century challenges demand a transformation in science education, with a focus on understanding how scientific knowledge is developed and evaluated, which is…

The development of science and technology without individual environmental awareness has led to a decline in environmental quality. This issue can be addressed by enhancing environmental literacy, which includes ecological knowledge, cognitive skills, environmental attitudes, and behaviors. In practice, the question arises as to whether knowledge…

As fake news proliferates, the urgency to educate young students in news literacy grows. Research indicates that while young adolescent students recognize the detrimental impact that fake news has on society, they lack the knowledge and motivation to combat it. We conducted news literacy training with 101 Hong Kong students (aged 11 to 14)…

This study explored how minoritized youth-guided experiences as facilitators of science outreach activities in their community can become a powerful pathway to developing their science capital. The educational setting was the Gap-Year Program run by Alrowad for Science and Technology. Alrowad is a grassroots non-profit organization founded by Arab…