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The latest developments in education — especially around AI, funding, and opportunities like scholarships and grants for young people. Updated regularly by our editorial team.

Research Skills

Citations 101: The Hows, Whats, and Whys of Citations

What a citation actually does, why academic writing requires one, and what the Citation Project's research found about how students really read and cite sources.

Critical Thinking

Cognitive Bias 101: Your Brain Is Kind of Lying to You

Cognitive bias examples students recognize: confirmation bias, hindsight bias, black-and-white thinking, and authority bias, explained with real research.

Critical Thinking

Wait, Can I Actually Trust This? (A Guide for People Who Doomscroll)

The difference between reliability, validity, and credibility, explained in plain English, with real examples and research on how to evaluate any source.

Case Study

Case Study: How Bad Logic and Fake Credibility Kept a Nation Smoking for Decades

A logical fallacies case study: anecdotal evidence, appeal to authority, and conflict of interest kept America smoking 14 years after the science was clear.

AI in education

Teachers vs. AI: Welcome to the Classroom Detective Era

Do AI detectors actually work? Read research on false positives, what the IB's AI policy says, and why punishing AI use may not be the best solution.