
The Best Articles, Videos, and Newsletters in Education
The most useful articles, videos, and newsletters in Education from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
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Top 5 Education Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Education by Refind users in 2026 so far.
Videos
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The Biggest Myth In Education
You are not a visual learner — learning styles are a stubborn myth. Part of this video is sponsored by Google Search.Special thanks to Prof. Daniel Willingha...
Reshma Saujani Smith College Commencement Speech 2023
Imposter syndrome is not your problem to solve.
We're Taught Education Can End Poverty. Here's the Truth.
Text by Nicholas KristofAround the world we talk a good game about the importance of education, but we rarely act as if we mean it.Here’s an unlikely excepti...
How to restore trust in colleges and universities
As part of Aspen Institute’s In Focus: Strengthening Trust series, S. David Wu, PhD, President of Baruch College of The City University of New York, discusse...
Letting students guide their own learning experience: A conversation with Laura Tudose
Since 2014, thousands of student groups across the globe have been developing and sharing their ideas using our free TED-Ed Student Talks resources. To celebrate 10 years of TED-Ed Student Talks, w…
What is ...?
New to Education? These articles make an excellent introduction.
An Introduction to the Flynn Effect
Researchers studying the Flynn effect have found that scores on IQ tests have actually increased over time.
What Is Culturally Responsive Teaching?
Here's what it means to be a culturally responsive teacher and where critical race theory ties in—or not.
«While more than half of public school students are students of color, most schools are organized around the mainstream culture of white Americans. The culture that many students experience at home and in their communities is not always represented at school—or is represented in a stereotypical way.»
What Is Question-Based Learning?
Question-based learning is a type of inquiry where the learner is guided by forming and refining a guiding question (or questions).
«Questions are not only a driving force behind inquiry but can be used as a powerful assessment strategy, too.»
How to ...?
How to Retain What You Learn
Listen now (13 min) | A science-based framework for learning retention
«Spaced Repetition is a scientifically-proven method for enhanced retention. It’s a method in which information is consumed at increasing intervals until it's committed to long-term memory»
How to Create the Right Environment for Students to Develop a Growth Mindset
We can't expect students to cultivate growth mindsets if the school culture doesn't support them.
How to Make Learning Stick
A blog about digital leadership, pedagogy, learning, and transformative change in education.
«Cognitive overload inhibits learning. Too much information results in stress that prevents students from assimilating information effectively (Waddington, 1996).»
How to Engage Students’ Memory Processes to Improve Learning
Strategies like connecting new information to students’ prior knowledge guide them to store what they’re learning in long-term memory.
How To Apply the Stages Of Learning (With Free Worksheet)
Want to learn faster and smarter? Discover the 3 stages of learning and skyrocket your learning skills into a whole new hemisphere.
Trending
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We need to talk about how Black women educators experience burnout and care
A study rooted in Black women educators’ experiences invites us to envision education as a site of liberation, not just endurance.
Will the latest reforms to England’s schools and special educational needs support deliver? Experts react
Academic experts respond to the raft of changes outlined in new education policy.
AI Can Help Solve the Reading Achievement Gap
The reading achievement gap affects us all through heavy special education spending and societal problems. AI can have a transformational impact on these endemic issues.
Short Articles
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Building a Bridge Between Social-Emotional Learning and Character Education
Educators across the U.S. are quietly finding ways to combine different approaches to promote whole-school well-being.
Everything you learned in school and forgot
Consider the wisdom you might share with your 16-year-old self: there are other fish and a much larger sea, that...
ChatGPT is in classrooms. How should educators now assess student learning?
Ensuring higher education remains a space for ethical decision-making means incorporating at least five principles into forms of assessment.
How did Australian universities go from free education to $50,000 arts degrees in 50 years?
Thanks to the Job Ready Graduates scheme, an arts degree today will cost over $50,000. How have five decades of government policy taken us from free education to this?
PE can boost children’s health and education
Children could be empowered to choose activities that enable them to learn the knowledge and skills to make healthy life choices.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Education.
What Happened When I Tried to Replace Myself with ChatGPT in My English Classroom
My students call it “Chat,” a cute nickname they all seem to have agreed on at some point. They use it to make study guides, interpret essay prompts, and register for classes, turning it loose on t…
The Fight for Academic Freedom in the UK
How the battle for the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act was fought, won, and nearly lost again.
When Good Academics Do Bad Things
In a recent speech delivered at the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law, a Quillette editor describes lessons he learned while investigating the school’s teachers college.
Codesigning technologies for healthier communities
Researchers at the University of Plymouth have shown that developing tech with - not for - the digitally excluded can produce remarkable results.
The Contagious Power of Compassion (The Science of Happiness)
Compassionate dialogue isn’t just about talking and listening—it's a meaningful way to bridge divides, cultivate belonging, and reimagine education as a space for connection.
Thought Leaders
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