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The Number That Won’t Move: 273 Million Children Are Still Out of School

UNESCO’s newest count marks a seventh straight year of increase, even as global school enrollment reaches historic highs. The gap between the two numbers is now the story.

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UNESCO's 2026 report finds 273 million children out of school worldwide, a number that has now risen for seven straight years.

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What the Research Actually Says About Homework

Ask a parent whether homework helps and you’ll get a confident answer either way. Ask the researchers who’ve actually measured it, and the honest answer is: it depends — mostly on how old the child is. The Study Everyone Cites Nearly every argument about homework, on either side, eventually traces back to one body of

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The evidence is more mixed — and more age-dependent — than either side of the debate usually admits.