Update, 7.23.22: This post has been modified to include more accurate information about classroom noise studies dating back to the 1970s and the noise-abatement device developed by a UK-based company.

Silent Light - Classroom Timer and Decibel Meter is a new app from the folks at Top Storey Apps. It was written by a pair of teachers for teachers to use in the classroom or homeschool environment.

As a result, her "Quieter Classroom" project was one of 167 public school projects in Fairfield, Delaware and Franklin counties to receive donations totaling $74,672 from DonorsChoose.org, a ...

A new study in the Journal of Neuroscience finds that we develop the ability to track voices over time, and children may be hampered more by additional noise than adults.

When the New York Transit Authority installed padding on the railroad tracks and the school made updates to the classroom to reduce the noise, the reading level disparity disappeared. Repeated ...

New research suggests that reducing noise in preschool classrooms can help calm children and improve their ability to talk and listen. The study — led by Ikuri Matsuoka, a master’s student at ...