Sep. 8, 2016 A new study indicates that undergraduates who participate in mentored research not only graduate more often with science degrees, but also attend graduate school and pursue STEM careers at higher ...
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Sep. 7, 2016 Local school board elections increasingly are becoming a national political battleground, as millions of dollars in campaign cash pours in from out-of-state donors in the name of education reform, ...
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Sep. 6, 2016 Steering new college students into remedial classes can boost a poorly prepared student's chances of success, but doesn't appear to benefit students with a stronger academic background, ...
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Sep. 2, 2016 New research from Loughborough University has revealed many four-year-olds are not physically ready to start school. ...
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Aug. 31, 2016 A group of researchers has found a way for schools, professors, textbook publishers, and educational researchers to check the quality of their test questions that turns out to be both fast and cheap. ...
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Aug. 26, 2016 In a first-of-its kind study, researchers found that active learning classrooms, which require more group work than traditional lecture courses, may create an unaccepting atmosphere for LGBTQIA ...
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Aug. 23, 2016 While guaranteed-tuition laws, such as the one in Illinois, may provide predictability for incoming in-state students for their first four years, these mandates inadvertently trigger substantial ...
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Aug. 19, 2016 There are as many motives as there are undergraduates taking introductory science courses, but if you look closely at groups of freshmen science students such as those from underrepresented minority ...
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Aug. 19, 2016 Parents were more likely to agree that laws requiring students to be vaccinated against HPV for school entry are a 'good idea' when there is an opt-out clause, new research indicates. ...
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Aug. 18, 2016 Giving special treatment to young urban black males in the high school classroom runs the risk of shortchanging these students academically once they get to college, indicates a new ...
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Aug. 18, 2016 The availability of accurate and reliable information on the location of impoverished zones is surprisingly lacking for much of the world. Applying machine learning to satellite images could identify ...
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Aug. 17, 2016 An alternative to using Twitter geotags and hashtags to identify community members who have experienced collective trauma, such as a school shooting, shows promise in helping researchers rapidly ...
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Aug. 16, 2016 With the recent one-year anniversary of Obergefell vs. Hodges -- the landmark US Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage -- researchers have published a report that identifies unequal ...
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Aug. 15, 2016 Black adults rate school violence and racial inequities higher on their list of children's health concerns than other groups, a new national poll ...
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Aug. 8, 2016 People who live in provinces with policies that allow pharmacists to administer influenza vaccines are more likely to be vaccinated, according to a new Canadian ...
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July 28, 2016 Women enjoy a slight advantage over men when applying to become science teachers in France, a new study ...
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July 21, 2016 More than 230 New York City public middle schools were involved in a study that found a chain reaction at work: leaking toilets, smelly cafeterias, broken furniture, and run-down classrooms made ...
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July 21, 2016 UK policy makers must act against excessive energy drinks consumption by children and young people, argues a new ...
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July 20, 2016 A new report calls for a new national framework to support struggling parents. Developmental psychologists say the findings emphasize making parenting a national U.S. ...
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July 20, 2016 Researchers have discovered important differences between lower and higher-income children in their ability to use working memory, a key brain function responsible for everything from remembering a ...
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