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Book sharing could boost prospects of world's poorest children

Teaching parents how to share books with their infants could have a dramatic effect on improving literacy rates in developing countries, University of Reading researchers have found.

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created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New findings show long-term effects of fathers' job loss on children's education

There is a lot of evidence of the effect of job loss on peoples’ future earnings and employment opportunities. New research into the impact of fathers’ job loss on their child’s educational ...

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created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Military marriages stay strong despite challenges: study

Los Angeles, CA (May 10, 2012) Despite the fact that military service means working long hours with unpredictable schedules, frequent relocations, and separations from loved ones due to deployment, a new study published in ...

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created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report: 8th-grade students still lag in science

Eighth-graders in the U.S. are doing better in science than they were two years ago, but seven out of 10 still are not considered proficient, the federal government said Thursday.

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created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 22

Study: Prepare grad students for work beyond academia

Universities need to work more closely with business, nonprofit and government sectors to better prepare graduate students for careers beyond academia, according to the report for a national project that a UC Davis dean helped ...

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created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships, researcher finds

Summer internships are beginning, and career-related research from Kansas State University is helping determine what can make those internships more meaningful for students.

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created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For ASU student group, good bikes do grow on trees

(Phys.org) -- Imagine being unable to attend work or school, simply because mobility and rugged terrain prohibits you from leaving your front door. A student group, BooGood Bicycles, is seeking to find an ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Textbook rentals a growing trend in higher education

ntil recently, when it came to buying textbooks, there really were only two primary options for the nation’s college students: new or used, and used only sometimes. However, over the past few years, there has been a ...

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created May 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report: Arizona's Latino education gap could lead to state crisis

New data and projections point to a future fiscal and economic crisis for Arizona unless the state’s Latino educational attainment gap is addressed in a concerted and sustained manner, shows a report released by Morrison ...

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created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research challenges idea raising aspirations is key to education success

New research carried out by Newcastle University challenges the idea that raising aspirations is the key to improving the education of children from low-income families. Liz Todd, Professor of Educational Inclusion at Ne ...

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created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

TED blends animation with education at new website

The non-profit group behind the thought-provoking TED conferences launched a website devoted to video lessons cleverly crafted to captivate students.

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created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How childhood family income affects adulthood

A study from the University of Otago’s long-running Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS) throws new light on a current issue; links between family income and other outcomes later in life such as health and ...

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created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Students need to be 'switched on' to maths, say researchers

(Phys.org) -- The precarious decline in children's participation in mathematics can only be reversed by tackling a complex mix of factors, including positive and negative attitudes of a student's parents, peers and teachers, ...

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created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Thousands in Barcelona protest health, education cuts

Thousands of people demonstrated in the streets of Barcelona Saturday a day after the government announced cuts to public spending in health and education.

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created Apr 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Countries that best prepare math teachers share similarities

Countries that best prepare math teachers meet several key conditions generally lacking in the United States, according to the first international study of what teacher preparation programs are able to accomplish.

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created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2