New biography of famous paleontologist Mary Anning unearthed from University of Bristol archives
A short biography of pioneering scientist Mary Anning, written in the final ten years of her life, has been made public for the very first time.
A short biography of pioneering scientist Mary Anning, written in the final ten years of her life, has been made public for the very first time.
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Jan 11, 2023
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From 2004 to 2014, private high schools opened in more than 200 rural villages in one large Indian state. In a new study, researchers have compared student outcomes in these villages with outcomes in several thousand villages ...
Education
Jan 3, 2023
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Every parent wants the best possible school for their children. But as the saying goes, you can't always get what you want. A new study from the University of Kansas shows that low-income parents, those from marginalized ...
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2022
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Felipe Dias grew up in a working-class neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil's largest city, and his parents worked multiple jobs to send him to a private school. He couldn't help but notice the contrast in social status between ...
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2022
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If NASA is to boldly go where no man has gone before, the federal agency might have Tampa to thank for it.
Space Exploration
Sep 1, 2022
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This week, one Sydney high school made headlines for banning mobile phones during school hours. Phones can come to school but must stay in locked pouches allowing teachers to "focus on educating students."
Education
Aug 11, 2022
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Schools in the U.S. resumed in-person learning last year, but enrollment in public schools across the country has failed to recover to pre-pandemic levels and, in some cases, continued to drop.
Education
Jun 23, 2022
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For the majority of students in the U.S., residential addresses determine which public elementary, middle, or high school they attend. But with an influx of charter schools and state-funded voucher programs for private schools, ...
Economics & Business
May 18, 2022
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When Eli Friedman set out to write his second book, he intended to focus on the segregated education system in China and how it affected teachers' work, but quickly found that the project moved in an unexpected direction.
Economics & Business
May 4, 2022
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A private education doesn't lead to better mental health than state schooling. Nor does it bring with it greater life satisfaction, a new study of thousands of young people reveals.
Education
Apr 7, 2022
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