Early rise times found to lead to lower grades, poorer attendance
Early class start times are associated with lower grades and poorer attendance, according to a study tracking attendance and grades of university students.
News tagged with class
French immersion and other regional learning programs: Smart choice for your kids, or do they fuel inequity?
For the past half-century, school choice initiatives have been intensifying across the globe. Choice policies emphasize school competition and increasing families' opportunities to select among academic programs.
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2023
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Information literacy courses can help students tackle confirmation bias and misinformation
When it comes to the news these days, what we choose to regard as trustworthy has more to do with our own world view than what kinds of news practices are worthy of trust.
Education
Jan 16, 2023
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Disabled young people have less upward social mobility than their peers —and class background makes this worse
We know very little about the inequalities experienced by disabled people in the UK today. My research finds that disabled young people lag behind in employment compared to young people who are not disabled. Not only that, ...
Social Sciences
Jan 4, 2023
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Helping acoustic concepts resonate with students
"I am sitting in a room, different from the one you are in now." With these words, Alvin Lucier begins a fascinating recording where his voice warps and becomes indistinguishable over time—solely because of how sound reflects ...
Education
Dec 7, 2022
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Ambition to succeed despite adversity motivates people from diverse backgrounds to pursue legal careers, study shows
A desire to succeed despite adversity motivates people to pursue a legal career, but barriers caused by finances and careers advice are obstacles, a new study suggests.
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2022
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Huntington Beach oil spill: $50 million settlement agreed to for locals hurt financially
Amplify Energy will pay $50 million to individuals and businesses that lost money last year when nearly 25,000 gallons of oil flowed into the ocean from of a ruptured pipeline about 4 miles off the coast of Huntington Beach, ...
Environment
Oct 20, 2022
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In medieval Norway, high-class people had stronger bones
In medieval Norway, high status individuals tended to be taller and to have stronger bones, possibly as a result of a favorable lifestyle, according to a study published October 19, 2022, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...
Archaeology
Oct 19, 2022
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What is 'blended learning' and how can it benefit post-secondary students?
Blended learning combines face-to-face and virtual instruction through the use of online learning technologies. Post-secondary students attend lectures in real-time, either virtually or in person, and this is accompanied ...
Education
Oct 5, 2022
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How to keep kids curious: Five questions answered
Kids are naturally curious. But various forces in the environment can dampen their curiosity over time. Can anything be done to keep kids' curiosity alive? For answers to this question, The Conversation U.S. turned to Perry ...
Education
Sep 15, 2022
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