Toronto public schools have major and rising student achievement gaps based on race and income, according to a landmark report last year. One of the biggest blocks to closing these gaps is educators' understanding of why ...
Education
Feb 11, 2019
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More than just an opportunity to break a sweat and maybe have some fun, competitive physical activity like sparring allows people to explore disagreement with respect, according to Janet O'Shea, professor of dance at UCLA, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 7, 2019
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A team of researchers with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis has found a connection between fertility rates in many African countries and access to education for girls living in those countries. In ...
Investing in education may help boost economic opportunities for the next generation, according to a team of economists.
Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2018
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Got your own laptop or tablet? Bring it to class, many schools now say.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 11, 2017
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Building a giant telescope atop Mauna Kea will come with educational opportunities that Hawaii shouldn't close the door to, the president of a Native Hawaiian group that supports the project said.
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2016
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The age at first birth in Malawi has remained constant from 1992 to 2010, despite expanded access to education for girls. Social demographer Monica Grant explores this finding in a new Population Development and Review paper, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2015
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When the Great Recession struck in 2008, it made young people think differently about American higher education, a Stanford economist says.
Social Sciences
Mar 9, 2015
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Children's marks at school influence the likelihood of them abandoning their studies, but the effect varies according to their social background: among students with poor marks, those from a higher social class have more ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2014
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New research led by the University of Notre Dame's Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) points a way forward to improve certain teacher performance evaluation systems.
Social Sciences
Feb 3, 2014
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