While perceptions of computing majors among high school students suggest that the geek stereotype is on the way out, a Penn State Lehigh Valley researcher said that universities may want to reach out to parents, particularly ...
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2019
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Getting young students interested in science and math may soon be much easier for teachers – as easy as point, click and print.
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2019
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When it comes to understanding the horrors of the Holocaust – one of the key aims of International Holocaust Remembrance Day – most millennials are woefully lacking in knowledge. That much was laid bare in a 2018 study ...
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Jan 24, 2019
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America's schools are in a state of crisis. By the end of the day, 7,000 students will have dropped out of high school, or just over 1 million every year. Meanwhile, 40 percent of teachers will leave the profession within ...
Education
Jan 4, 2019
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"When will I ever use this?" It's a question math and science teachers hear all the time from their high school students.
Education
Sep 12, 2018
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Each school year, a good portion of parents find out that their child's teacher is leaving for a job at another school or a different kind of job all together. An average of 16 percent of public school teachers change schools ...
Education
Sep 7, 2018
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Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2018
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Previous research has shown that teachers play a pivotal role in their students' academic success—or lack thereof. Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri has found that high school students taught by a string of ...
Social Sciences
May 22, 2018
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At the start of the school year, many students expect to go through the process of getting their ears and eyes checked by school nurses for hearing and vision issues. Increasingly, students might also expect to be screened ...
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2017
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Smartphone exchanges, social media, messaging apps and websites rendered students and their teachers at once disconnected and connected in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
Other
Oct 3, 2017
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