A school is more likely to retain effective teachers, a new study reports, if it is led by a principal who promotes professional development for teachers, is characterized by collaborative relationships among teachers, has ...
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2016
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A North Carolina State University study of middle school science classes explored whether teachers' beliefs about climate change influenced students' perceptions.
Environment
Sep 7, 2016
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Social scientists have known for several years that kids enrolled in run-down schools miss more classes and have lower test scores than students at well-maintained schools. But they haven't been able to pin down why.
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2016
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As elementary and middle school students progress in school, they are less likely to have friends of a different race, even from the beginning to the end of a single school year, finds a study led by NYU's Steinhardt School ...
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2016
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The biggest decision many children have regarding their diets may be deciding whether to have fries with a fast-food burger. However, a new educational software application under development at the University of Illinois ...
Social Sciences
May 19, 2016
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Imagine a teaching tool so effective that students look forward to using it in class and continue to seek out new information with it after the school day ends. New research offers powerful evidence that Twitter, if used ...
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2016
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As fresh water becomes more scarce due to population growth and climate warming, both of which are projected to increase over the coming decades, ecohydrologist Lixin Wang of the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 19, 2016
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Teacher turnover decreased and academic achievement increased in New York City middle schools that improved their learning environment, finds a new report from the Research Alliance for New York City Schools at NYU.
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2016
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Mentoring programs for school-aged children have grown in the past two decades, but their effectiveness has not kept pace with their popularity. A study from the University of Houston College of Education finds school-based ...
Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2016
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Curbing school bullying has been a focal point for educators, administrators, policymakers and parents, but the answer may not lie within rules set by adults, according to new research led by Princeton University. Instead, ...
Social Sciences
Jan 4, 2016
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