A trip to Disney World. A few days over at Grandma's house (over the course of a year) to bake cookies. Letting your kid stay home because, well, it suits your schedule better.
Education
Feb 12, 2020
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Analysis of the results of a large-scale survey reveals the extent of truancy in English secondary schools and sheds light on the mental health of the country's teens.
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2014
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Nearly half of the teachers in a nationwide survey conducted during the height of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic reported working almost an entire extra day while teaching from home, with some working in excess of 20 ...
Education
Jul 6, 2020
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While most children are looking forward to getting gifts during the upcoming holiday season, it is worth noting that one in five children live in poverty. Poverty is a major risk factor for children's development and deep ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2012
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Over the past century, American schools have integrated an ever-more-diverse group of students. Racial integration is most prominent, but it's not just Native Americans, blacks and Latinos who have been brought into public ...
Robotics
Feb 16, 2017
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Facebook connections can help first-generation college applicants believe in their abilities to both apply to school and excel once they've enrolled, according to a new study from the University of Michigan and Michigan State ...
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2013
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Johns Hopkins engineering students won $15,000 in a national competition for adapting a traditional Korean paper-making technique into a low-tech method that impoverished villagers can use to make paper for their children's ...
Engineering
Nov 12, 2012
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"Plant blindness" is caused by a lack of exposure to nature and could be cured by close contact through activities such as wild food foraging, a study shows.
Plants & Animals
Oct 13, 2022
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Contrary to past research, private school students in India do not outperform their counterparts in public schools, finds a new study by a Michigan State University education researcher.
Economics & Business
Oct 11, 2012
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Today federal and state education ministers are meeting to talk about school attendance. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has repeatedly flagged this as a key concern. As he told Channel 7's Sunrise last week:
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2023
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