Researchers from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire have found evidence that players born in the first quarter of the year are more likely to play in the National Football League.
Other
Jun 14, 2019
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With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd's homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her smartphone?
Education
Jun 10, 2019
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At the parent-teacher conference, I sat across the table from my first grader's teacher in a chair made for a 6-year-old. The teacher pointed to percentages scrawled in red ink. I looked and listened.
Social Sciences
May 28, 2019
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Efforts to combat school shootings are starting to shift from preventing the violence to reducing the number of victims through technology that speeds up law enforcement's response and quickly alerts teachers and students ...
Other
May 16, 2019
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People can automatically assume that someone who gives less money to charity is less generous, according to new research. The assumption was made in the study when people had no knowledge of how much someone had donated as ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2019
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When parents and educators discuss school discipline, one of the things that comes up most are "zero tolerance" policies. This term is often misused and misunderstood, according to new researchI published recently.
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2019
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The US Midwest dug out Monday from a snowstorm that closed schools and businesses, as millions braced for dangerous sub-zero temperatures that could shatter records.
Environment
Jan 28, 2019
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A software error caused public school students around North Carolina to receive incorrect end-of-term grades this school year, state education officials said.
Education
Jan 18, 2019
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A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois scholar who studies urban economics says that home prices within a school district affected by a mass shooting episode in a school declined by 7.8 percent – more than $15,000 ...
Economics & Business
Sep 24, 2018
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Cyclists and hikers explored a newly opened wildlife refuge at the site of a former nuclear weapons plant in Colorado on Saturday, while a protester in a gas mask brought signs warning about the dangers of plutonium.
Environment
Sep 15, 2018
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