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Standardized Testing Creates 'Toxic Environment' in Schools, Professor Says
April 16, 2013 — Standardized testing has facilitated “an incredibly toxic environment in our schools and in our discourse about education, ultimately turning schools from learning centers to testing ... > full story -
Cholesterol Increases Risk of Alzheimer's and Heart Disease
April 15, 2013 — Using insights gained from studying two much rarer disorders, Down Syndrome and Niemann Pick-C disease, researchers found that cholesterol wreaks havoc on the orderly process of cell division, ... > full story -
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Early Investment in Families Helps Children Succeed in School
April 15, 2013 — An innovative program that supports parents and teachers of public school pre-kindergarten students improves early academic achievement, according to a new ... > full story -
Teachers' Assessments Not Always Conducive to Fair Education, Researcher Says
April 15, 2013 — Teachers’ assessments of pupils’ literacy can vary significantly, even for pupils with similar test scores. This may interfere with children’s right to fair and gender-equal ... > full story -
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Teenage Smoking Behavior Influenced by Friends' and Parents' Smoking Habits
April 12, 2013 — The company you keep in junior high school may have more influence on your smoking behavior than your high school friends, according to newly published ... > full story -
Bad Behavior in Kids With Hearing Implants Doesn't Predict Slowed Language Development
April 12, 2013 — A new study is challenging a long held belief among speech therapists and audiologists that bad behavior in young children with hearing implants is an indicator of device failure and a predictor of ... > full story -
Most Effective PTSD Therapies Are Not Being Widely Used, Researchers Find
April 11, 2013 — Post-traumatic stress disorder affects nearly 8 million adults in any given year, federal statistics show. Fortunately, clinical research has identified certain psychological interventions that ... > full story -
Older People May Be at Greater Risk for Alcohol Impairment Than Teens
April 11, 2013 — An acute dose of alcohol may cause greater impairment in coordination, learning and memory in the elderly than in young people, according to a new study. Researchers said the findings have profound ... > full story -
Over Half of Young Adult Deaths Could Be Preventable If Parents and Children Work Together, Experts Say
April 11, 2013 — New research highlights how teaching kids to identify risks and control their actions can prevent ... > full story -
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Distracted Driving: Habits of San Diego Drivers Revealed
April 10, 2013 — There were approximately 3,300 deaths and 400,000 injuries nationwide in the US in 2011 due to collisions involving distracted driving. With April being national distracted driving awareness month, a ... > full story
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