Educational Policy News

Posted November 23, 2009:

• Daycare May Double TV Time for Young Children, Study Finds

Posted November 22, 2009:

• Shifting Blame Is Socially Contagious

Posted November 18, 2009:

• Coed College Housing Connected to Frequent Binge Drinking
• Hospital Report Cards Do Not Appear to Result in Significant Improvements

Posted November 17, 2009:

• Students With a Lower Socioeconomic Background Benefit from Daily School Physical Activity

Posted November 16, 2009:

• Twittering the Student Experience

Posted November 15, 2009:

• Today's Children Decide Their School and Career Path Early

Posted November 14, 2009:

• Awareness of Racism Affects How Children Do Socially and Academically

Posted November 13, 2009:

• Athletes on Performance Enhancers More Likely to Abuse Alcohol, Other Drugs, Study Suggests

Posted November 12, 2009:

• Butterfly Payload to Launch Nov. 16 on Space Shuttle

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Foreign Subtitles Improve Speech Perception

Posted November 7, 2009:

• Most Parents, High-Priority Adults Who Tried To Get H1N1 Vaccine For Themselves And Children Unable To Get It, Poll Finds

Posted November 6, 2009:

• For Improving Early Literacy, Reading Comics Is No Child's Play
• When Should Flu Trigger A School Shutdown?
• Physical Education Key To Improving Health In Low-Income Adolescents

Posted November 5, 2009:

• Benefit Of A Mentor: Disadvantaged Teens Twice As Likely To Attend College

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Poor Start Between A Class And Its Teacher Almost Impossible To Rectify
• Preschoolers Challenge Stereotypical Gender Roles

Posted October 30, 2009:

• Gossip In The Workplace: A Weapon Or Gift?
• Adolescents Think School Bullying 'Will Keep On Happening' And Resign Themselves To It

Posted October 28, 2009:

• Musical Sensibility Can Help Shape Teaching, Research Education

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Students, Teachers Need To Be Transculturally Literate, Expert Says

Posted October 25, 2009:

• Pinpointing When Rates Of Binge Eating Converge Across Races

Posted October 22, 2009:

• More Students Than Ever Before Studying Engineering And Physical Sciences At Degree Level, UK Figures Show
• Attending Community College Does Make You Richer, Study Says

Posted October 21, 2009:

• El Paso County Serves As A Model For Obesity Prevention
• School Children Could Lead The Way On Sustainability

Posted October 20, 2009:

• New Nutritional Requirements For School Meal Programs Recommended

Posted October 19, 2009:

• Small Classes Give Extra Boost To Low-Achieving Students

Posted October 18, 2009:

• Can Social Networking Help Consumers Get Healthier?

Posted October 15, 2009:

• Fighting Flu: Stricter Hand Hygiene In Schools Only A Short-Term Measure
• Public Expresses Need For Government Intervention To Reduce Socio-Economic Disparities In Health

Posted October 12, 2009:

• Countries Slow To Use Lifesaving Diarrhea Treatments For Children

Posted October 9, 2009:

• Small Classes Have Long-Term Benefit For All Students

Posted October 7, 2009:

• High Rates Of Childhood Exposure To Violence And Abuse In United States, New Study Finds

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Health In Low-Income Countries: Outsourcing And Cash Incentives May Help

Posted October 5, 2009:

• Closing Race, Poverty And Gender Gaps In Advanced High School Course-Taking

Posted October 2, 2009:

• College Students Vote Smarter Than Expected
• Racial Segregation A Strong Factor In Learning Disparities, Study Finds

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Increase In 'Academic Doping' Could Spark Routine Urine Tests For Exam Students
• Celebrities Spawn Copycat Suicides, Study Confirms

Posted September 30, 2009:

• Protection Or Peril? Gun Possession Of Questionable Value In An Assault, Study Finds
• Less Than Half Of U.S. Medical Students Understand Health Care System, Study Finds

Posted September 28, 2009:

• Switch Program Increases Kids' Healthy Eating, Reduces Screen Time
• The Skinny On 'Lean' Education

Posted September 26, 2009:

• Many Medical Schools Report Incidents Of Students Posting Unprofessional Content Online

Posted September 24, 2009:

• Simplifying Financial Aid Process Improves College Access For Low-Income Students, New Study Shows

Posted September 23, 2009:

• RU Kidding? Research Finds That Chatspeak Has No Impact On Children's Spelling Ability

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