Why, and when, do we learn to speak the way that we do? Research from North Carolina State University on African-American children presents an unexpected finding: language use can go on a roller-coaster ride during childhood as kids adopt and abando…
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Mayo researchers, Rochester educators, students to present at science conference
ROCHESTER, Minn. — America’s largest general science conference will be the setting next week for seven presentations on how zebrafish changed the classroom in Rochester. Those presenting at the conference in Washington, D.C., include researchers f…
Latino siblings of children with developmental disabilities at risk
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Latino siblings of children developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome and autism may face their own challenges, including anxiety and lower school performance, according to a new study led by researchers with the Bra…
Study shows year-end test scores significantly improved in schools using Web-based tutor
WORCESTER, Mass. — Year-end test scores of Massachusetts middle school students whose teachers used a Web-based tutoring platform called ASSISTments as a central part of their mathematics instruction were significantly better than those of stu…
Child soldier trauma in Uganda shares similarities with Northern Ireland
Psychology students at Queen’s University have discovered similarities between child soldier trauma in Uganda and those children caught up in Northern Ireland’s Troubles.
Post-graduate students from the Doctoral Programme in Educational, Child a…
Exercise helps overweight children think better, do better in math
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Regular exercise improves the ability of overweight, previously inactive children to think, plan and even do math, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers report.
They hope the findings in 171 overweight 7- to 11-year-…
Study: Popular kids — but not the most popular — more likely to torment peers
WASHINGTON, DC, February 2, 2011 — While experts often view aggressive behavior as a maladjusted reaction typical of social outcasts, a new study in the February issue of the American Sociological Review finds that it’s actually popular adoles…
Popular kids more likely to bully peers
DAVIS — While experts often view aggressive behavior as a maladjusted
reaction typical of social outcasts, a new University of California,
Davis, study finds that it’s actually popular adolescents–but not
the most popular ones–who are parti…
Working more than 20 hours a week in high school found harmful
Many teens work part-time during the school year, and in the current economic climate, more youths may take jobs to help out with family finances. But caution is advised: Among high school students, working more than 20 hours a week during the schoo…
Childhood obesity linked to health habits, not heredity: U-M study
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Are some children genetically tuned to be overweight, or is lifestyle to blame for childhood obesity?
Check-ups of 1,003 Michigan 6th graders in a school-based health program showed children who are obese were more likely to c…
UT study finds business school research raises students’ salaries
The value of academic research performed at business schools has been questioned for the past two decades, some even calling it irrelevant to the real business world.
But a study by Russell Crook, assistant professor of management in the College…
MU research on teacher retirement systems timely for reform efforts
A number of states are trying to deal with huge unfunded pension liabilities that threaten to absorb large shares of K-12 education budgets. Because this fiscal crisis may force policymakers to consider teacher retirement benefit system reform, the …
Middle school is when the right friends may matter most
EUGENE, Ore. — (Jan. 12, 2011) — As adolescents move from elementary school into their middle or junior-high years, changes in friendships may signal potential academic success or troubles down the road, say University of Oregon researchers….
Some school social workers don’t feel prepared to manage cyberbullying, study finds
ATHENS, Ohio (Jan. 12, 2011) — Some school social workers report that they don’t feel equipped to handle incidents of cyberbullying among teens.
A new Ohio University-led survey of 399 members of the 11-state Midwest School Social Work Council …
Children in formal child care have better language skills
Fewer children who attend regular formal centre- and family-based child care at 1.5 years and 3 years of age were late talkers compared with children who are looked after at home by a parent, child-carer or in an outdoor nursery. This is shown in a …
More than 25 percent of teenagers have suffered cyber bullying in the past year
Cyber bullying is an emerging phenomenon that is becoming increasingly common among teenagers. Research by the University of Valencia (UV), based on a study carried out in the region, shows that between 25% and 29% of all teenagers have been bul…
Good grades in high school lead to better health, study finds
MADISON — The “A” grades that high schoolers earn aren’t just good for making the honor roll — they also make them healthier as adults, too.
Studies have long shown that education is linked to better health, but new research by Pamela Herd, …
Building mental muscles through theoretical physics
INDIANAPOLIS — A grant from the D. J. Angus-Scientech Educational Foundation has made it possible for a student from a suburban Indianapolis high school to co-author, along with his mentor and two other scientists, a theoretical physics study in…
Lesbian, gay and bisexual teens singled out for punishment
Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents are about 40 percent more likely than other teens to be punished by school authorities, police and the courts, according to a study by Yale University researchers. Published in the January 2011 issue of th…
Urban youth cope with neighborhood violence in diverse ways
Experiences with violence cause teens growing up in dangerous neighborhoods to adopt a range of coping strategies, with notable impact whether the violence takes place at home, among friends or during police incidents, a University of Chicago study …
Early intervention essential to success for at-risk children: Queen’s University study
Children living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods are more likely to succeed if they participate in a community-based prevention program, according to findings released recently from a multi-year research study based at Queen’s University.
Children …
Cloud atlas: Texas A&M scientist maps the meaning of mid-level clouds
Clouds play a major role in the climate-change equation, but they are the least-understood variable in the sky, observes a Texas A&M University geoscientist, who says mid-level clouds are especially understudied. The professor, Shaima Nasiri, is mak…
Rural library outreach a new initiative in ‘free-choice learning’ movement
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Rural and small town libraries are one of the newest forces being tapped to improve the science literacy of Americans through lifelong, “free-choice learning” opportunities in which people learn scientific, engineering and tec…
Safe schools policy for LGBTQ students
Youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning (LGBTQ) are vulnerable to bullying, harassment, compromised achievement, and emotional and behavioral health problems. A national survey of LGBTQ youth in secondary …
Teens of epileptic moms display poor school performance
A large population-based study revealed that multiple antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) used by pregnant women to control seizures may cause poor school performance in their teenagers. The research team from Karolinska University Hospital and the Universit…
Language intervention provides educational benefits for preschool children
A pre-school language intervention programme can significantly improve the educational lives of children with poorly developed speech and language skills, according to new research by psychologists at the University of York.
In the Language 4 Read…
Pregnant women who eat peanuts may put infants at increased risk for peanut allergy
Researchers have found that allergic infants may be at increased risk of peanut allergy if their mothers ingested peanuts during pregnancy. The data are reported in the November 1 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Led by Sco…
Parents’ effort key to child’s educational performance
A new study by researchers at the University of Leicester and University of Leeds has concluded that parents’ efforts towards their child’s educational achievement is crucial — playing a more significant role than that of the school or child.
Th…
Tracking high school graduation, dropout rates
High school graduation and dropout rates have long been used as a key indicator of the effectiveness of a school system, but how best to calculate these rates is controversial for both educators and policymakers.
HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT, GRADUATION…
Doctors’ sense of mission, self-identity key in choice to work in underserved areas
Medical schools and clinics could boost the number of primary care physicians in medically underserved areas by selecting and encouraging students from these communities, who often exhibit a strong sense of responsibility for and identification with…