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1### [Survey Reveals Ways to Enhance Teens' Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100128091744.htm)
1### [Smart Career Planning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100414114159.htm)
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3The nation is hoping for a bright future. Many believe the key to strengthening the US economy and competing globally lies in fostering ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100128091744.htm)
3Who'll be the best fit for the company? While human resources experts often find it difficult to identify suitable candidates or evaluate existing employees' talents and skills, assessment centers ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100414114159.htm)
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5### [Environment Plays Key Role in Developing Reading Skills, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100111122647.htm)
5### [Scientific Risk-Taking by Young Students Fades With Age, Research Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100406093514.htm)
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7While genetics play a key role in children's initial reading skills, a new study of twins is the first to demonstrate that environment ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100111122647.htm)
7A scientific theory may fail or succeed initially and be shot down later. Now put yourself in the shoes of elementary school students ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100406093514.htm)
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9### [First-Generation Immigrants to Canada Struggling in Education System](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113111915.htm)
9### [Exposure to Letters A or F Can Affect Test Performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100308203306.htm)
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11First-generation immigrant adolescents in Canada performed below average in math and science in recent testing indicating that ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113111915.htm)
11Seeing the letter A before an exam can improve a student's exam result while exposure to the letter F may make a student more likely to fail, according to a new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100308203306.htm)
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13### [Interactive Animations Give Science Students a Boost](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091214121432.htm)
13### [Laptop Revolution: New Class Design Saves Schools Money, Space](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100309102523.htm)
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15For a generation of students raised and nurtured at the computer keyboard, it seems like a no-brainer that computer-assisted learning would have a prominent role ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091214121432.htm)
15Universities around the country are struggling with shrinking budgets, even as they need to cater to the needs of an increasing number of students. New ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100309102523.htm)
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17- [Survey Reveals Ways to Enhance Teens' Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100128091744.htm)
18- [Environment Plays Key Role in Developing Reading Skills, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100111122647.htm)
19- [First-Generation Immigrants to Canada Struggling in Education System](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113111915.htm)
20- [Interactive Animations Give Science Students a Boost](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091214121432.htm)
17- [Smart Career Planning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100414114159.htm)
18- [Scientific Risk-Taking by Young Students Fades With Age, Research Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100406093514.htm)
19- [Exposure to Letters A or F Can Affect Test Performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100308203306.htm)
20- [Laptop Revolution: New Class Design Saves Schools Money, Space](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100309102523.htm)
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37 ### [Hackers at the Movies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100205120215.htm)
37 ### [US Needs Better-Trained Math Teachers to Compete Globally, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100415105954.htm)
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39 February 8, 2010 - Researchers in Ireland have analyzed 50 non-documentary movies from the last four decades featuring hackers and come to some intriguing conclusions about the hacker stereotype with implications for ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100205120215.htm)
39 April 19, 2010 - Math teachers in the United States need better training if the nation's K-12 students are going to compete globally, according to new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100415105954.htm)
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48 ### [Tobacco Policies: Smoking Bans Reduce Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Reduce Heart Attacks, Review Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100413202647.htm)
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50 April 14, 2010 - In countries and states that have introduced policies that restrict smoking in public, people have less exposure to secondhand smoke. There is also a reduction in the number of people who have heart ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100413202647.htm)
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48 ### [Immigration Doesn't Threaten US-Born Students' Chances at College, Economist's Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100204101823.htm)
59 ### [Community Research Guidelines Set Stage for 'Real World' Scholarship](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100413105702.htm)
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50 February 4, 2010 - Evaluating students' Scholastic Aptitude Test scores over seven years, a K-State economist concluded that US-born students' scores weren't negatively affected by immigration and their chances of ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100204101823.htm)
61 April 13, 2010 - Academia is sometimes viewed as an "ivory tower" environment with little connection to the real world, but new research should help academics striving to overcome that reputation. A new paper lays ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100413105702.htm)
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56 [World Development](https://sciencedaily.com/news/science_society/world_development/)
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67 [Attention Deficit Disorder](https://sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/add_and_adhd/)
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59 ### [Teens Who Drink With Parents May Still Develop Alcohol Problems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100127095930.htm)
70 ### [Social Influence Plays Role in Surging Autism Diagnoses, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100408161017.htm)
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61 February 2, 2010 - Parents who try to teach responsible drinking by letting their teenagers have alcohol at home may be well intentioned, but they may also be wrong, according to a new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100127095930.htm)
72 April 11, 2010 - Researchers find that children living near a child who has been previously diagnosed with autism have a much higher chance of being diagnosed themselves in the following year. The increased ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100408161017.htm)
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70 ### [New Studies Highlight Needs of Boys in K-12, Higher Education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100126091733.htm)
81 ### [Digital Divide Changing but Not for Students Torn by It](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100408095512.htm)
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72 January 31, 2010 - Boys face high rates of a variety of mental health issues, in addition to lagging behind girls in academic performance and college attendance, according to two new studies. The studies note that boys ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100126091733.htm)
83 April 7, 2010 - When students enter college, they either have it or they don't. And which side of the digital divide they fall on may well shape their identities and what route they take into ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100408095512.htm)
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81 ### [How Categories and Environment Create Satisfied and Well-Informed Consumers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100121154917.htm)
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83 January 31, 2010 - Expert consumers like to be surprised by unusual product presentation, while novices crave familiarity, so claims a new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100121154917.htm)
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92 ### [Scientists and Cast of Thousands Swarm Stage in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100128165123.htm)
92 ### [Educate Individuals to Prevent Sky-Rocketing Health Care Costs, Experts Urge](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100407185954.htm)
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94 January 28, 2010 - Typically science doesn't bed down with theater, much less mate with artistic vigor, but the accord between the two is explored in the recent production Heuschrecken \[The Locusts\] developed by Stefan ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100128165123.htm)
94 April 7, 2010 - Educating individuals about the costs of health care could save money and lead to a more efficient use of the health care system, reports a new study. The authors note that health care reform offers ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100407185954.htm)
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103 ### [Useless Online Student Quizzes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100120144000.htm)
103 ### [Disadvantaged Students Reap Most Financial Return from College Education, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100401085346.htm)
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105 January 24, 2010 - Online quizzes are not helping students learn their subject, according to a new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100120144000.htm)
105 April 1, 2010 - The first study to take into account a high school student's likelihood of attending college finds that individuals least likely to attend college are the ones who benefit most financially from the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100401085346.htm)
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114 ### [A Computer Per Student Leads to Higher Performance Than Traditional Classroom Settings](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100121171415.htm)
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116 January 22, 2010 - Providing every student and teacher with a laptop computer can produce improved student performance in some subjects, when compared to traditional classroom ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100121171415.htm)
116 March 27, 2010 - A longitudinal study of almost 500 Dutch elementary-school children ages 9 to 12 finds that bullies generally choose to gain status by dominating their victims and that, at the same time, bullies try ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100325091424.htm)
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125 ### [Minority Teen Boys Smoke More When They Perceive Discrimination; Girls Do Not](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100119121220.htm)
125 ### [Causes of Child Death in China Pinpointed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100325214552.htm)
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127 January 22, 2010 - Researchers in Indiana report that minority teen boys smoke more when they perceived discrimination, girls reacted differently. There does not appear to be an association between perceived ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100119121220.htm)
127 March 25, 2010 - Pneumonia is the leading cause of death amongst Chinese children, accounting for 17 percent of deaths in children under age five, according to a new study. But the number of children in China who die ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100325214552.htm)
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136 ### [Reasons Explored for Making Child Repeat First Grade](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113191449.htm)
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138 January 20, 2010 - Reasons for requiring a child to repeat the first grade may go far beyond the basic "three R's," reveals a study by two education psychologists. They say parents must often shoulder at least part of ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113191449.htm)
138 March 24, 2010 - A study shows that the relationship between education and support for suicide bombings varies by country and by the target of the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100323105941.htm)
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