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1### [Study Debunks Myths About Gender and Math Performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212153123.htm)
1### [No Kids in Public School? You Still Benefit](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120217145743.htm)
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3A major study of recent international data on school mathematics performance casts doubt on some common assumptions about gender and math achievement -- in ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212153123.htm)
3Quality public schools benefit everyone - including those without school-aged children - and therefore everyone should play a role in ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120217145743.htm)
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5### [New Solar-Powered Classroom Brings Science to Schools in Developing Countries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111209123108.htm)
5### [Learning-Based Tourism an Opportunity for Industry Expansion](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120130173333.htm)
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7An innovative project is using solar generators to provide IT resources and 'hands-on' science for students in developing ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111209123108.htm)
7New research suggests that major growth in the travel, leisure and tourism industry in the coming century may be possible as more people begin to define recreation ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120130173333.htm)
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9### [Heads Up, Kobe Bryant: Researchers Discover That Trying for Another 3-Pointer Is a Mistake](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111207104934.htm)
9### ['Tiger Mothers' Should Tame Parenting Approach, Expert Says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120110114525.htm)
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11Researchers shattered the myth that players who score one or more three-pointers improve their odds of scoring another. A new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111207104934.htm)
11A new study is refuting the "tiger mother" approach to parenting that pushes children to excel at all costs. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120110114525.htm)
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13### [French Digitial Kitchen Is a Recipe for Success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111024084239.htm)
13### [Study Debunks Myths About Gender and Math Performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212153123.htm)
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15An innovative kitchen that gives step-by-step cooking instructions in French could spark a revolution in language learning in the UK. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111024084239.htm)
15A major study of recent international data on school mathematics performance casts doubt on some common assumptions about gender and math achievement -- in ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212153123.htm)
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18- [Learning-Based Tourism an Opportunity for Industry Expansion](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120130173333.htm)
19- ['Tiger Mothers' Should Tame Parenting Approach, Expert Says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120110114525.htm)
1720- [Study Debunks Myths About Gender and Math Performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111212153123.htm)
18- [New Solar-Powered Classroom Brings Science to Schools in Developing Countries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111209123108.htm)
19- [Heads Up, Kobe Bryant: Researchers Discover That Trying for Another 3-Pointer Is a Mistake](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111207104934.htm)
20- [French Digitial Kitchen Is a Recipe for Success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111024084239.htm)
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46 January 1, 2012 - A study of 20 elementary schools in Hawaii has found that a focused program to build social, emotional and character skills resulted in significantly improved overall quality of education, as ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111230134836.htm)
46 February 16, 2012 - Attracting and retaining the world's brightest students is on the mind of every university official. But a new, unprecedented study in the journal Science suggests leaders in higher education face an ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120216144240.htm)
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57 December 23, 2011 - People resist medical screening, or don't call back for the results, because they don't want to know they're sick or at risk for a disease. But many illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS and cancer, have a far ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111221211326.htm)
57 February 15, 2012 - More than 70 teachers had an opportunity to experience what it feels like to float in space as they participated in the Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center in ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120215095945.htm)
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68 December 14, 2011 - Superstar swimmers and certain comic book superheroes have something unusual in common -- when they wear special suits, they gain phenomenal abilities. A first-of-its-kind study shows how now-banned ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111213092138.htm)
68 February 6, 2012 - Using high-quality data about the incidence of influenza infections in Alberta during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic, the researchers show that when schools closed for the summer, the transmission of ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120206174205.htm)
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79 December 9, 2011 - Humble leaders are more effective and better liked, according to a new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208173643.htm)
79 January 31, 2012 - For those with few social advantages, college is a prime pathway to financial stability, but it also unexpectedly lowers their odds of ever marrying, according to a new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120131092420.htm)
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90 December 9, 2011 - A study of 436 pairs of identical and same-sex nonidentical twins at age 10 and again a year later at 11 finds that children's reading achievement at age 10 predicted their independent reading at 11, ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111026091223.htm)
90 January 27, 2012 - When parents of middle school students participate in school-based, family interventions, it can reduce problem behavior, according to new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120127162411.htm)
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101 January 26, 2012 - Researchers in the UK have been using touch screen technology to help give teenagers more of a say in community ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126115224.htm)
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112 January 25, 2012 - Everyone knows a high-school high achiever who has floundered in university. Now researchers may have an explanation for the problem. They say it is likely that some of these students may have ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125151839.htm)
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123 December 5, 2011 - State and school district-level policies mandating minimum requirements for in-school physical education and recess time are associated with increased odds of schools in those states and districts ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205165851.htm)
123 January 25, 2012 - Research continues to support a connection between instability in the home and school performance in adolescents, but a new study takes the research a step further by exploring how the relationship ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125131118.htm)
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134 December 5, 2011 - Children and young people who have chronic health conditions or need operations don't always have access to the high-quality, child-friendly information they need to understand what is happening to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205140523.htm)
134 January 24, 2012 - A new report examines the possible association between school-based childhood obesity prevention programs and an increase in eating disorders among young children and adolescents. In a new poll, 30% ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124151207.htm)
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145 January 24, 2012 - On any given weekend, at least 10 percent of students at a single college could be hosting a party, research suggests. How much hosts drink depends on whether they are on or off ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120124144810.htm)
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