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44 ### [Scarcity of College Men Leads Women to Choose Briefcase Over Baby](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120417113708.htm)
44 ### [No Child Left Behind Act Improved Test Scores for Language but Not for Reading, Math in Rural Alabama, US](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510141907.htm)
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46 April 17, 2012 - American women today are more likely to earn college degrees than men with women receiving 57 percent of all bachelor's and 60 percent of all master's degrees. New research has found the ratio of men ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120417113708.htm)
46 May 10, 2012 - The No Child Left Behind Act has bolstered language test scores but done little to improve math and reading scores for students in rural Alabama schools, according to a new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510141907.htm)
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55 ### [Cyberbullying and Bullying Are Not the Same](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120413122202.htm)
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57 April 13, 2012 - New research comparing traditional bullying with cyberbullying finds that the dynamics of online bullying are different, suggesting that anti-bullying programs need specific interventions to target ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120413122202.htm)
57 May 10, 2012 - Smartphone users have a radically different conception of behavior in public spaces than their conventional phone counterparts. They are more likely to reveal private information in public spaces, ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510114105.htm)
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59- [Children's Health](https://sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/children's_health/)
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66 ### [In Child Sexual Abuse, Strangers Aren't the Greatest Danger, Experts Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120413100854.htm)
66 ### [Male College Students Believe Taking Performance-Enhancing Drugs for Sports Is More Unethical Than Using Stimulants to Improve Grades](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508093921.htm)
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68 April 13, 2012 - Parents drill their children on "stranger danger," but when children are abused its most often by someone they know. This article helps parents protect their children from abuse closer to home: from ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120413100854.htm)
68 May 8, 2012 - In the eyes of young college men, it's more unethical to use steroids to get an edge in sports than it is to use prescription stimulants to enhance one's grades, according to new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508093921.htm)
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77 ### [US Students Need New Way of Learning Science](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120405131435.htm)
77 ### [Peak Risk About 16 Years Old for Teens Misusing Prescription Drugs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120507165557.htm)
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79 April 5, 2012 - American students need a dramatically new approach to improve how they learn science, says a noted group of scientists and ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120405131435.htm)
79 May 7, 2012 - The peak risk for misusing prescription pain relievers occurs in mid-adolescence, specifically about 16 years old and earlier than many experts thought, according to a new study. The results, based ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120507165557.htm)
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88 ### [Text Messaging in Class May Affect College Students' Learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120404101822.htm)
83 - [Mid-Adolescence Is Peak Risk for Extramedical Use of Pain Relievers by Young People, Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120507164217.htm)
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90 April 4, 2012 - College students who frequently text message during class have difficulty staying attentive to classroom lectures and consequently risk having poor learning outcomes, new research shows. Because it ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120404101822.htm)
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92 ### [Students More Likely to Be Fit When Physical Education Is Mandatory](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120504172018.htm)
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94 May 4, 2012 - Fifth graders in California public school districts that comply with the state's mandatory physical education requirement are more likely to have better fitness levels than students in ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120504172018.htm)
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99 ### [In-Depth Look at Homework Distractions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120403124256.htm)
103 ### [Are Educators Showing a 'Positive Bias' to Minority Students?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120504143023.htm)
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101 April 3, 2012 - Homework distraction has been linked to a wide range of ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120403124256.htm)
105 May 4, 2012 - A psychology professor's research indicates that public school teachers under-challenge minority students by providing them more positive feedback than they give to white students, for work of equal ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120504143023.htm)
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110 ### [Are Parents Price-Sensitive About Their Children's Medication?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120327170715.htm)
114 ### [New California Population Projection Shows Massive Slowdown](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120424142117.htm)
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112 March 27, 2012 - Health insurance policies that shift costs to patients through higher co-payments may have serious unintended consequences for children, including less use of effective treatments and an increased ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120327170715.htm)
116 April 24, 2012 - A massive slowdown in California's population growth means the state likely won't reach 50 million residents until the year 2046, a new analysis ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120424142117.htm)
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123 March 19, 2012 - For a six-year-old, one of the most powerful educational tools may be direct instruction, according to new research on how children learn about prejudice. Scientists found that as children get closer ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120319111823.htm)
127 April 24, 2012 - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is typically used by medical professionals to visualize the internal structures of the human body. By using MRI to study the brain, researchers found a method to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120424095506.htm)
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134 March 15, 2012 - The times are changing, and not necessarily for the better when it comes to giving back to society, according to 40 years of research on 9 million young adults. Since the baby boomer generation, ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120315094503.htm)
138 April 22, 2012 - A small minority of today's university students don't use email and others are confused by the array of technologies available at universities. Yet many students couldn't bear to be ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120422231828.htm)
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140 [Child Development](https://sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/child_development/)
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143 ### [Reducing Academic Pressure May Help Children Succeed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120312101439.htm)
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145 March 12, 2012 - Children may perform better in school and feel more confident about themselves if they are told that failure is a normal part of learning, rather than being pressured to succeed at all costs, ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120312101439.htm)
149 April 17, 2012 - American women today are more likely to earn college degrees than men with women receiving 57 percent of all bachelor's and 60 percent of all master's degrees. New research has found the ratio of men ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120417113708.htm)
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