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| 1 | **Monday, April 7, 2014** | |
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| 21 | ## All Educational Policy News | |
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| 23 | _last updated on 2014-04-07 at 6:35 pm EDT_ | |
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| 1 | 27 | - [summaries view]() |
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| 30 | - ### [Inspiring Invention in Primary School](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327100331.htm) | |
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| 32 | Mar. 27, 2014 � Inspiring primary school age children to think of themselves as inventors and to devise novel solutions to the problems around them was the aim of an educational experiment. In their experiment they ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327100331.htm) | |
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| 34 | #### Monday, April 7, 2014 | |
| 35 | ||
| 36 | - [Education: States' standardized tests have a negative impact on parents' civic engagement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407130927.htm) | |
| 37 | - [U.S. school children exposed to arsenic in well water have lower IQ scores](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407101714.htm) | |
| 38 | - [Hi-tech innovation gauges science learning in preschoolers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407101712.htm) | |
| 39 | - [Educational interventions at Early Head Start led to decline in pediatric emergency visits](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407090731.htm) | |
| 40 | - [Remedial courses fail bachelor's degree seekers, but boost those in associate's programs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140407090729.htm) | |
| 41 | ||
| 42 | #### Friday, April 4, 2014 | |
| 43 | ||
| 44 | - [Empowering parents to inspire first-generation college-goers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140404085759.htm) | |
| 45 | ||
| 46 | #### Wednesday, April 2, 2014 | |
| 47 | ||
| 48 | - [Science-themed music videos boost scientific literacy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140402162335.htm) | |
| 49 | - [Disease-, age-related effects of HIV may impact driving abilities of middle-aged and older adults](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140402095103.htm) | |
| 50 | ||
| 51 | #### Tuesday, April 1, 2014 | |
| 52 | ||
| 53 | - [Potential conflict of interest for leaders on pharmaceutical boards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140401162158.htm) | |
| 54 | - [Schools have limited success in reducing bullying, new analysis finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140401142206.htm) | |
| 55 | - [For most adolescents, popularity increases risk of getting bullied](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140401101853.htm) | |
| 56 | ||
| 57 | #### Monday, March 31, 2014 | |
| 58 | ||
| 59 | - [Kinder, gentler med school: Students less depressed, learn more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140331153525.htm) | |
| 60 | ||
| 61 | #### Friday, March 28, 2014 | |
| 62 | ||
| 63 | - [Quality early childhood programs help prevent adult chronic disease, research shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140328102904.htm) | |
| 64 | ||
| 65 | #### Thursday, March 27, 2014 | |
| 66 | ||
| 67 | - [Four in 10 infants lack strong parental attachments](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327123540.htm) | |
| 68 | - [People unwilling to swallow soda tax, size restrictions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327111511.htm) | |
| 69 | - [Smoke-free air policies seem to protect the heart](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327100800.htm) | |
| 70 | - [Inspiring invention in primary school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327100331.htm) | |
| 71 | - [Almost one in two school heads thinks school boards are unnecessary, Swiss study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327100329.htm) | |
| 72 | ||
| 73 | #### Tuesday, March 25, 2014 | |
| 74 | ||
| 75 | - [New video-based teaching tool helps students learn animal-based lab work](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325143137.htm) | |
| 76 | - [Coerced sex not uncommon for young men, teenage boys, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325113302.htm) | |
| 77 | - [Kids' books featuring animals with human traits lead to less learning of natural world](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325113240.htm) | |
| 78 | - [Risk of alcohol-related cancer lowers intention for binge drinking in college students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325095826.htm) | |
| 79 | - [More than 40 percent of LGBTQ+ college students report intimate partner violence, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325094131.htm) | |
| 80 | ||
| 81 | #### Monday, March 24, 2014 | |
| 82 | ||
| 83 | - [Low parking costs may encourage automobile use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324133246.htm) | |
| 84 | - [Increasing inefficiency of private health insurance in Canada](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324133238.htm) | |
| 85 | - [Coming together as a community to address wandering in individuals with autism spectrum disorder](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324133113.htm) | |
| 86 | ||
| 87 | #### Friday, March 21, 2014 | |
| 88 | ||
| 89 | - [Emerging carbon trading markets offer lessons](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140321095506.htm) | |
| 90 | ||
| 91 | #### Wednesday, March 19, 2014 | |
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| 93 | - [Despite transfer roadblocks, community college transfers as likely to earn BA as 4-year](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319143908.htm) | |
| 94 | - [Is 'Nanny State' ethical when policing obesity?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319143738.htm) | |
| 95 | - [Multidisciplinary research team proposes new model for clinical trials](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319114905.htm) | |
| 96 | - [Strategies for teaching common core to teens with autism show promise](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319103558.htm) | |
| 97 | - [Non-academic young people take brain stimulants more frequently than students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319093944.htm) | |
| 98 | - [More challenging content in kindergarten boosts later performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319093753.htm) | |
| 99 | ||
| 100 | #### Tuesday, March 18, 2014 | |
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| 102 | - [Most parents, including those with allergic kids, don't favor bans on nuts in schools, U.S. poll finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140318185831.htm) | |
| 103 | - [Parents matter more than they think in how their children eat](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140318124700.htm) | |
| 104 | - [Children exposed to methamphetamine before birth have increased cognitive problems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140318113733.htm) | |
| 105 | - [Simple changes to homework improved student learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140318093717.htm) | |
| 106 | ||
| 107 | #### Friday, March 14, 2014 | |
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| 109 | - [Developing countries: School sick days could be reduced with safe drinking water](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140314212220.htm) | |
| 110 | - [Years of high school football not linked to neurocognitive decline, study suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140314212023.htm) | |
| 111 | ||
| 112 | #### Thursday, March 13, 2014 | |
| 113 | ||
| 114 | - [Education, culture affect children's understanding of human body](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140313212744.htm) | |
| 115 | - [Negative effects of joining a gang last long after gang membership ends](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140313172945.htm) | |
| 116 | ||
| 117 | #### Wednesday, March 12, 2014 | |
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| 119 | - [DNA fix for school timetables](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140312082400.htm) | |
| 120 | - [Play it again, Sam: How the brain recognizes familiar music](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140312082117.htm) | |
| 121 | ||
| 122 | #### Tuesday, March 11, 2014 | |
| 123 | ||
| 124 | - [Surprising results about kids' capacity for scientific literacy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140311123818.htm) | |
| 125 | - [Healthy food is good for you -- and can sell, too](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140311100403.htm) | |
| 126 | ||
| 127 | #### Monday, March 10, 2014 | |
| 128 | ||
| 129 | - [Strong parental networks: Not good for all children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310090625.htm) | |
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| 4 | 131 | #### Thursday, March 6, 2014 |
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| 6 | 133 | - [Preschoolers can outsmart college students at figuring out gizmos](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140306191530.htm) |
| 7 | 134 | - [Access to social workers could keep veterans out of criminal justice system, researchers find](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140306132902.htm) |
| 8 | 135 | - ['Tiger mothers' run risk of raising ethnic outcasts in pursuit of academic success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140306095257.htm) |
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| 115 | 242 | - [Women with mental health disability may face four-fold risk of abusive relationship: Study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140130121617.htm) |
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| 117 | 244 | #### Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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| 119 | 246 | - [Kindergarten is the new first grade, researchers find](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140129091747.htm) |
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| 121 | #### Tuesday, January 28, 2014 | |
| 122 | ||
| 123 | - [Malaria screening unsuccessful in some schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140128184803.htm) | |
| 124 | - [Parents less likely to spank after reading briefly about its links to problems in children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140128153952.htm) | |
| 125 | - [Parenting plays key role when African-American boys move from preschool to kindergarten](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140128113328.htm) | |
| 126 | - [Targeted tutoring can reduce 'achievement gap' for disadvantaged students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140128103125.htm) | |
| 127 | ||
| 128 | #### Monday, January 27, 2014 | |
| 129 | ||
| 130 | - [Study identifies high level of 'food insecurity' among college students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140127141852.htm) | |
| 131 | - [Sticks and stones: Using curriculum to stop bullying](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140127141549.htm) | |
| 132 | - [Video games: New way to prepare students for community service](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140127100953.htm) | |
| 133 | ||
| 134 | #### Thursday, January 23, 2014 | |
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| 136 | - [Interventions work to stem freshman drinking](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140123102725.htm) | |
| 137 | - [Female students anticipate lower salaries than male counterparts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140123075633.htm) | |
| 138 | - [Psychological health, academic success of Hispanic youth improve as ability to speak English grows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140123075428.htm) | |
| 139 | ||
| 140 | #### Tuesday, January 21, 2014 | |
| 141 | ||
| 142 | - [Gay-straight alliances in schools reduce suicide risk for all students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140121131038.htm) | |
| 143 | ||
| 144 | #### Monday, January 20, 2014 | |
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| 146 | - [Middle-school girls continue to play soccer with concussion symptoms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140120173456.htm) | |
| 147 | ||
| 148 | #### Friday, January 17, 2014 | |
| 149 | ||
| 150 | - [Engineering solutions for soldiers on the battlefield](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140117090141.htm) | |
| 151 | ||
| 152 | #### Thursday, January 16, 2014 | |
| 153 | ||
| 154 | - [New children's hospital learning network to bridge care gap between legal needs, health needs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116162015.htm) | |
| 155 | - [Kids teased in pys-ed class exercise less a year later](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116150850.htm) | |
| 156 | - [Rich or poor, schools fall short on providing physical activity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116144645.htm) | |
| 157 | - [University rankings influence number, competitiveness of applicants](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140116112711.htm) | |
| 158 | ||
| 159 | #### Wednesday, January 15, 2014 | |
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| 161 | - [Fast food not the major cause of rising childhood obesity rates, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115132750.htm) | |
| 162 | - [Later school start times improve sleep and daytime functioning in adolescents](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115122215.htm) | |
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| 164 | #### Monday, January 13, 2014 | |
| 165 | ||
| 166 | - [Food companies marketing to kids](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140113163658.htm) | |
| 167 | - [Researchers find substantial drop in use of affirmative action in college admissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140113143340.htm) | |
| 168 | ||
| 169 | #### Friday, January 10, 2014 | |
| 170 | ||
| 171 | - ['Hip-hop' students unfairly targeted, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140110131030.htm) | |
| 172 | ||
| 173 | #### Thursday, January 9, 2014 | |
| 174 | ||
| 175 | - [Study: Heavy viewers of 'Teen Mom', '16 and Pregnant' have unrealistic views of teen pregnancy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109132533.htm) | |
| 176 | - [Funding problems threaten U. S. disaster preparedness](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109124950.htm) | |
| 177 | - [Kids have skewed view of gender segregation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109103701.htm) | |
| 178 | - [Teaching Assistants feel they make a difference to vulnerable children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109003917.htm) | |
| 179 | - [Coaching young people to be positive pays off](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140109003903.htm) | |
| 180 | ||
| 181 | #### Monday, January 6, 2014 | |
| 182 | ||
| 183 | - [Are gifted children getting lost in the shuffle?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140106155946.htm) | |
| 184 | ||
| 185 | #### Tuesday, December 31, 2013 | |
| 186 | ||
| 187 | - [Study finds medical students concerned about becoming desensitized to dying patients](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131231122115.htm) | |
| 188 | ||
| 189 | #### Thursday, December 19, 2013 | |
| 190 | ||
| 191 | - [Bullying in academia more prevalent than thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131219162948.htm) | |
| 192 | ||
| 193 | #### Wednesday, December 18, 2013 | |
| 194 | ||
| 195 | - [Kids grasp large numbers remarkably young](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131218112914.htm) | |
| 196 | - [Mass shootings will not decrease with more armed guards, background checks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131218100137.htm) | |
| 197 | ||
| 198 | #### Tuesday, December 17, 2013 | |
| 199 | ||
| 200 | - [New system of assessments needed when next generation science standards are implemented, report says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131217124013.htm) | |
| 201 | - [Students with disability more likely to be restrained, secluded in school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131217104059.htm) | |
| 202 | ||
| 203 | #### Monday, December 16, 2013 | |
| 204 | ||
| 205 | - [CEOs tend to overstay their welcome, hurting firm performance, new study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216183650.htm) | |
| 206 | - [Legislation to provide allergy medication in schools crucial to save lives](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131216142010.htm) | |
| 207 | ||
| 208 | #### Friday, December 13, 2013 | |
| 209 | ||
| 210 | - [Nutrition report cards receive high marks in pilot program](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131213201034.htm) | |
| 211 | ||
| 212 | #### Thursday, December 12, 2013 | |
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| 214 | - [American high school poll finds majority of students concerned about mass shootings](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131212185140.htm) | |
| 215 | ||
| 216 | #### Wednesday, December 11, 2013 | |
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| 218 | - [Nonconcussion head impacts in contact sports linked to brain changes and lower test scores](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211185554.htm) | |
| 219 | - [Differences in educational achievement owe more to genetics than environment, finds study of UK students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211185323.htm) | |
| 220 | - [Gender identity, single-sex schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211134231.htm) | |
| 221 | - [Course offers students opportunity to be leaders of social change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211132457.htm) | |
| 222 | - [Even when test scores go up, some cognitive abilities don't](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211131949.htm) | |
| 223 | - [Education: Learning with 'stronger peers' yields no boost](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131211093926.htm) | |
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| 225 | #### Tuesday, December 10, 2013 | |
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| 227 | - [Colleges pay attention: How do top ten rankings influence applications?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131210113413.htm) | |
| 228 | - [Playing around with rural futures in Birmingham, Nebraska](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131210091250.htm) | |
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