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| 1 | **Monday, May 5, 2014** | |
| 1 | **Monday, June 2, 2014** | |
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| 5 | 5 | ## Featured Research |
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| 21 | 21 | ## All Educational Policy News |
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| 23 | _last updated on 2014-05-05 at 8:07 pm EDT_ | |
| 23 | _last updated on 2014-06-02 at 9:36 pm EDT_ | |
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| 27 | 27 | - [summaries view]() |
| 28 | 28 | - [headlines view]() |
| 29 | 29 | |
| 30 | - ### [When It Comes to Classes, Small Is Better](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140501101226.htm) | |
| 30 | - ### [Using Computers to Influence the Law](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140602132124.htm) | |
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| 32 | May 1, 2014 � Small classes, especially in the first four years of school, can have an important and lasting impact on student achievement, a new report shows. In a review of over 100 papers from 1979-2014, an ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140501101226.htm) | |
| 32 | June 2, 2014 � The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures and, ever since the Supreme Court's 1967 decision in Katz v. United States, the right to ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140602132124.htm) | |
| 33 | 33 | |
| 34 | - ### [Transforming Undergraduate Biology Education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140602132120.htm) | |
| 35 | ||
| 36 | June 2, 2014 � Researchers have collected feedback from more than 240 biologists in the U.S. and developed a new, detailed core concept template called BioCore Guide. The guide is intended to provide an updated ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140602132120.htm) | |
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| 39 | ||
| 40 | ### [Deception Improved Athletic Performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529154011.htm) | |
| 41 | ||
| 42 | May 29, 2014 � Researchers say a little deception caused cyclists in their 4K time trial to up their performance even after they realized they had been tricked. The findings support the idea that the brain plays a ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529154011.htm) | |
| 43 | ||
| 44 | - ### [Cyberbullying Affects Rich and Poor Alike](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140521133607.htm) | |
| 45 | ||
| 46 | May 21, 2014 � Cyberbullying isn't just a problem in middle class and affluent areas. Teenagers in poor, high-crime neighborhoods also experience online bullying, finds new research led by a criminologist. The ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140521133607.htm) | |
| 47 | ||
| 48 | #### Monday, June 2, 2014 | |
| 49 | ||
| 50 | - [Using computers to influence the law](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140602132124.htm) | |
| 51 | - [Transforming undergraduate biology education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140602132120.htm) | |
| 52 | - [How the 'long shadow' of an inner city childhood affects adult success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140602115517.htm) | |
| 53 | ||
| 54 | #### Friday, May 30, 2014 | |
| 55 | ||
| 56 | - [Quality of preschools depends on where you live](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140530155951.htm) | |
| 57 | - [Security and privacy? Now they can go hand in hand](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140530092634.htm) | |
| 58 | ||
| 59 | #### Thursday, May 29, 2014 | |
| 60 | ||
| 61 | - [Girls' social connections affect math learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529181658.htm) | |
| 62 | - [Deception improved athletic performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529154011.htm) | |
| 63 | - [Early childhood stimulation intervention in Jamaica yields better pay in adulthood](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529142354.htm) | |
| 64 | - [Better to be bullied than ignored in the workplace, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529100715.htm) | |
| 65 | - [Online students' stress, sense of belonging being studied](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529092854.htm) | |
| 66 | - [Diesel bus alternative: Electric school buses that power grid could save school districts millions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529092253.htm) | |
| 67 | - [Having children is contagious among high school friends during early adulthood](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529092227.htm) | |
| 68 | ||
| 69 | #### Wednesday, May 28, 2014 | |
| 70 | ||
| 71 | - [NASA, Khan Academy collaborate to bring STEM opportunities to online learners](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140528085457.htm) | |
| 72 | ||
| 73 | #### Tuesday, May 27, 2014 | |
| 74 | ||
| 75 | - [Why don't the highly educated smoke? Families kids grow up in play important role](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140527221716.htm) | |
| 76 | - [School scheme unable to boost healthy eating, activity among kids](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140527185353.htm) | |
| 77 | - [Heavily decorated classrooms disrupt attention and learning in young children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140527100646.htm) | |
| 78 | ||
| 79 | #### Friday, May 23, 2014 | |
| 80 | ||
| 81 | - [Science of school lunch: Pictures tell story about lunch policies, healthy consumption](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140523192332.htm) | |
| 82 | ||
| 83 | #### Thursday, May 22, 2014 | |
| 84 | ||
| 85 | - [Medical students may benefit from social media guidance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140522105138.htm) | |
| 86 | ||
| 87 | #### Wednesday, May 21, 2014 | |
| 88 | ||
| 89 | - [Parents 'need to be convinced' to let children walk to school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140521211116.htm) | |
| 90 | - [Cyberbullying affects rich and poor alike](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140521133607.htm) | |
| 91 | ||
| 92 | #### Tuesday, May 20, 2014 | |
| 93 | ||
| 94 | - [School-based interventions could benefit children from military families](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520123517.htm) | |
| 95 | - [Program to reduce behavior problems boosts math, reading among low-income kindergartners, first graders](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520123140.htm) | |
| 96 | - [Websites: Reading privacy policy lowers trust](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520120133.htm) | |
| 97 | - [Students swayed by 'relaxing, fun' image of hookah smoking ignore health harms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520120131.htm) | |
| 98 | - [Parents of overweight kids more likely to give schools failing grades for fighting obesity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520120125.htm) | |
| 99 | - [Flu vaccines in schools limited by insurer reimbursement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520120043.htm) | |
| 100 | - [Scottish kids among world's least active, global health report card reveals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520115657.htm) | |
| 101 | - [Simulated learning in medical education improves patient care, outcomes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520115518.htm) | |
| 102 | ||
| 103 | #### Monday, May 19, 2014 | |
| 104 | ||
| 105 | - [How does physical activity in the U.S. measure up?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140519215037.htm) | |
| 106 | - [Low-income Latino children show benefits from Montessori pre-kindergartern programs, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140519092839.htm) | |
| 107 | - [Your high school GPA could affect your income](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140519092835.htm) | |
| 108 | - [Class more important than gender for school performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140519090409.htm) | |
| 109 | ||
| 110 | #### Friday, May 16, 2014 | |
| 111 | ||
| 112 | - [How Asian American 'tiger mothers' motivate their children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140516203232.htm) | |
| 113 | ||
| 114 | #### Thursday, May 15, 2014 | |
| 115 | ||
| 116 | - [Safe routes to school program reduces injuries, saves hundreds of millions of dollars](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515163832.htm) | |
| 117 | - [Overweight teens more likely to be rejected as friends by normal weight peers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515163828.htm) | |
| 118 | - [New data show how U.S. states are doing in science](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515154138.htm) | |
| 119 | - [Targeted funding can help address inequities in early child care programs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515132218.htm) | |
| 120 | - [Justifying wartime atrocities alters memories](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515132210.htm) | |
| 121 | - [Massive online open classrooms not yet meeting high expectations, new study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515123211.htm) | |
| 122 | ||
| 123 | #### Wednesday, May 14, 2014 | |
| 124 | ||
| 125 | - [Does day care do more harm than good for children of single moms?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140514153119.htm) | |
| 126 | - [The future of field trips looks promising](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140514084518.htm) | |
| 127 | ||
| 128 | #### Tuesday, May 13, 2014 | |
| 129 | ||
| 130 | - [Many schools are neglecting students' health, wellbeing, warn experts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140513190531.htm) | |
| 131 | - [Hospital rankings for heart failure readmissions not affected by patient's socioeconomic status](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140513161628.htm) | |
| 132 | - [State value-added performance measures do not reflect content or quality of teachers' instruction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140513113122.htm) | |
| 133 | ||
| 134 | #### Monday, May 12, 2014 | |
| 135 | ||
| 136 | - [Underage college men discount dangers of driving after marijuana use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140512214039.htm) | |
| 137 | - [Bullying may have long-term health consequences](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140512154854.htm) | |
| 138 | - [Improve grades, reduce failure: Undergrads should tell profs 'don't lecture me'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140512154852.htm) | |
| 139 | - [Young people in developing countries need specially customized suicide prevention programs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140512101521.htm) | |
| 140 | ||
| 141 | #### Friday, May 9, 2014 | |
| 142 | ||
| 143 | - [Sustainability needs link between theory, practice in education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140509110309.htm) | |
| 144 | - [Frequently Reassigning Teachers Limits Their Improvement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140509110057.htm) | |
| 145 | ||
| 146 | #### Thursday, May 8, 2014 | |
| 147 | ||
| 148 | - [Tackling test anxiety may help prevent more severe problems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140508141837.htm) | |
| 149 | ||
| 150 | #### Tuesday, May 6, 2014 | |
| 151 | ||
| 152 | - [College kids need to change unhealthy ways](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140506161304.htm) | |
| 153 | - [After single moms get laid off, kids may suffer for years](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140506094934.htm) | |
| 154 | - [Sports, energy drink consumption linked to negative behaviors](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140506074235.htm) | |
| 155 | ||
| 34 | 156 | #### Monday, May 5, 2014 |
| 35 | 157 | |
| 36 | 158 | - [Governor signs bill banning extreme-strength alcohol in Maryland](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140505142008.htm) |
| 37 | 159 | - [Domestic violence victims more likely to take up smoking](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140505112540.htm) |
| 38 | 160 | |
| 39 | 161 | #### Sunday, May 4, 2014 |
| 140 | 262 | - [Kinder, gentler med school: Students less depressed, learn more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140331153525.htm) |
| 141 | 263 | |
| 142 | 264 | #### Friday, March 28, 2014 |
| 143 | 265 | |
| 144 | 266 | - [Quality early childhood programs help prevent adult chronic disease, research shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140328102904.htm) |
| 145 | 267 | |
| 146 | #### Thursday, March 27, 2014 | |
| 147 | ||
| 148 | - [Four in 10 infants lack strong parental attachments](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327123540.htm) | |
| 149 | - [People unwilling to swallow soda tax, size restrictions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327111511.htm) | |
| 150 | - [Smoke-free air policies seem to protect the heart](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327100800.htm) | |
| 151 | - [Inspiring invention in primary school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327100331.htm) | |
| 152 | - [Almost one in two school heads thinks school boards are unnecessary, Swiss study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140327100329.htm) | |
| 153 | ||
| 154 | #### Tuesday, March 25, 2014 | |
| 155 | ||
| 156 | - [New video-based teaching tool helps students learn animal-based lab work](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325143137.htm) | |
| 157 | - [Coerced sex not uncommon for young men, teenage boys, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325113302.htm) | |
| 158 | - [Kids' books featuring animals with human traits lead to less learning of natural world](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325113240.htm) | |
| 159 | - [Risk of alcohol-related cancer lowers intention for binge drinking in college students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325095826.htm) | |
| 160 | - [More than 40 percent of LGBTQ+ college students report intimate partner violence, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140325094131.htm) | |
| 161 | ||
| 162 | #### Monday, March 24, 2014 | |
| 163 | ||
| 164 | - [Low parking costs may encourage automobile use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324133246.htm) | |
| 165 | - [Increasing inefficiency of private health insurance in Canada](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324133238.htm) | |
| 166 | - [Coming together as a community to address wandering in individuals with autism spectrum disorder](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140324133113.htm) | |
| 167 | ||
| 168 | #### Friday, March 21, 2014 | |
| 169 | ||
| 170 | - [Emerging carbon trading markets offer lessons](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140321095506.htm) | |
| 171 | ||
| 172 | #### Wednesday, March 19, 2014 | |
| 173 | ||
| 174 | - [Despite transfer roadblocks, community college transfers as likely to earn BA as 4-year](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319143908.htm) | |
| 175 | - [Is 'Nanny State' ethical when policing obesity?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319143738.htm) | |
| 176 | - [Multidisciplinary research team proposes new model for clinical trials](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319114905.htm) | |
| 177 | - [Strategies for teaching common core to teens with autism show promise](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319103558.htm) | |
| 178 | - [Non-academic young people take brain stimulants more frequently than students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319093944.htm) | |
| 179 | - [More challenging content in kindergarten boosts later performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140319093753.htm) | |
| 180 | ||
| 181 | #### Tuesday, March 18, 2014 | |
| 182 | ||
| 183 | - [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) | |
| 184 | - [Parents matter more than they think in how their children eat](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140318124700.htm) | |
| 185 | - [Children exposed to methamphetamine before birth have increased cognitive problems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140318113733.htm) | |
| 186 | - [Simple changes to homework improved student learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140318093717.htm) | |
| 187 | ||
| 188 | #### Friday, March 14, 2014 | |
| 189 | ||
| 190 | - [Developing countries: School sick days could be reduced with safe drinking water](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140314212220.htm) | |
| 191 | - [Years of high school football not linked to neurocognitive decline, study suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140314212023.htm) | |
| 192 | ||
| 193 | #### Thursday, March 13, 2014 | |
| 194 | ||
| 195 | - [Education, culture affect children's understanding of human body](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140313212744.htm) | |
| 196 | - [Negative effects of joining a gang last long after gang membership ends](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140313172945.htm) | |
| 197 | ||
| 198 | #### Wednesday, March 12, 2014 | |
| 199 | ||
| 200 | - [DNA fix for school timetables](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140312082400.htm) | |
| 201 | - [Play it again, Sam: How the brain recognizes familiar music](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140312082117.htm) | |
| 202 | ||
| 203 | #### Tuesday, March 11, 2014 | |
| 204 | ||
| 205 | - [Surprising results about kids' capacity for scientific literacy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140311123818.htm) | |
| 206 | - [Healthy food is good for you -- and can sell, too](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140311100403.htm) | |
| 207 | ||
| 208 | #### Monday, March 10, 2014 | |
| 209 | ||
| 210 | - [Strong parental networks: Not good for all children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140310090625.htm) | |
| 211 | ||
| 212 | #### Thursday, March 6, 2014 | |
| 213 | ||
| 214 | - [Preschoolers can outsmart college students at figuring out gizmos](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140306191530.htm) | |
| 215 | - [Access to social workers could keep veterans out of criminal justice system, researchers find](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140306132902.htm) | |
| 216 | - ['Tiger mothers' run risk of raising ethnic outcasts in pursuit of academic success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140306095257.htm) | |
| 217 | ||
| 218 | #### Tuesday, March 4, 2014 | |
| 219 | ||
| 220 | - [Military dads have to re-learn parenting after deployment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140304141637.htm) | |
| 221 | - [Children who regularly practice family routines exhibit higher social-emotional health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140304125423.htm) | |
| 222 | - [Youngest kindergarteners most likely to be held back, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140304113517.htm) | |
| 223 | - [The cost of doubt: Research examines competing mindsets in entrepreneurship](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140304071202.htm) | |
| 224 | - [New school meal standards significantly increase fruit, vegetable consumption](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140304071040.htm) | |
| 225 | ||
| 226 | #### Monday, March 3, 2014 | |
| 227 | ||
| 228 | - [Do bedroom televisions contribute to youth obesity?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303163151.htm) | |
| 229 | - [Texas hunger initiative releases Texas school breakfast report card for school year 2012-2013](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140303153934.htm) | |
| 230 | ||
| 231 | #### Friday, February 28, 2014 | |
| 232 | ||
| 233 | - [To teach scientific reproducibility, start young](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140228140138.htm) | |
| 234 | - [Retention leads to discipline problems in other kids](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140228093147.htm) | |
| 235 | ||
| 236 | #### Thursday, February 27, 2014 | |
| 237 | ||
| 238 | - [Math anxiety factors into understanding genetically modified food messages](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140227125514.htm) | |
| 239 | - [Improving the health of people with learning disabilities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140227091444.htm) | |
| 240 | ||
| 241 | #### Tuesday, February 25, 2014 | |
| 242 | ||
| 243 | - [Risky behaviors of gambling, sex linked in African-American youth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140225151941.htm) | |
| 244 | - [Prevalence of high school seniors' marijuana use is expected to increase with legalization](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140225112904.htm) | |
| 245 | ||
| 246 | #### Monday, February 24, 2014 | |
| 247 | ||
| 248 | - [Ecotourism reduces poverty near protected parks, research shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140224171656.htm) | |
| 249 | - [Better job performance review built by researcher](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140224123800.htm) | |
| 250 | - [Age-21 drinking laws save lives, study confirms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140224081655.htm) | |
| 251 | ||
| 252 | #### Thursday, February 20, 2014 | |
| 253 | ||
| 254 | - [Sodabriety: Teens at risk for obesity switch from sugared drinks to water with peer intervention](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140220161207.htm) | |
| 255 | - [Concussion researchers document pre-injury 'normal'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140220141615.htm) | |
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