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| 1 | **Tuesday, July 1, 2014** | |
| 1 | **Wednesday, August 6, 2014** | |
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| 5 | 5 | ## Featured Research |
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| 7 | 7 | _from universities, journals, and other organizations_ |
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| 21 | 21 | ## All Educational Policy News |
| 22 | 22 | |
| 23 | _last updated on 2014-07-01 at 1:06 am EDT_ | |
| 23 | _last updated on 2014-08-06 at 3:06 am EDT_ | |
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| 27 | 27 | - [summaries view]() |
| 28 | 28 | - [headlines view]() |
| 29 | 29 | |
| 30 | - ### [Changing Roles of Physicians With MBAs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140626121703.htm) | |
| 30 | - ### [Teaching by Twitter: A Viable Option?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140805102555.htm) | |
| 31 | 31 | |
| 32 | June 26, 2014 � Physician graduates from the MBA program in heath care management at Penn's Wharton School report that their dual training had a positive effect on their individual careers and professional lives. ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140626121703.htm) | |
| 32 | Aug. 5, 2014 � There is a wealth of opportunity in social networking sites: for shared academic knowledge, distribution of information, dialogue amongst peers and academic networking. However, with 40% of 300 ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140805102555.htm) | |
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| 34 | - ### [Students Cope Well With Healthier Snacks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140804123015.htm) | |
| 35 | 35 | |
| 36 | ### [Stem Pipeline Problems to Aid STEM Diversity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140618122303.htm) | |
| 36 | Aug. 4, 2014 � Students do not mind buying healthier snacks from vending machines, according to research. The findings could have implications for campus health initiatives as well as vendor profits. The study ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140804123015.htm) | |
| 37 | 37 | |
| 38 | June 18, 2014 � Educators and policymakers have spent decades trying to recruit and retain more underrepresented minority students into the science, technology, engineering, and math pipeline. A new analysis of ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140618122303.htm) | |
| 38 | - ### [Creating Sustainable STEM Teacher Programs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724144259.htm) | |
| 39 | 39 | |
| 40 | - ### [Surfing the Web in Class? Bad Idea](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140617112218.htm) | |
| 40 | July 24, 2014 � Faculty members who choose to champion physics teacher education, in combination with institutional motivation and commitment, ensure that STEM teacher education programs remain viable after initial ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724144259.htm) | |
| 41 | 41 | |
| 42 | June 17, 2014 � Even the smartest college students suffer academically when they use the Internet in class for non-academic purposes, finds new research. All students, regardless of intellectual ability, had lower ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140617112218.htm) | |
| 42 | #### Tuesday, August 5, 2014 | |
| 43 | 43 | |
| 44 | - ### [Allergic Kids and the Classroom](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140616130451.htm) | |
| 44 | - [Teaching by Twitter: A viable option?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140805102555.htm) | |
| 45 | 45 | |
| 46 | June 16, 2014 � For parents of kids who have asthma and allergies, getting them ready to head back to school means a lot more planning and preparation than buying new folders and figuring out who their new teachers ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140616130451.htm) | |
| 46 | #### Monday, August 4, 2014 | |
| 47 | 47 | |
| 48 | - [Students cope well with healthier snacks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140804123015.htm) | |
| 49 | ||
| 50 | #### Friday, August 1, 2014 | |
| 51 | ||
| 52 | - [Removing vending machines from schools is not enough to reduce soda consumption](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140801213343.htm) | |
| 53 | ||
| 54 | #### Wednesday, July 30, 2014 | |
| 55 | ||
| 56 | - [Money talks when it comes to acceptability of 'sin' companies, study reveals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140730120250.htm) | |
| 57 | ||
| 58 | #### Tuesday, July 29, 2014 | |
| 59 | ||
| 60 | - [Informal child care significantly impacts rural economies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140729164900.htm) | |
| 61 | - [Local education politics 'far from dead,' experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140729101152.htm) | |
| 62 | - [First grade reading suffers in segregated schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140729101150.htm) | |
| 63 | - [Primary school reading initiative boosts literacy in Kenya](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140729101001.htm) | |
| 64 | ||
| 65 | #### Monday, July 28, 2014 | |
| 66 | ||
| 67 | - [Researchers examine changing face of cognitive gender differences in Europe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140728153931.htm) | |
| 68 | - [Parents need to talk to their children about school bus safety at the start of the school year](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140728153642.htm) | |
| 69 | - [Children with disabilities benefit from classroom inclusion](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140728104504.htm) | |
| 70 | ||
| 71 | #### Thursday, July 24, 2014 | |
| 72 | ||
| 73 | - [Creating sustainable STEM teacher programs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724144259.htm) | |
| 74 | - [Childhood friendships crucial in learning to value others](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724141439.htm) | |
| 75 | - [Teens pay high psychiatric toll when raised in conditions of political conflict](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724112558.htm) | |
| 76 | - [Community service programs that include reflection found to be more beneficial to youth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724094212.htm) | |
| 77 | - [Wives with more education than their husbands no longer at increased risk of divorce](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140724092816.htm) | |
| 78 | ||
| 79 | #### Wednesday, July 23, 2014 | |
| 80 | ||
| 81 | - [Medical student perceptions of health policy education improving, but 40% are still not satisfied, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140723180747.htm) | |
| 82 | ||
| 83 | #### Tuesday, July 22, 2014 | |
| 84 | ||
| 85 | - [Charter schools nationwide more cost-effective, produce greater ROI](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140722152428.htm) | |
| 86 | - [Preschoolers can reflect on what they don't know](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140722142519.htm) | |
| 87 | - [Natural-terrain schoolyards reduce children's stress, says study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140722102405.htm) | |
| 88 | - [Room for improvement in elementary school children's lunches and snacks from home](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140722101910.htm) | |
| 89 | - [Low-income students in high performing high schools less likely to engage in risky behavior](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140722091731.htm) | |
| 90 | ||
| 91 | #### Monday, July 21, 2014 | |
| 92 | ||
| 93 | - [Students accept healthier lunches, school leaders report](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140721142131.htm) | |
| 94 | ||
| 95 | #### Thursday, July 17, 2014 | |
| 96 | ||
| 97 | - [Gaps in efforts to enforce alcohol laws identified by national study of colleges](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140717180500.htm) | |
| 98 | - [Help wanted: School principals who love change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140717142039.htm) | |
| 99 | - [Investing in sexual, reproductive health of 10 to 14 year olds yields lifetime benefits](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140717095110.htm) | |
| 100 | ||
| 101 | #### Wednesday, July 16, 2014 | |
| 102 | ||
| 103 | - [Sometimes passion at work can be dangerous](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140716214923.htm) | |
| 104 | ||
| 105 | #### Tuesday, July 15, 2014 | |
| 106 | ||
| 107 | - [Unintended consequences of raising state math, science graduation requirements](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140715141911.htm) | |
| 108 | - [Rollout strategy is key to battling India's TB epidemic](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140715141347.htm) | |
| 109 | - [Kids' 'community' knowledge from internet leaves researcher hopeful](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140715095513.htm) | |
| 110 | ||
| 111 | #### Monday, July 14, 2014 | |
| 112 | ||
| 113 | - [Study rebuts negative reputation of 'No Child Left Behind'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140714122810.htm) | |
| 114 | ||
| 115 | #### Friday, July 11, 2014 | |
| 116 | ||
| 117 | - [Women under-represented in academic medicine](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140711092240.htm) | |
| 118 | ||
| 119 | #### Thursday, July 10, 2014 | |
| 120 | ||
| 121 | - [Active shooter training increases comfort level of emergency responders](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140710161529.htm) | |
| 122 | - ['It's Your Game ... Keep it Real' reduces dating violence among minority youth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140710151725.htm) | |
| 123 | - [How Twitter can be used to address specific health issues](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140710151723.htm) | |
| 124 | - [Want a higher GPA in college? Join a gym](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140710130902.htm) | |
| 125 | - [Inadequate support in schools for diabetic children, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140710111627.htm) | |
| 126 | - [Decreasing font size enhances reading comprehension among children who have already developed proficient reading skills](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140710094344.htm) | |
| 127 | ||
| 128 | #### Wednesday, July 9, 2014 | |
| 129 | ||
| 130 | - [Nearly 50 percent of grade 12 students in Ontario report texting while driving](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140709095927.htm) | |
| 131 | - [Tenure reform increases voluntary attrition of less effective teachers in NYC](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140709095259.htm) | |
| 132 | ||
| 133 | #### Monday, July 7, 2014 | |
| 134 | ||
| 135 | - [Smart and socially adept increases labor market value](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140707152524.htm) | |
| 136 | - [Summer jobs are good for kids, says study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140707152520.htm) | |
| 137 | - [College athletes with abusive coaches more willing to cheat](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140707103447.htm) | |
| 138 | - [18% of high school seniors smoke hookah, researchers find](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140707092322.htm) | |
| 139 | ||
| 140 | #### Wednesday, July 2, 2014 | |
| 141 | ||
| 142 | - [A 'magic moment' for unwed parents: Best time in child's life for unwed parents to marry](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140702093610.htm) | |
| 143 | ||
| 144 | #### Tuesday, July 1, 2014 | |
| 145 | ||
| 146 | - [Engaging parents, community to map student success in South King County](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140701145716.htm) | |
| 147 | - [Mental health wins when teens play school sports](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140701145527.htm) | |
| 148 | - [Video games could provide venue for exploring sustainability concepts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140701142941.htm) | |
| 149 | - [Online bullying creates off-line fear at school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140701101453.htm) | |
| 150 | ||
| 48 | 151 | #### Monday, June 30, 2014 |
| 49 | 152 | |
| 50 | 153 | - [Young teens who receive sexts are six times more likely to report having had sex](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140630094751.htm) |
| 51 | 154 | |
| 52 | 155 | #### Thursday, June 26, 2014 |
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| 146 | 249 | - [Girls' social connections affect math learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529181658.htm) |
| 147 | 250 | - [Deception improved athletic performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529154011.htm) |
| 148 | 251 | - [Early childhood stimulation intervention in Jamaica yields better pay in adulthood](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529142354.htm) |
| 149 | 252 | - [Better to be bullied than ignored in the workplace, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529100715.htm) |
| 150 | 253 | - [Online students' stress, sense of belonging being studied](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529092854.htm) |
| 151 | 254 | - [Diesel bus alternative: Electric school buses that power grid could save school districts millions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529092253.htm) |
| 152 | - [Having children is contagious among high school friends during early adulthood](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529092227.htm) | |
| 153 | 255 | |
| 154 | #### Wednesday, May 28, 2014 | |
| 155 | ||
| 156 | - [NASA, Khan Academy collaborate to bring STEM opportunities to online learners](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140528085457.htm) | |
| 157 | ||
| 158 | #### Tuesday, May 27, 2014 | |
| 159 | ||
| 160 | - [Why don't the highly educated smoke? Families kids grow up in play important role](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140527221716.htm) | |
| 161 | - [School scheme unable to boost healthy eating, activity among kids](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140527185353.htm) | |
| 162 | - [Heavily decorated classrooms disrupt attention and learning in young children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140527100646.htm) | |
| 163 | ||
| 164 | #### Friday, May 23, 2014 | |
| 165 | ||
| 166 | - [Science of school lunch: Pictures tell story about lunch policies, healthy consumption](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140523192332.htm) | |
| 167 | ||
| 168 | #### Thursday, May 22, 2014 | |
| 169 | ||
| 170 | - [Medical students may benefit from social media guidance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140522105138.htm) | |
| 171 | ||
| 172 | #### Wednesday, May 21, 2014 | |
| 173 | ||
| 174 | - [Parents 'need to be convinced' to let children walk to school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140521211116.htm) | |
| 175 | - [Cyberbullying affects rich and poor alike](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140521133607.htm) | |
| 176 | ||
| 177 | #### Tuesday, May 20, 2014 | |
| 178 | ||
| 179 | - [School-based interventions could benefit children from military families](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520123517.htm) | |
| 180 | - [Program to reduce behavior problems boosts math, reading among low-income kindergartners, first graders](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520123140.htm) | |
| 181 | - [Websites: Reading privacy policy lowers trust](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520120133.htm) | |
| 182 | - [Students swayed by 'relaxing, fun' image of hookah smoking ignore health harms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520120131.htm) | |
| 183 | - [Parents of overweight kids more likely to give schools failing grades for fighting obesity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520120125.htm) | |
| 184 | - [Flu vaccines in schools limited by insurer reimbursement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520120043.htm) | |
| 185 | - [Scottish kids among world's least active, global health report card reveals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520115657.htm) | |
| 186 | - [Simulated learning in medical education improves patient care, outcomes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140520115518.htm) | |
| 187 | ||
| 188 | #### Monday, May 19, 2014 | |
| 189 | ||
| 190 | - [How does physical activity in the U.S. measure up?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140519215037.htm) | |
| 191 | - [Low-income Latino children show benefits from Montessori pre-kindergartern programs, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140519092839.htm) | |
| 192 | - [Your high school GPA could affect your income](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140519092835.htm) | |
| 193 | - [Class more important than gender for school performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140519090409.htm) | |
| 194 | ||
| 195 | #### Friday, May 16, 2014 | |
| 196 | ||
| 197 | - [How Asian American 'tiger mothers' motivate their children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140516203232.htm) | |
| 198 | ||
| 199 | #### Thursday, May 15, 2014 | |
| 200 | ||
| 201 | - [Safe routes to school program reduces injuries, saves hundreds of millions of dollars](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515163832.htm) | |
| 202 | - [Overweight teens more likely to be rejected as friends by normal weight peers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515163828.htm) | |
| 203 | - [New data show how U.S. states are doing in science](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515154138.htm) | |
| 204 | - [Targeted funding can help address inequities in early child care programs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515132218.htm) | |
| 205 | - [Justifying wartime atrocities alters memories](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515132210.htm) | |
| 206 | - [Massive online open classrooms not yet meeting high expectations, new study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140515123211.htm) | |
| 207 | ||
| 208 | #### Wednesday, May 14, 2014 | |
| 209 | ||
| 210 | - [Does day care do more harm than good for children of single moms?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140514153119.htm) | |
| 211 | - [The future of field trips looks promising](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140514084518.htm) | |
| 212 | ||
| 213 | #### Tuesday, May 13, 2014 | |
| 214 | ||
| 215 | - [Many schools are neglecting students' health, wellbeing, warn experts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140513190531.htm) | |
| 216 | - [Hospital rankings for heart failure readmissions not affected by patient's socioeconomic status](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140513161628.htm) | |
| 217 | - [State value-added performance measures do not reflect content or quality of teachers' instruction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140513113122.htm) | |
| 218 | ||
| 219 | #### Monday, May 12, 2014 | |
| 220 | ||
| 221 | - [Underage college men discount dangers of driving after marijuana use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140512214039.htm) | |
| 222 | - [Bullying may have long-term health consequences](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140512154854.htm) | |
| 223 | - [Improve grades, reduce failure: Undergrads should tell profs 'don't lecture me'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140512154852.htm) | |
| 224 | - [Young people in developing countries need specially customized suicide prevention programs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140512101521.htm) | |
| 225 | ||
| 226 | #### Friday, May 9, 2014 | |
| 227 | ||
| 228 | - [Sustainability needs link between theory, practice in education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140509110309.htm) | |
| 229 | - [Frequently Reassigning Teachers Limits Their Improvement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140509110057.htm) | |
| 230 | ||
| 231 | #### Thursday, May 8, 2014 | |
| 232 | ||
| 233 | - [Tackling test anxiety may help prevent more severe problems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140508141837.htm) | |
| 234 | ||
| 235 | #### Tuesday, May 6, 2014 | |
| 236 | ||
| 237 | - [College kids need to change unhealthy ways](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140506161304.htm) | |
| 238 | - [After single moms get laid off, kids may suffer for years](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140506094934.htm) | |
| 239 | - [Sports, energy drink consumption linked to negative behaviors](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140506074235.htm) | |
| 240 | ||
| 241 | #### Monday, May 5, 2014 | |
| 242 | ||
| 243 | - [Governor signs bill banning extreme-strength alcohol in Maryland](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140505142008.htm) | |
| 244 | - [Domestic violence victims more likely to take up smoking](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140505112540.htm) | |
| 245 | ||
| 246 | #### Sunday, May 4, 2014 | |
| 247 | ||
| 248 | - [Scores of bullying victims bringing weapons to school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140504095511.htm) | |
| 249 | ||
| 250 | #### Saturday, May 3, 2014 | |
| 251 | ||
| 252 | - [Nearly 50 percent of physicians believe diversion of ADHD stimulant medications among teens is a problem](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140503082741.htm) | |
| 253 | - [Using substances at school may be cry for help](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140503082714.htm) | |
| 254 | ||
| 255 | #### Thursday, May 1, 2014 | |
| 256 | ||
| 257 | - [Many Ivy League students don't view ADHD medication misuse as cheating: 18 percent use stimulants to help them study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140501132630.htm) | |
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