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| 1 | **Monday, April 6, 2015** | |
| 1 | ### [New Study Evaluates Remedial Pathways for Community College Students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150601134957.htm) | |
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| 3 | June 1, 2015 - Academic programs that provide alternatives to traditional remedial education help students succeed at community colleges, but different programs result in a range of outcomes for various ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150601134957.htm) | |
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| 5 | ## Featured Research | |
| 7 | ### [Happiest University Graduates Are More Likely to Land a Good First Job](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150601122408.htm) | |
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| 7 | _from universities, journals, and other organizations_ | |
| 9 | June 1, 2015 - Happy graduates have a greater chance of being hired for a high quality first job. The study points out that promoting learning and practice of attitudes that encourage happiness could improve the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150601122408.htm) | |
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| 13 | ### [Study Shows How Students Understand Mathematics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150527180912.htm) | |
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| 15 | May 27, 2015 - A new paper examines if the labels educators use to identify patterns affects preschoolers' understanding of patterns. Understanding that problem and developing strategies to overcome it is the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150527180912.htm) | |
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| 15 | _from AP, Reuters, AFP, and other news services_ | |
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| 19 | May 28, 2015 - A connection between certain approaches to racial socialization in early childhood and parents' expectations for greater success in school has been uncovered by a new study. The researchers ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150528163137.htm) | |
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| 21 | ## All Educational Policy News | |
| 23 | ### [Study Cites Federal Policy as Key to Primary Care Access and Nurse Practitioner Workforce Development](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150528103943.htm) | |
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| 23 | _last updated on 2015-04-06 at 9:00 pm EDT_ | |
| 25 | May 28, 2015 - With demand for primary care expected to increase sharply over the next five years- due to passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), population growth and aging - the role of advanced-practice ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150528103943.htm) | |
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| 27 | - [summaries view]() | |
| 28 | - [headlines view]() | |
| 29 | ### [Challenging Students Benefit from Limit Setting](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150527091551.htm) | |
| 29 | 30 | |
| 30 | - ### [Suicides: Not Just a Winter Problem](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402081623.htm) | |
| 31 | May 27, 2015 - The teacher's interaction style can either foster or slow down the development of math skills among children with challenging temperaments, Finnish researchers have ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150527091551.htm) | |
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| 32 | Apr. 2, 2015 � A new article looks at seasonal suicide that tends to peak in the Spring months. "Whenever someone makes a conscious decision to attempt or complete suicide, often friends and family ask ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402081623.htm) | |
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| 34 | - ### [Boys Plagiarize More Than Girls at School](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150326082705.htm) | |
| 35 | May 22, 2015 - School disciplinary actions handed down to students at Utah public schools disproportionately impact American Indian children over all other ethnicities enrolled in the state's public education ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150522083209.htm) | |
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| 36 | Mar. 26, 2015 � The phenomenon of academic plagiarism among secondary school students has been the focus of recent study that confirms that this practice is widespread in secondary education, especially among the ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150326082705.htm) | |
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| 38 | - ### [Will You Ever Pay Off Your Student Loan?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325152319.htm) | |
| 39 | ### [Preparing Foster Kids for School Lessens Impact of Moves](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150519164857.htm) | |
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| 40 | Mar. 25, 2015 � Would-be participants of higher education must be given full and transparent advice before they accumulate debts as students that follow them into the workplace, according to a new ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325152319.htm) | |
| 41 | May 19, 2015 - A new study clarifies the impact of school moves experienced by children in foster care but also points to how to limit the damage, say researchers. Foster children in the study were 3.28 times more ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150519164857.htm) | |
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| 42 | - ### [Are Our Schools Damaging Children's Eyes?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324153652.htm) | |
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| 44 | Mar. 24, 2015 � Shockingly, research has shown a dramatic increase in the number of students leaving secondary school with short-sightedness, or myopia, and a new study suggests lighting in schools could be a ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324153652.htm) | |
| 45 | ### [Boosting College and Career Readiness Among Black and Latino Male Students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150521094903.htm) | |
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| 46 | #### Thursday, April 2, 2015 | |
| 47 | May 21, 2015 - A new report on New York City's Expanded Success Initiative (ESI), which is designed to boost college and career readiness among Black and Latino male students, finds that the schools involved ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150521094903.htm) | |
| 47 | 48 | |
| 48 | - [One-third of college STEM majors switch fields by graduation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402114657.htm) | |
| 49 | - [Suicides: Not just a winter problem](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402081623.htm) | |
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| 51 | #### Wednesday, April 1, 2015 | |
| 51 | ### [Teacherbot: Can Robots Do It Better?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150515083400.htm) | |
| 52 | 52 | |
| 53 | - [Students drop their stereotypes of science when they 'meet the scientist'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401120726.htm) | |
| 54 | - [Well-designed classrooms can boost learning progress in primary school pupils by up to 16% in a single year, research reveals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150401084453.htm) | |
| 53 | May 15, 2015 - Opinion is often divided over whether digital innovations within education are a value or a threat to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150515083400.htm) | |
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| 56 | #### Tuesday, March 31, 2015 | |
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| 58 | - [Exercise largely absent from US medical school curriculum, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331145142.htm) | |
| 59 | - [Bullying by students with disabilities reduced by social-emotional learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331145140.htm) | |
| 60 | - [Early education narrows the achievement gap with younger starts and longer stays](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331121624.htm) | |
| 57 | ### [Hazing Remains a Concern in College Marching Bands, New Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150515001126.htm) | |
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| 62 | #### Monday, March 30, 2015 | |
| 59 | May 15, 2015 - Nearly a third of college marching band members surveyed in a national study observed hazing in their programs but few of the students reported the activities, often because of fears of retribution ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150515001126.htm) | |
| 63 | 60 | |
| 64 | - [Family income, parental education related to brain structure in children, adolescents](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150330112232.htm) | |
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| 66 | #### Thursday, March 26, 2015 | |
| 63 | ### [Gap Year Does Not Weaken Study Success, Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150512075124.htm) | |
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| 68 | - [Cell phone 'bill shock' warnings can leave consumers worse off, says new study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150326162702.htm) | |
| 69 | - [Boys plagiarize more than girls at school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150326082705.htm) | |
| 65 | May 12, 2015 - A gap year between high school and the start of university studies does not weaken young people's enthusiasm to study or their overall performance once the studies have commenced. On the other ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150512075124.htm) | |
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| 71 | #### Wednesday, March 25, 2015 | |
| 72 | ||
| 73 | - [The state of vaccine confidence: Early results of a Vaccine Confidence Index](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325210821.htm) | |
| 74 | - [Public Health Responsibility Deal in UK unlikely to be an effective response to alcohol harms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325210509.htm) | |
| 75 | - [Will you ever pay off your student loan?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325152319.htm) | |
| 76 | - [Pre-K children outpace normal expectations through kindergarten](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325131718.htm) | |
| 77 | - [Medicaid is a very good investment even if it does not lower cholesterol or blood pressure, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325131716.htm) | |
| 78 | - [Education may not improve our life chances of happiness](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325131620.htm) | |
| 79 | - [Incorporating exercise into classroom lessons increases children's physical activity levels](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150325131407.htm) | |
| 80 | ||
| 81 | #### Tuesday, March 24, 2015 | |
| 82 | ||
| 83 | - [Are our schools damaging children's eyes?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324153652.htm) | |
| 84 | - [More schools, more challenging assignments add up to higher IQ scores](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324132228.htm) | |
| 85 | - [Preparing for natural disasters: What policies protect the vulnerable consumer?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324111508.htm) | |
| 86 | - [Child pedestrians more likely to be struck by motor vehicles in the spring months](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150324084933.htm) | |
| 87 | ||
| 88 | #### Monday, March 23, 2015 | |
| 89 | ||
| 90 | - ['Violence-free' zones improve behavior, performance in middle, high school students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150323111642.htm) | |
| 91 | - [How much math, science homework is too much?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150323105249.htm) | |
| 92 | ||
| 93 | #### Friday, March 20, 2015 | |
| 94 | ||
| 95 | - [From soda bans to bike lanes: Which 'natural experiments' really reduce obesity?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150320155654.htm) | |
| 96 | ||
| 97 | #### Thursday, March 19, 2015 | |
| 98 | ||
| 99 | - [Schools using out-of-school suspension drug policy show increased likelihood of marijuana use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150319165342.htm) | |
| 100 | - [Kindergarten and crime: Students who started school later more likely to drop out, commit crimes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150319124214.htm) | |
| 101 | - [Tackling poor oral health in children around the globe](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150319080352.htm) | |
| 102 | ||
| 103 | #### Wednesday, March 18, 2015 | |
| 104 | ||
| 105 | - [Antibiotic resistance linked to corruption, experts suggest](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150318145425.htm) | |
| 106 | ||
| 107 | #### Tuesday, March 17, 2015 | |
| 108 | ||
| 109 | - ['Distracted driving' at an all-time high; new approaches needed, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317135135.htm) | |
| 110 | - [Flawed IQ scoring system: Important difference in American, Canadian scoring systems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317112034.htm) | |
| 111 | - [Better breakfast, better grades](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150317112032.htm) | |
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| 113 | #### Monday, March 16, 2015 | |
| 114 | ||
| 115 | - [How do students use video in higher education?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150316135558.htm) | |
| 116 | ||
| 117 | #### Monday, March 9, 2015 | |
| 118 | ||
| 119 | - [Teens, adults hazy on Washington marijuana law, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150309135142.htm) | |
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| 121 | #### Friday, March 6, 2015 | |
| 122 | ||
| 123 | - [Pre-game jitters: Student athletes, parents both contribute to anxious feelings before competition, research suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150306181121.htm) | |
| 124 | - [New study points to better classrooms for children with disabilities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150306091611.htm) | |
| 125 | ||
| 126 | #### Thursday, March 5, 2015 | |
| 127 | ||
| 128 | - [Little evidence that executive function interventions boost student achievement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150305110449.htm) | |
| 129 | - [Study simulates changes to admissions criteria for NYC's specialized high schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150305110239.htm) | |
| 130 | ||
| 131 | #### Wednesday, March 4, 2015 | |
| 132 | ||
| 133 | - [Stigma of mental illness in India linked to poverty](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150304212554.htm) | |
| 134 | ||
| 135 | #### Tuesday, March 3, 2015 | |
| 136 | ||
| 137 | - [Raising tobacco sales age to 21 is best way to prevent lifelong addiction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150303131054.htm) | |
| 138 | ||
| 139 | #### Monday, March 2, 2015 | |
| 140 | ||
| 141 | - [Teacher candidates lack a clear understanding of edTPA, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150302181728.htm) | |
| 142 | - [Income inequality - not just low wages - is taking a toll on the health of American workers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150302150725.htm) | |
| 143 | - [New assessment tool can predict successful teachers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150302130825.htm) | |
| 144 | - [U.S. public sees ill health as resulting from a broad range of causes, poll suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150302130746.htm) | |
| 145 | - [Survey of teen dating violence among US high school students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150302123109.htm) | |
| 146 | - [Study identifies teens at-risk for synthetic marijuana use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150302091659.htm) | |
| 147 | ||
| 148 | #### Friday, February 27, 2015 | |
| 149 | ||
| 150 | - [Teenagers aren't swayed by celebrity culture as a route to success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150227084557.htm) | |
| 151 | ||
| 152 | #### Thursday, February 26, 2015 | |
| 153 | ||
| 154 | - [Strong connection between violence, mental illness in Guatemala during civil war lessens in postwar period](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150226154559.htm) | |
| 155 | - [Teacher prejudices put girls off math, science, study suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150226110454.htm) | |
| 156 | ||
| 157 | #### Wednesday, February 25, 2015 | |
| 158 | ||
| 159 | - [Biology teachers: Understanding faith, teaching evolution not mutually exclusive](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150225114425.htm) | |
| 160 | - [Study linking suicidal behavior, psychotic experiences may yield strategies to help prevent suicide attempts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150225114056.htm) | |
| 161 | - [Women twice as likely to see pot as risky](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150225094420.htm) | |
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| 163 | #### Tuesday, February 24, 2015 | |
| 164 | ||
| 165 | - [New look at culture, its influence on individuals, organizations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150224154848.htm) | |
| 166 | - [Professional associations call for policies to reduce firearm injuries, deaths in US](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150224083712.htm) | |
| 167 | ||
| 168 | #### Friday, February 20, 2015 | |
| 169 | ||
| 170 | - [Teens from single-parent families leave school earlier](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150220094207.htm) | |
| 171 | - [Teaching students about National Socialism and the Holocaust does not foster tolerance and open-mindedness](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150220083729.htm) | |
| 172 | ||
| 173 | #### Thursday, February 19, 2015 | |
| 174 | ||
| 175 | - [Better concussion prevention in youth sports needed, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150219115744.htm) | |
| 176 | ||
| 177 | #### Wednesday, February 18, 2015 | |
| 178 | ||
| 179 | - [Social media can help alert students during campus emergencies, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150218141407.htm) | |
| 180 | - [Manufacturing growth can benefit Bangladeshi women workers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150218123847.htm) | |
| 181 | - [When it comes to an opening number, sometimes the best bargaining move is to offer two](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150218123733.htm) | |
| 182 | ||
| 183 | #### Saturday, February 14, 2015 | |
| 184 | ||
| 185 | - [Social network analysis privacy tackled](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150214184519.htm) | |
| 186 | ||
| 187 | #### Friday, February 13, 2015 | |
| 188 | ||
| 189 | - [Use of 'digital badges' in schools would motivate students, research shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150213164723.htm) | |
| 190 | ||
| 191 | #### Thursday, February 12, 2015 | |
| 192 | ||
| 193 | - [It takes more than merit: Alma mater's prestige highly predictive of faculty placement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150212154430.htm) | |
| 194 | - [Study finds positive trends in medical genetics education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150212141526.htm) | |
| 195 | ||
| 196 | #### Wednesday, February 11, 2015 | |
| 197 | ||
| 198 | - [Wikipedia use: nothing to be ashamed about, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150211123751.htm) | |
| 199 | ||
| 200 | #### Tuesday, February 10, 2015 | |
| 201 | ||
| 202 | - [Advent of geoengineering may help lower temperature of debate over climate change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150210212626.htm) | |
| 203 | ||
| 204 | #### Tuesday, February 3, 2015 | |
| 205 | ||
| 206 | - [Early childhood programs found to significantly lower likelihood of special education placements in third grade](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150203102915.htm) | |
| 207 | ||
| 208 | #### Monday, February 2, 2015 | |
| 209 | ||
| 210 | - [Findings reinforce use of targeted tutoring to benefit disadvantaged CPS students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150202212206.htm) | |
| 211 | - [Many universities undercount sexual assaults on campus, research finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150202105321.htm) | |
| 212 | ||
| 213 | #### Thursday, January 29, 2015 | |
| 214 | ||
| 215 | - [How poverty may affect memory](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150129104117.htm) | |
| 216 | - [School failure linked to higher use of computers at home, Spanish study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150129094208.htm) | |
| 217 | ||
| 218 | #### Wednesday, January 28, 2015 | |
| 219 | ||
| 220 | - [Public startups boom under JOBS Act, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150128141928.htm) | |
| 221 | - [Mobile apps take students into the laboratory](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150128125418.htm) | |
| 222 | ||
| 223 | #### Tuesday, January 27, 2015 | |
| 224 | ||
| 225 | - [Psychopathic violent offenders' brains can't understand punishment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150127212158.htm) | |
| 226 | - [Common elements of STEM schools identified](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150127184125.htm) | |
| 227 | - [Improving indoor air quality in EU schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150127104925.htm) | |
| 228 | ||
| 229 | #### Monday, January 26, 2015 | |
| 230 | ||
| 231 | - [Girls lead boys in academic achievement globally](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150126125015.htm) | |
| 232 | - ['Kindness curriculum' boosts school success in preschoolers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150126124447.htm) | |
| 233 | - [Majority of homeless adults with mental illness have high rates of cognitive deficits](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150126112434.htm) | |
| 234 | - [Digital storytelling promotes HIV/AIDS education in Africa](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150126083822.htm) | |
| 235 | ||
| 236 | #### Friday, January 23, 2015 | |
| 237 | ||
| 238 | - [Early English exposure prepares Spanish-speaking children for academic success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150123121733.htm) | |
| 239 | - [Parents' belief that a child will attend college plays big role in early academic success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150123081323.htm) | |
| 240 | ||
| 241 | #### Thursday, January 22, 2015 | |
| 242 | ||
| 243 | - ['Organizational forgetting' erodes quality gains in supply chains](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150122154853.htm) | |
| 244 | - [Tablet computers good medium for educational materials](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150122154851.htm) | |
| 245 | - [Low-income boys fare worse in wealth's shadow](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150122141836.htm) | |
| 246 | - [How charter school foes are failing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150122103240.htm) | |
| 247 | ||
| 248 | #### Wednesday, January 21, 2015 | |
| 249 | ||
| 250 | - [Call for action over illegal payments to India's private medical colleges](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150121210550.htm) | |
| 251 | - [Job seekers with 'learning' attitude have more success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150121135621.htm) | |
| 252 | - [How do emerging market firms compete in developed markets? The case of India](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150121114655.htm) | |
| 253 | ||
| 254 | #### Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | |
| 255 | ||
| 256 | - [Evaluations that consider school resources could fairly assess teacher performance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150120151225.htm) | |
| 257 | ||
| 258 | #### Friday, January 16, 2015 | |
| 259 | ||
| 260 | - [Performance-based funding in community colleges hinders success of at risk students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150116134727.htm) | |
| 261 | ||
| 262 | #### Thursday, January 15, 2015 | |
| 263 | ||
| 264 | - [Academies call for long-term investments in education, care of small children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150115083040.htm) | |
| 265 | ||
| 266 | #### Wednesday, January 14, 2015 | |
| 267 | ||
| 268 | - [Love, marriage and town-gown relationships](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150114152921.htm) | |
| 269 | - [State performance funding falling short in student retention, degree completion, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150114140558.htm) | |
| 270 | ||
| 271 | #### Tuesday, January 13, 2015 | |
| 272 | ||
| 273 | - [World's oldest butchering tools gave evolutionary edge to human communication](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150113121048.htm) | |
| 274 | - [Stalking risk increases among college students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150113111529.htm) | |
| 275 | - [The recess swap: Getting kids to eat their veggies at school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150113090556.htm) | |
| 276 | ||
| 277 | #### Monday, January 12, 2015 | |
| 278 | ||
| 279 | - [Family income, child behavior factors in legal disputes about kids with autism](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150112181325.htm) | |
| 280 | ||
| 281 | #### Sunday, January 11, 2015 | |
| 282 | ||
| 283 | - [eLearning as good as traditional training for health professionals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150111195315.htm) | |
| 284 | ||
| 285 | #### Thursday, January 8, 2015 | |
| 286 | ||
| 287 | - [Teachers on the front line following attack in Boston: Study identifies varying support following 2013 Boston Marathon attack](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150108162433.htm) | |
| 288 | - [Requirements of implementing next generation science standards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150108130121.htm) | |
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