News: Science & Society — Educational Policy

ARCHIVED 2015-08-13, DATE APPROXIMATE · VERSION 20150813_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20150602_rev01

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+### [New Study Evaluates Remedial Pathways for Community College Students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150601134957.htm)
+### [Behaviors Linked to Adult Crime Differ Between Abused Boys and Girls, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150811132829.htm)
+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)
+Aug. 11, 2015 - Troubling behaviors exhibited by abused children can predict later criminal activity, and those indicators differ between boys and girls, new research shows. Elementary-aged boys who show ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150811132829.htm)
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+### [Happiest University Graduates Are More Likely to Land a Good First Job](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150601122408.htm)
+### [Kindergarten Boys Less Interested in Language Activities, Study Indicates](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150807092559.htm)
+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)
+Aug. 7, 2015 - A Norwegian study of kindergarten children reveals that girls are more interested in language activities than boys. As a result boys may receive less linguistic stimulation and become less prepared ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150807092559.htm)
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+### [Study Shows How Students Understand Mathematics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150527180912.htm)
+### [Public Bicycles as a Healthy Practice](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150805075550.htm)
+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)
+Aug. 5, 2015 - In summer 2010 the company JC Decaux introduced Valenbisi, a public bicycle system with 1,500 units spread over 150 parking spots. The study now being presented was launched back then and lasted for ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150805075550.htm)
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+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)
+### [Artificial Intelligence Improves Fine Wine Price Prediction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150804202706.htm)
+Aug. 4, 2015 - The price fluctuation of fine wines can now be predicted more accurately using a novel artificial intelligence approach. The method could be used to help fine wine investors make more informed ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150804202706.htm)
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+### [Study Cites Federal Policy as Key to Primary Care Access and Nurse Practitioner Workforce Development](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150528103943.htm)
+### [Links Between Individual Characteristics, Disability Employment Gap Found](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150729215743.htm)
+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)
+July 29, 2015 - Researchers have explored the characteristics of people with disabilities who have achieved success in the workplace. The employment gap was found to be smaller among women, married people, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150729215743.htm)
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+### [Challenging Students Benefit from Limit Setting](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150527091551.htm)
+### [Science Educators Analyze Genetics Content of Next Generation Science Standards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150729155143.htm)
+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)
+July 29, 2015 - The genetics content of the Next Generation Science Standards -- a recent set of performance-based expectations for elementary, middle, and high school students in science classes -- represents, on ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150729155143.htm)
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+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)
+### [More Secondary Schools Serve Healthier Lunches](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150728162455.htm)
+July 28, 2015 - Secondary students found healthier foods on more lunch menus in 2013 than in 2011, resulting in fewer nutrition disparities for small schools or those with racially diverse student ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150728162455.htm)
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+### [Preparing Foster Kids for School Lessens Impact of Moves](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150519164857.htm)
+July 28, 2015 - Walk into a science museum, and you may read the words "paleontology" or "astronomy." But you're not likely to find the word "agriculture" in any science museum, even though many ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150728092358.htm)
+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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+### [Boosting College and Career Readiness Among Black and Latino Male Students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150521094903.htm)
+### [Universities Not Yet as International as They Think, Research Reveals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150727110401.htm)
+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)
+July 27, 2015 - Universities' internationalization rankings have limited significance according to new research. This is because the way internationalization is measured only takes into account the quantity of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150727110401.htm)
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+### [Teacherbot: Can Robots Do It Better?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150515083400.htm)
+### [Teens With Medical Marijuana Cards Much Likelier to Say They're Addicted, but Few Teens Have Them](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150723140207.htm)
+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)
+July 23, 2015 - Teens using marijuana for medical reasons are 10 times more likely to say they are hooked on marijuana than youth who get marijuana illegally, a new study shows. The study is the first to report on a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150723140207.htm)
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+### [Hazing Remains a Concern in College Marching Bands, New Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150515001126.htm)
+### [Educational Benefits of Deworming Children Questioned by Re-Analysis of Flagship Study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150723083729.htm)
+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)
+July 23, 2015 - Deworming children may not improve school attendance and the evidence that informs international policy needs to be re-appraised following a major re-analysis of data from an influential ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150723083729.htm)
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+### [Gap Year Does Not Weaken Study Success, Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150512075124.htm)
+### [Massachusetts Schools Are Improving Food Options](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150722115634.htm)
+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)
+July 22, 2015 - Researchers examined schools across the commonwealth following the implementation of a statewide nutrition bill. Their findings show the feasibility of making significant improvements in the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150722115634.htm)
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+### [Playing Games Can Shift Attitudes, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150513102910.htm)
+### [Job Services Lacking for Young People With Autism](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150722101807.htm)
+May 13, 2015 - A research laboratory is working to quantify the effects of playing games. In a study, researchers found that attitudes toward public health issues shift to be more accepting and understanding after ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150513102910.htm)
+July 22, 2015 - As autism becomes more prevalent, the need grows for services that help young people with the disorder to find and keep jobs, indicates new research. Some 50,000 people with autism spectrum disorder ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150722101807.htm)
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+### [Measures of Students' 'Non-Cognitive' Skills for Teacher Evaluation, School Accountability, or Student Diagnosis](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150513102629.htm)
+### [Innovative Physical Education Curriculum Triples Rate at Which Students Pass a State Physical Fitness Test](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150716141602.htm)
+May 13, 2015 - Policymakers and practitioners have grown increasingly interested in measures of personal qualities other than cognitive ability--including self-control, grit, growth mindset, gratitude, purpose, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150513102629.htm)
+July 16, 2015 - A physical education program that brings commercial-grade fitness equipment to under-resourced schools, along with a curriculum based on boosting confidence and making participation more enjoyable, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150716141602.htm)
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+### [College Readiness Declines When School's Focus Is Improving Test Scores, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150512140852.htm)
+July 15, 2015 - High school students who take part in pre-college programs that focus on science are much more likely to pursue higher education and, eventually, careers in science, technology, engineering and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150715155432.htm)
+May 12, 2015 - Standardized testing, school accountability measures negatively affect college readiness and learning at a Texas high school when teachers focus on improving mandated test ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150512140852.htm)
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+### [If You Want Change, Tell a Relevant Story, Not Just Facts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150507145323.htm)
+July 15, 2015 - A new study provides a snapshot of health-related physical fitness levels for US schoolchildren in grades first through 12th. Researchers analyzing data collected nationally through the NFL PLAY 60 ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150715122530.htm)
+May 7, 2015 - Latin American women may be twice as likely as white women to contract cervical cancer, and are significantly less likely to be educated about the causes of the disease or to be screened for it. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150507145323.htm)
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+### [Losing Streak: Competitive High-School Sports Linked to Gambling](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150511125318.htm)
+### [Rates of Drunk Driving Tied to State Alcohol Policies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150715122357.htm)
+May 11, 2015 - High-schoolers involved in competitive sports are at an elevated risk of addictive gambling, a new study concludes. According to the research, the participation of male high-school students in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150511125318.htm)
+July 15, 2015 - States with more restrictive alcohol policies and regulations have lower rates of self-reported drunk driving, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150715122357.htm)
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+### [Answers to Educational Attainment Questions Depend on How Data Is Measured, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150504130316.htm)
+### [Teen Birth, Mental Health Lead Child Hospitalizations in Texas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150714174127.htm)
+May 4, 2015 - Postsecondary education creates opportunities for individuals and prepares them to join the workforce. For this reason, it is important that we understand how educational attainment is measured. A ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150504130316.htm)
+July 14, 2015 - From 2004 to 2010 in Texas, mental illness was the most common reason for the hospitalization of children ages 10-14 while pregnancy/birth was the most common reason for the hospitalization of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150714174127.htm)
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+### [Online Training Can Teach Psychotherapists Evidence-Based Treatments, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150505121330.htm)
+### [Family Support More Important Than Pre-School Care in Securing Children's Wellbeing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150714093823.htm)
+May 5, 2015 - Psychotherapy treatments can lag years behind what research has shown to be effective because there simply are not enough clinicians trained in new methods. A new study proposes one solution to the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150505121330.htm)
+July 14, 2015 - The government needs to focus as much on supporting deprived and disadvantaged families as it does on increasing the number of hours of free pre-school care if it is to secure the best outcomes for ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150714093823.htm)
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+### [Connecting Uninsured Patients to Primary Care Could Reduce Emergency Department Use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150505112212.htm)
+July 7, 2015 - A researcher is disputing recent findings that the human nose is capable of distinguishing at least 1 trillion odors. He says the data used in a 2014 study published in Science does not support this ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150707093344.htm)
+May 5, 2015 - An intervention to connect low-income uninsured and Medicaid patients to a reliable source of primary health care shows promise for reducing avoidable use of hospital emergency departments in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150505112212.htm)
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