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1### [Impacts of School Choice on Segregation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328114054.htm)
1### [Populist Radical Right a Threat to Core Values of Medicine and Public Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170601213238.htm)
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3Mar. 28, 2017 - Diversity in schools is important for students' experiences and outcomes in schools and beyond, reducing prejudices and ensuring the likelihood of living and working in integrated environments ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328114054.htm)
3June 1, 2017 - The populist radical right is a threat to core values of medicine and public health, even within a functioning democratic system, according to an expert ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170601213238.htm)
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7### [More Compulsory Math Lessons Do Not Encourage Women to Pursue STEM Careers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328083208.htm)
7May 31, 2017 - Many Americans don't know how clean water gets to their homes and especially what happens after wastewater is flushed away, knowledge that is vital in confronting challenges including droughts ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170531133229.htm)
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9Mar. 28, 2017 - What is known as "curriculum intensification" is often used around the world to attract more university entrants -- and particularly more women -- to STEM subjects; that is to say, students ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328083208.htm)
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13### [Can Artificial Intelligence Detect Fake News?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170327143654.htm)
11### [Web-Based Search Data Is a New Key to Understanding Public Reaction to Major Events](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170531110756.htm)
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15Mar. 27, 2017 - An artificial intelligence course has been launched that includes two projects focused on using AI to detect and combat fake news ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170327143654.htm)
13May 31, 2017 - Analyzing millions of internet searches tied to major societal events offers a new way to understand public reaction to those events, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170531110756.htm)
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19### [Age at Immigration Influences Occupational Skill Development](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170323105849.htm)
17### [School Choice Policies May Impact Segregation and Diversity of Public Schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170523124139.htm)
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21Mar. 23, 2017 - Future occupations of US immigrant children are influenced by how similar their native language is to English, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170323105849.htm)
19May 23, 2017 - Despite decades of educational reform and legal efforts, many U.S. schools are experiencing increasing segregation, with 16 percent of public schools serving both minority and high poverty ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170523124139.htm)
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25Mar. 23, 2017 - Racial segregation is declining, but it remains higher for families with children than those without, a new study shows. Race appears to be a 'proxy' for school quality for many white ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170323105810.htm)
23### [Oral History in History Lessons: More Fun, Less Learned](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170421103849.htm)
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25Apr. 21, 2017 - Working with oral histories in schools has become very popular in Germany, the United States and many other countries. Eyewitnesses of the past are able to deliver authentic accounts of events in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170421103849.htm)
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29### [Challenges Veterans Face When Transitioning from the Battlefield to the Classroom](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316141130.htm)
29### [Low-Income Children Missing out on Language Learning Both at Home and at School](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170414105818.htm)
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31Mar. 16, 2017 - A research team investigating the mental health burden and treatment-seeking behaviors of student veterans attending rural community colleges in the southern United States has found that this ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316141130.htm)
31Apr. 14, 2017 - Children from poor neighborhoods are less likely to have complex language building opportunities both in home and at school, putting them at a disadvantage in their kindergarten year, finds a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170414105818.htm)
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35### [Female Cyberbullies and Victims Feel the Most Negative About School and Learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315094458.htm)
35### [Policymakers 'Flying Blind' Into the Future of Work](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170413130620.htm)
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37Mar. 15, 2017 - Involvement in cyberbullying among girls triggers negative perceptions of the importance of school and the value of learning, a new study suggests. Psychologists found that 11-15 year-old girls who ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170315094458.htm)
37Apr. 13, 2017 - Will a robot take away my job? Many people ask that question, yet policymakers don't have the kind of information they need to answer it intelligently, say the authors of a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170413130620.htm)
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41Mar. 3, 2017 - Incoming college students who already feel a connection to their institution are more likely to fit in and want to remain at the school, especially if they are ethnic minorities, indicates a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170303100415.htm)
41### [Classifying English Proficiency Varies by District, With Mixed Outcomes for Students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170412105832.htm)
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43Apr. 12, 2017 - The threshold for transitioning students from English learners to fluent English proficient status -- a process termed reclassification -- varies widely across and within states, finds a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170412105832.htm)
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45### [Racial, Ethnic, Gender Bias Occurs in Pathway from Teacher to Principal](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170228185328.htm)
47### [Underachieving Boys, or Clever Girls?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170411090207.htm)
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47Feb. 28, 2017 - Race and sex still matter when public school teachers seek to become principals, a new study has ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170228185328.htm)
49Apr. 11, 2017 - Boys and girls perform differently at school, but researchers are uncertain whether this has to do with how they ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170411090207.htm)
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51### [Children and Youth Learning English Require Better Support for Academic Success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170228131129.htm)
53### [Obesity in Hispanic Adolescents Linked to Nearly Sixfold Increase in High Blood Pressure](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170411085822.htm)
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53Feb. 28, 2017 - Despite their potential, many English learners (ELs) -- who account for more than 9 percent of K-12 enrollment in the US -- lag behind their English-speaking monolingual peers in educational ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170228131129.htm)
55Apr. 11, 2017 - Obesity raises the prevalence of high blood pressure among adolescents but the increase is particularly pronounced among Hispanics compared to white, African-American or Asian ethnic groups, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170411085822.htm)
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57Feb. 23, 2017 - As the number of English learners continues to grow across the nation, new research indicates these students are being treated differently depending on where they go to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170223114726.htm)
59Apr. 6, 2017 - As teacher resignation letters increasingly go public - and viral - new research indicates teachers are not leaving solely due to low pay and retirement, but also because of what they see as a broken ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170406102547.htm)
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61### [Family Focused Interventions for at Risk Children and Youth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170221110716.htm)
63### [Here's One Secret to Successful Schools That Costs Nothing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170403123319.htm)
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63Feb. 21, 2017 - Experts discuss how interventions can be developed to maximize resilience among children experiencing adversity and improve outcomes for their families as ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170221110716.htm)
65Apr. 3, 2017 - Most factors that help make schools successful cost lots of money -- think teachers, technology and textbooks. But a new study suggests one factor that doesn't need any cash to implement can ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170403123319.htm)
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67### [Zero Tolerance Policies Unfairly Punish Black Girls](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216144036.htm)
69Mar. 30, 2017 - Research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) contribute to a significant number of private-sector patents in biomedicine, according to a new study. The study examines 27 years of ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170330142339.htm)
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69Feb. 16, 2017 - Black girls are disproportionately punished in American schools -- an 'overlooked crisis' that is populating the school-to-prison pipeline at rising rates, two education scholars argue in a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216144036.htm)
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73### [Students in Ohio's Online Charter Schools Perform Worse Than Peers in Traditional Schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216094535.htm)
73### [Gender-Affirming Restrooms Recommended for Schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170330092744.htm)
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75Feb. 16, 2017 - Despite dramatic growth in enrollment in online charter schools in Ohio, students are not achieving the same academic success as those in brick-and-mortar charter and public schools, finds a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216094535.htm)
75Mar. 30, 2017 - Educational policies and practices should explicitly ensure the well-being and healthy development of all students by supporting the right of students to use a bathroom in an institutional context ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170330092744.htm)
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79### [Strong Alcohol Policies Protect Against Drunk Driving Deaths Among Young People](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213131450.htm)
79### [Heroin Use Rises Significantly Among Young Whites](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170330150628.htm)
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81Feb. 13, 2017 - Stronger alcohol policies protect young people from dying in crashes caused by drunk driving according to researchers. The study supports the importance of comprehensive alcohol control policies to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170213131450.htm)
81Mar. 30, 2017 - Heroin use and heroin use disorder have increased significantly among American adults since 2001, according to new research. The portion of Americans using heroin has climbed five-fold in the last ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170330150628.htm)
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85### [Believe in the American Dream? You're Less Likely to Impulse Buy, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170208150140.htm)
85### [Impacts of School Choice on Segregation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328114054.htm)
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87Feb. 8, 2017 - When materialistic consumers believe in the American dream -- that it's possible to improve their economic status through hard work -- they are less likely to spend impulsively, according to new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170208150140.htm)
87Mar. 28, 2017 - Diversity in schools is important for students' experiences and outcomes in schools and beyond, reducing prejudices and ensuring the likelihood of living and working in integrated environments ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328114054.htm)
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91### [Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs Among Young People: A Growing Global Concern](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170203135613.htm)
91### [Honesty May Not Be the Best Policy for Hospital Safety Grades, Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328105919.htm)
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93Feb. 3, 2017 - Balancing a country's need to make prescription drugs available to those in need while simultaneously curbing nonmedical use is one of our greatest challenges. A new article shows increased ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170203135613.htm)
93Mar. 28, 2017 - A new study finds that a well-known hospital grading system may put too much weight on the wrong things. The grades are based in part on hospitals' self-reported use of safety-related protocols. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328105919.htm)
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97Feb. 2, 2017 - The University of Washington's AccessMap project has launched a new online travel planner offering customizable suggestions for people who need accessible or pedestrian-friendly routes when ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170202090855.htm)
97### [More Compulsory Math Lessons Do Not Encourage Women to Pursue STEM Careers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328083208.htm)
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99Mar. 28, 2017 - What is known as "curriculum intensification" is often used around the world to attract more university entrants -- and particularly more women -- to STEM subjects; that is to say, students ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328083208.htm)
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101### [Millennial Generation's Learning Preferences in Medical Education Examined](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170201141945.htm)
103### [Can Artificial Intelligence Detect Fake News?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170327143654.htm)
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103Feb. 1, 2017 - The classroom can reflect its students' learning preferences, and a study demonstrates evidence of this in medical ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170201141945.htm)
105Mar. 27, 2017 - An artificial intelligence course has been launched that includes two projects focused on using AI to detect and combat fake news ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170327143654.htm)
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107### [Food Insecurity: A Threat to the Developmental and Psychosocial Health of Children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170201110638.htm)
109### [Most Remaining Smokers in US Have Low Socioeconomic Status](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170324104933.htm)
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109Feb. 1, 2017 - Household food insecurity (without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food, even for a temporary period), is associated with children's behavioral, academic and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170201110638.htm)
111Mar. 24, 2017 - After decades of declining US smoking rates overall, most remaining smokers have low income, no college education, no health insurance or a disability. About 15 percent of US adults -- more than 36 ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170324104933.htm)
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115Thursday, June 1, 2017
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117- [Populist radical right a threat to core values of medicine and public health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170601213238.htm)
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119Wednesday, May 31, 2017
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121- [How exactly does water get to homes?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170531133229.htm)
122- [Web-based search data is a new key to understanding public reaction to major events](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170531110756.htm)
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124Tuesday, May 23, 2017
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126- [School choice policies may impact segregation and diversity of public schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170523124139.htm)
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128Friday, April 21, 2017
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130- [Oral history in history lessons: more fun, less learned](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170421103849.htm)
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132Friday, April 14, 2017
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134- [Low-income children missing out on language learning both at home and at school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170414105818.htm)
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136Thursday, April 13, 2017
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138- [Policymakers 'flying blind' into the future of work](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170413130620.htm)
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140Wednesday, April 12, 2017
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142- [Classifying English proficiency varies by district, with mixed outcomes for students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170412105832.htm)
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144Tuesday, April 11, 2017
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146- [Underachieving boys, or clever girls?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170411090207.htm)
147- [Obesity in Hispanic adolescents linked to nearly sixfold increase in high blood pressure](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170411085822.htm)
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149Thursday, April 6, 2017
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151- [Teacher resignation letters paint bleak picture of US education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170406102547.htm)
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153Monday, April 3, 2017
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155- [Here's one secret to successful schools that costs nothing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170403123319.htm)
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157Thursday, March 30, 2017
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159- [NIH funding helps generate private-sector patents](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170330142339.htm)
160- [Gender-affirming restrooms recommended for schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170330092744.htm)
161- [Heroin use rises significantly among young whites](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170330150628.htm)
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113163Tuesday, March 28, 2017
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115165- [Impacts of school choice on segregation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328114054.htm)
166- [Honesty may not be the best policy for hospital safety grades, study suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328105919.htm)
116167- [More compulsory math lessons do not encourage women to pursue STEM careers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328083208.htm)
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118169Monday, March 27, 2017
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120171- [Can artificial intelligence detect fake news?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170327143654.htm)
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173Friday, March 24, 2017
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175- [Most remaining smokers in US have low socioeconomic status](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170324104933.htm)
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124179- [Age at immigration influences occupational skill development](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170323105849.htm)
125180- [White families with children drawn to less diverse neighborhoods, schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170323105810.htm)
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182Tuesday, March 21, 2017
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184- [States can lower risk of measles outbreak by strengthening exemption policies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170321122542.htm)
185- [Peers, more than teachers, inspire us to learn](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170321110341.htm)
186- [Food insecurity in early childhood linked to young children's skills in kindergarten](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170321092716.htm)
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127188Thursday, March 16, 2017
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129190- [Challenges veterans face when transitioning from the battlefield to the classroom](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170316141130.htm)
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196Monday, March 13, 2017
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198- [How to get kids to use salad bars in public schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170313134935.htm)
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200Monday, March 6, 2017
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202- [Researchers create new tool that measures active learning in classrooms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170306154236.htm)
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137206- [How to improve your freshman retention rate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170303100415.htm)
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141210- [Racial, ethnic, gender bias occurs in pathway from teacher to principal](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170228185328.htm)
142211- [Children and youth learning English require better support for academic success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170228131129.htm)
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215- [Back after a century, for-profit medical schools could make impact](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170223124302.htm)
146216- [English learners treated differently depending on where they go to school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170223114726.htm)
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351421- [Do race-based stressors contribute to the achievement gap?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928220627.htm)
352422- [Implicit bias may help explain high preschool expulsion rates for black children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928143124.htm)
353423- [The hidden value of an older workforce](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928141729.htm)
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355Tuesday, September 27, 2016
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357- [Sociologists examine shift from 'No Child Left Behind' to 'Children Left Behind'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160927164051.htm)
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359Monday, September 26, 2016
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361- [Students in bilingual elementary school programs present worse academic results, according to study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160926100148.htm)
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363Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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365- [Health benefits of evening classes revealed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160920154640.htm)
366- [Age limit for federal food assistance program is increasing food insecurity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160920141803.htm)
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368Monday, September 19, 2016
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370- [Let's talk about more than sex: Parents in favor of expanding health education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160919084849.htm)
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372Thursday, September 15, 2016
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374- [For-profit trade schools prove costly for disadvantaged black youth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160915133100.htm)
375- [Staying the course on a massive open online course](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160915120349.htm)
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377Wednesday, September 14, 2016
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379- [Big pixel initiative develops remote sensing analysis to help map global urbanization](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160914142029.htm)
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381Monday, September 12, 2016
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383- [School sex education often negative, heterosexist, and out of touch](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160912192953.htm)
384- [Financial aid is not the answer to college affordability, research finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160912141607.htm)
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386Thursday, September 8, 2016
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388- [Study explores youths' motivations for painting graffiti](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160908120959.htm)
389- [More underrepresented students obtain science degrees and pursue STEM, due to research mentoring](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160908120344.htm)
390- [Marijuana use remains on the rise among US college students, but narcotic drug use declines](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160908083815.htm)
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392Wednesday, September 7, 2016
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394- [Do teachers' climate change beliefs influence students?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160907143125.htm)
395- [Feeling they are part of a group increased preschoolers' interest, success in STEM](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160907135218.htm)
396- [Summer learning programs can benefit low-income students, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160907125115.htm)
397- [National education reformers target local school boards](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160907113639.htm)
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399Tuesday, September 6, 2016
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401- [Many college students take remedial courses, but only some benefit, researchers find](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160906213543.htm)
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403Friday, September 2, 2016
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405- [Four-year-olds are not physically ready to start school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160902082557.htm)
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407Thursday, September 1, 2016
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409- [Address systemic issues to change toxic health care environment, commentary says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160901135555.htm)
410- [Most states report Medicaid covers children's key mental health services but gaps remain](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160901125051.htm)
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412Wednesday, August 31, 2016
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414- [Mobile media, visual art making boost school engagement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160831143208.htm)
415- [Crowdsourcing can help create better science tests cheaper](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160831133131.htm)