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1### [Study Suggests Teacher-Student Bonds May Be Especially Important for Homeless Kids](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210222124638.htm)
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3Feb. 22, 2021 - A recent study of homeless preschoolers found a strong correlation between the bonds those children formed with teachers and the children's risk of behavioral and emotional ...
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7### [Focus on the Positive to Improve Classroom Behavior](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210222124522.htm)
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9Feb. 22, 2021 - When teachers encounter disruptive or noncompliant students in the classroom, they typically respond by focusing on the negative ...
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13### [Foreign Language Learners Should Be Exposed to Slang in the Classroom and Here's Why....](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210217121727.htm)
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15Feb. 17, 2021 - Experts say English slang and regional dialect should not be banned from classrooms but when you're getting to grips with a second language how helpful is it to learn non-standard ...
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19### [School Closures May Not Reduce Coronavirus Deaths as Much as Expected](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210209113905.htm)
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21Feb. 9, 2021 - School closures, the loss of public spaces, and having to work remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic have caused major disruptions in people's lives all over the world. After running ...
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25### [Randomized Trials Could Help to Return Children Safely to Schools, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210121132231.htm)
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27Jan. 21, 2021 - Schools are closing again in response to surging levels of COVID-19 infection, but staging randomized trials when students eventually return could help to clarify uncertainties around when we should ...
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31### [College Classrooms Are Still Chilly for Women, as Men Speak More, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210119114452.htm)
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33Jan. 19, 2021 - Men speak 1.6 times more often than women in college classrooms, revealing how gender inequities regarding classroom participation still exist, according to a new study. By comparison, women are more ...
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37### [College Campuses Are COVID-19 Superspreaders, New Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210113090925.htm)
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39Jan. 13, 2021 - College campuses are at risk of becoming COVID-19 superspreaders for their entire county, according to a new vast study which shows the striking danger of the first two weeks of school in ...
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43### [Modeling Study Suggests Mitigation Efforts Can Prevent Most College Campus COVID-19 Cases](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201221160406.htm)
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45Dec. 21, 2020 - As colleges and universities consider strategies for the spring semester to keep COVID-19 cases down, a study in epidemic modeling may help shed light on what mitigation strategies may be most ...
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149### [Significant Increase in Depression Seen Among Children During First UK Lockdown](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201208193405.htm)
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351Dec. 8, 2020 - The first lockdown led to a significant increase in symptoms of depression among children, highlighting the unintended consequences of school closures, according to a new ...
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67115### [COVID-19 Interventions Can Cut Virus Infections, Severe Outcomes, and Healthcare Needs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201021163925.htm)
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69117Oct. 21, 2020 - Non-pharmaceutical interventions such as voluntary shelter-in-place, quarantines, and other steps taken to control the SARS-CoV-2 virus can reduce the peak number of infections, daily infection ...
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73### [Does Classroom Indoor Environmental Quality Affect Teaching and Learning?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201021085104.htm)
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75Oct. 21, 2020 - What impact does a classroom's indoor environment have on teaching, learning, and students' academic achievement in colleges and universities? This is the question researchers set out to ...
123- [Study Suggests Teacher-Student Bonds May Be Especially Important for Homeless Kids](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210222124638.htm)
124- [Focus on the Positive to Improve Classroom Behavior](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210222124522.htm)
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79### [Research Network Aims to Improve Learning Outcomes for Students Underrepresented in STEM](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201019133652.htm)
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81Oct. 19, 2020 - A recent report lays out gaps in the biology education field and proposes leveraging an existing research coordination network called Equity and Diversity in Undergraduate STEM (EDU-STEM) to tackle ...
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132- [School Closures May Not Reduce Coronavirus Deaths as Much as Expected](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210209113905.htm)
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85### [Personality Traits Affect Shelter at Home Compliance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201015090439.htm)
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87Oct. 15, 2020 - A worldwide survey conducted during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic found that people with certain common personality traits were less likely to shelter at home when government policies were ...
136- [Randomized Trials Could Help to Return Children Safely to Schools, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210121132231.htm)
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91### [A New, Comprehensive Approach to Measure Inequality in Preventable Child Mortality](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201014141125.htm)
140- [College Classrooms Are Still Chilly for Women, as Men Speak More, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210119114452.htm)
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93Oct. 14, 2020 - A new model can more accurately and efficiently assess which children are at highest risk of preventable death, according to a new ...
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144- [College Campuses Are COVID-19 Superspreaders, New Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210113090925.htm)
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97### [Multiple Neurodevelopmental Conditions May Lead to Worse Educational Outcomes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201013141749.htm)
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99Oct. 13, 2020 - Scottish children with multiple neurodevelopmental conditions experience greater school absenteeism and exclusion, poorer exam attainment and increased unemployment, according to a ...
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103### [Which Is More Creative, the Arts or the Sciences?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201013105748.htm)
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105Oct. 13, 2020 - An expert in creativity and innovation is calling for schools and universities to increase their emphasis on teaching creativity, as new research shows it is a core competency across all disciplines ...
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109### [New Study Confirms Advice Given to the UK Government About School Closures](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201007193652.htm)
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111Oct. 7, 2020 - Several predictions made by experts ahead of the UK-wide lockdown in March are confirmed in a detailed re-analysis of the ...
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115### [Study Uses Mathematical Modeling to Identify an Optimal School Return Approach](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201007182338.htm)
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117Oct. 7, 2020 - A new mathematical model has been developed to identify the number of days students could attend school to allow them a better learning experience while mitigating infections of ...
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123152- [Significant Increase in Depression Seen Among Children During First UK Lockdown](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201208193405.htm)
124153- [Racial Microaggressions Contribute to Disparities in STEM Education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201208111636.htm)
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175204- [Multiple Neurodevelopmental Conditions May Lead to Worse Educational Outcomes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201013141749.htm)
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209- [Effects of Poverty on Childhood Development Seen in Children as Young as 5](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201009093542.htm)
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178211Wednesday, October 7, 2020
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219252- [Concussions Are a Risk for Young Athletes in All Sports -- Not Just Football, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200915110014.htm)
253- [Teacher Stress Linked With Higher Risk of Student Suspensions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200915105929.htm)
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255Monday, September 14, 2020
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257- [Virtual Reality Trains Public to Reverse Opioid Overdoses](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200914160752.htm)
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265- [How Birth Control, Girls' Education Can Slow Population Growth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200908170532.htm)
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244286- [People Can Make Better Choices When It Benefits Others](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200824131811.htm)
287- [Failure to 'flatten the Curve' May Kill More People Than We Thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200824105538.htm)
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248291- [Affirmative Action Incentivizes High Schoolers to Perform Better, New Research Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200820112853.htm)
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395438- [Exploring the Link Between Education and Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200413120019.htm)
396- [Time on Screens Has Little Impact on Kids' Social Skills, Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200413103532.htm)
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398Thursday, April 9, 2020
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400- [Rethinking Biosecurity Governance](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200409141539.htm)
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402Wednesday, April 8, 2020
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404- [STEM Students Learn as Well Online as in Classrooms](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408184726.htm)
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406Saturday, April 4, 2020
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408- [US Modelling Study Estimates Impact of School Closures for COVID-19 on US Health-Care Workforce and Associated Mortality](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200404155613.htm)
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410Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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412- [Concerns Over 'exaggerated' Study Claims of AI Outperforming Doctors](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200325212159.htm)
413- [Modelling Study Estimates Impact of Physical Distancing Measures on Progression of COVID-19 Epidemic in Wuhan](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200325212154.htm)
414- [Video Game Experience, Gender May Improve VR Learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200325161127.htm)
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416Monday, March 23, 2020
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418- [Teacher Evaluations Weed out Low-Performing Teachers in Urban Schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200323101356.htm)
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420Thursday, March 19, 2020
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422- [Seductive Details Inhibit Learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200319103223.htm)
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424Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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426- [Causes of Loneliness Differ Between Generations, Research Says](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200311100848.htm)
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428Thursday, March 5, 2020
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430- [Public Health Leaders Call for Coordinated Communication Response to COVID-19](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200305132111.htm)
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432Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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434- ['Low' Socioeconomic Status Is the Biggest Barrier to STEM Participation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200226171121.htm)
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436Monday, February 24, 2020
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438- [Technology in Higher Education: Learning With It Instead of from It](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200224131123.htm)