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1### [Ethnic Studies Increases Student Engagement and High School Graduation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210906151503.htm)
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3Sep. 6, 2021 - New research shows that enrolling 9th graders who are struggling academically in an ethnic studies course greatly improves the likelihood those students will graduate from high school and enroll in ...
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7### [School Day Structure Could Benefit Children's Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210901113747.htm)
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9Sep. 1, 2021 - Having a structured environment for children, whether during school days or when stuck in quarantine as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, could benefit children's health, according to new ...
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13### [Want to Play College Sports? A Wealthy Family Helps](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210830081819.htm)
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15Aug. 30, 2021 - It takes more than athletic talent to play varsity sports in college, at least for most young people, a new study suggests. Researchers found that U.S. high-school athletes were much more likely to ...
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19### [Staying Home, Having Access to Primary Care, and Limiting Contagion Hubs May Curb COVID-19 Deaths](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210830081800.htm)
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21Aug. 30, 2021 - Staying home and limiting local travel, supporting access to primary care, and limiting contacts in contagion hubs -- including hospitals, schools, and workplaces -- are strategies that might help ...
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25### [Science-Backed Tips for Maximizing Play Time With Kids](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210826095033.htm)
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27Aug. 30, 2021 - A new study explores the science-backed core pillars of learning and examples of play spaces that incorporate them, and the researchers give tips for parents to use them at ...
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131### [Call for Healthcare Leaders to Ensure Women and Girls Have Access to Safe and Affordable Menstrual Products and Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210825143037.htm)
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333Aug. 26, 2021 - A new commentary reinforces the need to engage the public in understanding the importance of menstrual health. This includes sufficient funding and more research to educate young people, their ...
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85115### [Youths With Diverse Gender Identities Bullied Up to Three Times More Than Peers, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210512132910.htm)
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87117May 12, 2021 - Transgender and other youths with diverse gender identities are victimized up to three times more than their peers, according to a new ...
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91### [Pandemic Screen Time Tops 6 Hours a Day for Some Kindergartners](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210512083440.htm)
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93May 12, 2021 - Kindergartners from low-income families spent more than six hours a day in front of screens during two early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a small Ohio study suggests. That is nearly double the ...
123- [Ethnic Studies Increases Student Engagement and High School Graduation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210906151503.htm)
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97### [Top Educational Apps for Children Might Not Be as Beneficial as Promised](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210510143915.htm)
127- [School Day Structure Could Benefit Children's Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210901113747.htm)
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99May 11, 2021 - Log on to any app store, and parents will find hundreds of options for children that claim to be educational. But new research suggests these apps might not be as beneficial to children as they ...
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131- [Want to Play College Sports? A Wealthy Family Helps](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210830081819.htm)
132- [Staying Home, Having Access to Primary Care, and Limiting Contagion Hubs May Curb COVID-19 Deaths](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210830081800.htm)
133- [Science-Backed Tips for Maximizing Play Time With Kids](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210826095033.htm)
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103### [Even When They Include Them, Gifted Programs Aren't Serving Black or Low-Income Kids, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210510161515.htm)
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105May 10, 2021 - The first nationwide study of outcomes for different gifted subgroups shows the programs may not be adequately serving their Black and low-income ...
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109### [Online Learning Doesn't Improve Student Sleep Habits, Research Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210506163618.htm)
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111May 6, 2021 - New research suggests that students learning remotely become night owls but do not sleep more despite the time saved commuting, working or attending social ...
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115### [New Guidelines for Schools Recommend Against Food Bans](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210505075043.htm)
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117May 5, 2021 - Schools and child care centres should train staff on food allergies and have epinephrine available to treat anaphylaxis, but new guidelines do not recommend food ...
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235249- [Internet-Access Spending Improves Academic Outcomes, According to Study of Texas Public Schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210315160711.htm)
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239253- [Researchers Discover That Privacy-Preserving Tools Leave Private Data Anything but](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210303161648.htm)
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257- [Exposure to Diverse Career Paths Can Help Fill Labor Market 'skills Gap'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210226135534.htm)
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243261- [Study Suggests Teacher-Student Bonds May Be Especially Important for Homeless Kids](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210222124638.htm)
244262- [Focus on the Positive to Improve Classroom Behavior](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210222124522.htm)
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277295- [College Campuses Are COVID-19 Superspreaders, New Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210113090925.htm)
278296- [Colleges Can Prevent 96 Percent of COVID-19 Infections With Common Measures, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210113090906.htm)
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282300- [Modeling Study Suggests Mitigation Efforts Can Prevent Most College Campus COVID-19 Cases](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201221160406.htm)
283- [California Lockdown Suppressed Excess Pandemic Deaths](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201221134154.htm)
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287304- [Significant Increase in Depression Seen Among Children During First UK Lockdown](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201208193405.htm)
288305- [Racial Microaggressions Contribute to Disparities in STEM Education](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201208111636.htm)
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425442- [Operation Outbreak Simulation Teaches Students How Pandemics Spread](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200903105559.htm)
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429446- [COVID-19 Has Likely Tripled Depression Rate, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200902152202.htm)
430447- [Teens Who Think Their Parents Are Loving Are Less Likely to Be Cyberbullies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200902101822.htm)
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434- [To the Choir: Forward-Thinking Faculty Sharing Innovations Mostly Among Themselves](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200831154412.htm)
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438- [Children Notice Race Several Years Before Adults Want to Talk About It](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200827150954.htm)
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442- [People Can Make Better Choices When It Benefits Others](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200824131811.htm)
443- [Failure to 'flatten the Curve' May Kill More People Than We Thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200824105538.htm)
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447- [Affirmative Action Incentivizes High Schoolers to Perform Better, New Research Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200820112853.htm)