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1### [Girls' Chance of Success at School in Sub-Saharan Africa Shaped by Language They Are Taught in](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220523192253.htm)
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3May 23, 2022 - A new report argues that efforts to increase girls' participation in education in different parts of Africa should assess the detrimental effect teaching in English is having on ...
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7### [Major Uptick Reported in Cannabis Vaping for All Adolescents](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220519115311.htm)
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9May 19, 2022 - Cannabis vaping is increasing as the most popular method of cannabis delivery among all adolescents in the U.S., as is the frequency of cannabis vaping, according to ...
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13### [Four-Year College Students Drink More, Use Marijuana Less Than Community College Peers, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220518130707.htm)
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15May 18, 2022 - Students at four-year colleges and universities drink nearly twice as much alcohol as their peers in two-year colleges, according to a survey of college students in the Seattle area. On the other ...
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19### [New Model Could Improve Matches Between Students and Schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220518101759.htm)
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21May 18, 2022 - Simultaneous and uncoordinated school admissions in situations where students have multiple options can lead to unfilled seats and a lot of stress for families and administrators. To create a fairer, ...
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25### [The Numbers Don't Lie: Australia Is Failing at Maths and We Need to Find a New Formula to Arrest the Decline](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220517094842.htm)
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27May 17, 2022 - Australia has suffered a significant drop in teenage maths proficiency in the past 20 years -- sliding from 11th in the OECD rankings to 29th place out of 38 countries, prompting widespread debate ...
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131### [One-Sport High School Athletes Prone to Injury, Burnout, Research Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220503141404.htm)
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333May 3, 2022 - High school students who focus on one sport are more likely to get injured or suffer from burnout. But new research suggests their motivation for specializing in one sport is pure: love of the game ...
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2555### [Affirmative Action Bans Had 'Devastating Impact' on Diversity in Medical Schools, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220502170941.htm)
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2757May 2, 2022 - In states with bans on affirmative action programs, the proportion of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups in U.S. public medical schools fell by more than one-third by ...
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61### [Use of School Mental Health Services Rose Just Before the Pandemic, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220502170922.htm)
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63May 2, 2022 - Researchers have found that use of school of mental health services went up among key adolescent groups in the year before COVID-19 struck compared to previous years in the U.S. The study offers ...
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3167### [Living in Areas With More Greenery May Boost Cognitive Function, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220427115708.htm)
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3369Apr. 28, 2022 - New evidence links residential exposure to greenspace, such as green vegetation, as a potential population-level approach to improve processing speed and attention, and overall cognitive ...
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79115### [Rising Parental Expectations Linked to Perfectionism in College Students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220331101501.htm)
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81117Mar. 31, 2022 - Rising parental expectations and criticism are linked to an increase in perfectionism among college students, which can have damaging mental health consequences, according to new ...
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85### [Empathy Softens Teachers' Biases, Reduces Racial Gap in Student Suspensions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220323151645.htm)
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87Mar. 23, 2022 - Interventions that seek to evoke empathy in teachers can sideline biases and narrow the racial gap in suspensions of middle school students, according to the results of a large-scale study to combat ...
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91### [One in Three Children With Disabilities Globally Have Experienced Violence in Their Lifetimes, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220322145741.htm)
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93Mar. 23, 2022 - Children and adolescents (aged 0-18 years) with disabilities experience physical, sexual, and emotional violence, and neglect at considerably higher rates than those without disability, despite ...
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131- [Four-Year College Students Drink More, Use Marijuana Less Than Community College Peers, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220518130707.htm)
132- [New Model Could Improve Matches Between Students and Schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220518101759.htm)
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97### [Drug Use Beliefs Found to Be Strongest Predictor of Youth Substance Use](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220322151019.htm)
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99Mar. 22, 2022 - What are the most important factors to consider for developing effective drug use prevention programs? Many current programs for adolescents focus on elements including peer and family relationships, ...
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103### [Study Points to Strategies for Closing the Participation Gender Gap in Engineering Courses](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220322122538.htm)
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105Mar. 22, 2022 - Students' identities can play a key role in how comfortable they feel and how often they speak up in the classroom, especially in STEM fields. For instance, women generally speak far less than ...
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109### [Early English Lessons Have Lasting Effects](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220318104921.htm)
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111Mar. 18, 2022 - An earlier study had raised doubts about the effectiveness of learning English in the first grade. Now, researchers have observed that it improves language performance over an extended period of ...
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115### [Frequent External Childcare Can Affect Children's Behavior, Survey Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220309140902.htm)
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117Mar. 10, 2022 - A survey of around 1,300 Zurich school children, their parents and teachers suggests that the more time children spend in external daycare, the more likely they are to exhibit problematic behavior. ...
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124141- [Student Satisfaction in Flipped Classroom Is Built on Guidance, Pedagogy, and a Safe Atmosphere](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220503141347.htm)
125142- [Student Debt Can Impair Your Cardiovascular Health Into Middle Age, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220503083115.htm)
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129146- [Want More Students to Learn Languages? Win Over the Parents, Research Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220502194729.htm)
130147- [Affirmative Action Bans Had 'devastating Impact' On Diversity in Medical Schools, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220502170941.htm)
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222240- [Getting Childhood Obesity Initiatives Across the Finish Line](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211210113022.htm)
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226244- [How Statistics Can Aid in the Fight Against Misinformation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211202162151.htm)
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230249- [Major Life Events Influence Level of Physical Activity, May Negatively Impact Heart Health, Experts Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211201085152.htm)
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238257- [Parental Depression Is Associated With Worse Childhood Mental Health, Educational Attainment, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211117161521.htm)
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261- [Big Data Privacy for Machine Learning Just Got 100 Times Cheaper](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211116103110.htm)
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428451- [Masks, Ventilation Stop COVID Spread Better Than Social Distancing, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210405123311.htm)
429452- [Nearly 40,000 Kids Who Lost a Parent to COVID-19 Need Immediate Support](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210405113627.htm)
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437- [COVID-19 Transmission Rare in Schools With Masking, Distancing, Contact Tracing, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210319125531.htm)
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439Monday, March 15, 2021
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441- [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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445- [High Emotional Intelligence 'can Help to Identify Fake News'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210312121317.htm)
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449- [New Tool Makes Students Better at Detecting Fake Imagery and Videos](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210309132557.htm)
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451Wednesday, March 3, 2021
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453- [Researchers Discover That Privacy-Preserving Tools Leave Private Data Anything but](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210303161648.htm)
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457- [High School Students Tend to Get More Motivated Over Time](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210301084503.htm)
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461- [Exposure to Diverse Career Paths Can Help Fill Labor Market 'skills Gap'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210226135534.htm)
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465- [Study Suggests Teacher-Student Bonds May Be Especially Important for Homeless Kids](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210222124638.htm)