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1### [Crowdsourcing Can Help Create Better Science Tests Cheaper](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160831133131.htm)
1Nov. 1, 2016 - Positive school climates contribute to academic achievement and can improve outcomes for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, according to a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161101105936.htm)
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3Aug. 31, 2016 - A group of researchers has found a way for schools, professors, textbook publishers, and educational researchers to check the quality of their test questions that turns out to be both fast and cheap. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160831133131.htm)
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7### ['Coming Out' in the Classroom, but Not by Choice](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160826104828.htm)
5### [School Environment Key to Retaining Teachers, Promoting Student Achievement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026170323.htm)
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9Aug. 26, 2016 - In a first-of-its kind study, researchers found that active learning classrooms, which require more group work than traditional lecture courses, may create an unaccepting atmosphere for LGBTQIA ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160826104828.htm)
7Oct. 26, 2016 - New research identifies four organizational and administrative factors that can decrease teacher turnover and lift student test scores in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026170323.htm)
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13### [Guaranteed-Tuition Laws Inflating College Costs, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160823125348.htm)
11Oct. 21, 2016 - What students in school learn from a model experiment depends on how similar the model substances look to the originals, a new study has ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161021084342.htm)
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15Aug. 23, 2016 - While guaranteed-tuition laws, such as the one in Illinois, may provide predictability for incoming in-state students for their first four years, these mandates inadvertently trigger substantial ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160823125348.htm)
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19### [Young, Gifted, First-Generation Minority Science Students Motivated by Prosocial Values](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160819132616.htm)
15### [Texas Must Reduce Nonmedical Exemptions to Vaccinations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020144411.htm)
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21Aug. 19, 2016 - There are as many motives as there are undergraduates taking introductory science courses, but if you look closely at groups of freshmen science students such as those from underrepresented minority ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160819132616.htm)
17Oct. 20, 2016 - As one of the states with the least restrictive vaccine exemption laws in the country, Texas should make the process of obtaining nonmedical exemptions more rigorous to avoid the public health risks ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020144411.htm)
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25### [Are Urban Black Males Shortchanged in Classroom?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160818150238.htm)
21### [Pre-University Skills Course Boosts Students' A-Level Success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020092113.htm)
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27Aug. 18, 2016 - Giving special treatment to young urban black males in the high school classroom runs the risk of shortchanging these students academically once they get to college, indicates a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160818150238.htm)
23Oct. 20, 2016 - A course designed to teach sixth form students essential university-level study skills also significantly improves their A-level results, according to research from ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020092113.htm)
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31Aug. 18, 2016 - The availability of accurate and reliable information on the location of impoverished zones is surprisingly lacking for much of the world. Applying machine learning to satellite images could identify ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160818150007.htm)
27### [Donald or Hillary? Tweetcast Predicts Your Vote](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161018193202.htm)
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29Oct. 18, 2016 - What you tweet says a lot about your politics and who you are going to vote for in this highly volatile presidential election, according to TweetCast, an online tool developed by Northwestern ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161018193202.htm)
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35### [LGBT Persons Get Limited Educational Info for Assisted Reproductive Technology, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160816111023.htm)
33### [Failures in Mental Health System Flagged in New Report in England](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161010115916.htm)
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37Aug. 16, 2016 - With the recent one-year anniversary of Obergefell vs. Hodges -- the landmark US Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage -- researchers have published a report that identifies unequal ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160816111023.htm)
35Oct. 10, 2016 - Significant numbers of people with learning disabilities, particularly very young adults, remain inappropriately incarcerated in English hospitals, new research ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161010115916.htm)
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41Aug. 15, 2016 - Black adults rate school violence and racial inequities higher on their list of children's health concerns than other groups, a new national poll ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160815111302.htm)
39### [UK's Approach to Health Needs Radical Rethinking, Experts Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161007221124.htm)
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41Oct. 7, 2016 - As the NHS lurches from crisis to crisis, the UK's approach to health needs radical rethinking to create a healthy and health-creating society. Just as the founding of the NHS in 1948 was a great ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161007221124.htm)
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45### [In France, Hiring Biases Slightly Favor Women in Male-Dominated STEM Fields](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160728142925.htm)
45### [Students of All Races Prefer Teachers of Color, Finds Study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161005141118.htm)
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47July 28, 2016 - Women enjoy a slight advantage over men when applying to become science teachers in France, a new study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160728142925.htm)
47Oct. 5, 2016 - Middle and high school students, regardless of their race and ethnicity, have more favorable perceptions of their Black and Latino teachers than of their White teachers, finds a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161005141118.htm)
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51### [Policy Makers Must Act to Reduce Energy Drinks Consumption by Children, Adolescents, Says New Report](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160721105508.htm)
51### [Family-Centered Pre-Kindergarten Provides a Strong Foundation for Children's Mental Health and School Success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161003130912.htm)
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53July 21, 2016 - UK policy makers must act against excessive energy drinks consumption by children and young people, argues a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160721105508.htm)
53Oct. 3, 2016 - A family-centered pre-k intervention has a positive, lasting impact on child mental health and academic performance, report ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161003130912.htm)
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57### [Making Parenting a National Priority in U.S.](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720125527.htm)
57### [Do Race-Based Stressors Contribute to the Achievement Gap?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928220627.htm)
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59July 20, 2016 - A new report calls for a new national framework to support struggling parents. Developmental psychologists say the findings emphasize making parenting a national U.S. ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720125527.htm)
59Sep. 28, 2016 - Schools, teacher quality and family income all play a large role in student success, but these factors do not fully explain the academic differences seen in the U.S. between whites and disadvantaged ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928220627.htm)
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63### [Higher-Income Students Have an Edge When It Comes to Working Memory](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720125448.htm)
63### [Implicit Bias May Help Explain High Preschool Expulsion Rates for Black Children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928143124.htm)
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65July 20, 2016 - Researchers have discovered important differences between lower and higher-income children in their ability to use working memory, a key brain function responsible for everything from remembering a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720125448.htm)
65Sep. 28, 2016 - Preschool teachers and staff show signs of implicit bias in administering discipline, but the race of the teacher plays a big role in the outcome, according to new research. The results help explain ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928143124.htm)
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69### [Indoor Tanning Rates Among New Jersey Teens Remain Stable Following State Enactment of Under Age 17 Ban](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720105454.htm)
69### [The Hidden Value of an Older Workforce](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928141729.htm)
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71July 20, 2016 - Research shows no significant decline in indoor tanning rates among children under age 17 following a ban on such use in New Jersey enacted in 2013. The authors say it's a finding that underscores ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720105454.htm)
71Sep. 28, 2016 - Across North America, the workforce is going grey. In the US, the numbers are on the rise -- from 12 per cent in 1992 to 21 per cent in 2012. Researchers provide practical tools to combat on-the-job ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928141729.htm)
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75July 20, 2016 - Social robots can be used in the educational or health system, where they would support trainers and therapists in their work. The robots can be programmed to practice vocabulary with children or to ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720094641.htm)
75### [Sociologists Examine Shift from 'No Child Left Behind' to 'Children Left Behind'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160927164051.htm)
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77Sep. 27, 2016 - Sociologists look back to 2007 to understand how the No Child Left Behind Act acquired an alternative meaning: "NCLB means children left ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160927164051.htm)
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79### [Income Inequality Leads Millennials to Start Families Before Marriage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160714091334.htm)
81### [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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81July 14, 2016 - Rising income inequality, and the resulting scarcity of certain types of jobs, is a key reason young Americans are having babies before getting ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160714091334.htm)
83Sep. 26, 2016 - Bilingual education programs, in which a substantial part of the teaching is done in a language different from the mother tongue and from the language of the students' surroundings, have been fully ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160926100148.htm)
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85### [Calculus I Factors Women out of STEM Degrees](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160713152148.htm)
87Sep. 20, 2016 - Those with a taste for adult education classes have long known it, but now scientists have confirmed that taking part in the weekly sessions can boost wellbeing -- regardless of the subject ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160920154640.htm)
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87July 13, 2016 - It's no secret that Calculus I is a major hurdle in the quest for a science degree. But, according to a new paper, the class is far more likely to discourage women than men from continuing on in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160713152148.htm)
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91### [Academic Female Physicians Paid Less Than Male Counterparts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160711120927.htm)
91### [Age Limit for Federal Food Assistance Program Is Increasing Food Insecurity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160920141803.htm)
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93July 11, 2016 - Female academic physicians at public medical schools had lower average salaries than their male counterparts, a disparity that was only partly accounted for by age, experience, medical specialty, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160711120927.htm)
93Sep. 20, 2016 - A problem has been found with regard to the requirement that when children turn five, they are no longer eligible to receive food assistance from Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160920141803.htm)
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97### [Obese Preschoolers Have 60 Percent Higher Healthcare Costs Than Healthy Weight Children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160706091512.htm)
97Sep. 19, 2016 - Teaching kids about drugs, alcohol and sex appears to be less controversial than ever before but parents want to see health education classes cover more ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160919084849.htm)
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99July 6, 2016 - Obese children aged 2-5 years old are two to three times more likely to be admitted to hospital and have 60 percent higher healthcare costs than healthy weight children, a study an Australian ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160706091512.htm)
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103### [Need Skills? Corporate Volunteering Programs Not Always Best Place to Acquire Them](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160630115350.htm)
101### [For-Profit Trade Schools Prove Costly for Disadvantaged Black Youth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160915133100.htm)
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105June 30, 2016 - Corporate volunteering programs are widely credited by business leaders and volunteers for giving participants valuable work-related skills. A new study suggests there is some truth to these claims, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160630115350.htm)
103Sep. 15, 2016 - Young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods are drawn to for-profit trade schools as the quickest route to jobs. But the very thing that makes for-profit schools seem so appealing - a streamlined ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160915133100.htm)
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109### [Findings Show Gender, Not Race, a Factor in College Engineering Dropouts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160629125947.htm)
107### [Staying the Course on a Massive Open Online Course](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160915120349.htm)
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111June 29, 2016 - Researchers are exploring how ethnic and gender variables affect retention rates, goal setting and satisfaction among engineering students. Preliminary findings in the middle of this five-year study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160629125947.htm)
109Sep. 15, 2016 - Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are popular with educational establishments as an efficient way to deliver their materials. Unfortunately, student engagement does not match the enthusiasm of the ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160915120349.htm)
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