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| 1 | Nov. 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) | |
| 1 | ### [Children Learn Early on That Scientists Are Men](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122111026.htm) | |
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| 3 | Nov. 22, 2016 - When children were asked to draw a scientist, a bald, middle-aged man in a white coat was most often depicted. Why is that? A group of science communication researchers discovered that children ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122111026.htm) | |
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| 5 | ### [School Environment Key to Retaining Teachers, Promoting Student Achievement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026170323.htm) | |
| 7 | Nov. 17, 2016 - North Carolina's investment in early child care and education programs resulted in higher test scores, less grade retention and fewer special education placements through fifth grade, research ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161117105024.htm) | |
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| 7 | Oct. 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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| 11 | Oct. 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) | |
| 11 | ### [Charter Schools Enroll More Girls, With Boys More Likely to Leave](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161116190739.htm) | |
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| 13 | Nov. 16, 2016 - Charter schools - particularly middle and high schools - enroll a larger share of girls than do traditional public schools, in part because boys are more likely to exit charter schools, finds a ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161116190739.htm) | |
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| 15 | ### [Texas Must Reduce Nonmedical Exemptions to Vaccinations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020144411.htm) | |
| 17 | Nov. 10, 2016 - A program that brings live fish into K-12 classrooms to teach the fundamentals of biology not only helps students learn, but improves their attitudes about science, a study ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161110145923.htm) | |
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| 17 | Oct. 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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| 21 | ### [Pre-University Skills Course Boosts Students' A-Level Success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020092113.htm) | |
| 21 | ### [New U.S. Robotics Roadmap Calls for Increased Regulations, Education and Research](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161102130438.htm) | |
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| 23 | Oct. 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) | |
| 23 | Nov. 2, 2016 - A new U.S. Robotics Roadmap calls for better policy frameworks to safely integrate new technologies, such as self-driving cars and commercial drones, into everyday life. The document also advocates ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161102130438.htm) | |
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| 27 | ### [Donald or Hillary? Tweetcast Predicts Your Vote](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161018193202.htm) | |
| 27 | ### [Gender Gaps in Math Persist, With Teachers Underrating Girls' Math Skills](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161027094828.htm) | |
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| 29 | Oct. 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) | |
| 29 | Oct. 27, 2016 - Beginning in early elementary school, boys outperform girls in math - especially among the highest achievers - continuing a troubling pattern found in the late 1990s, finds a new ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161027094828.htm) | |
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| 33 | ### [Failures in Mental Health System Flagged in New Report in England](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161010115916.htm) | |
| 33 | ### [School Environment Key to Retaining Teachers, Promoting Student Achievement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026170323.htm) | |
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| 35 | Oct. 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) | |
| 35 | Oct. 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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| 39 | ### [UK's Approach to Health Needs Radical Rethinking, Experts Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161007221124.htm) | |
| 39 | ### [School-Based Dental Sealant Programs for Children Reduce Cavities and Costs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026165939.htm) | |
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| 41 | Oct. 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) | |
| 41 | Oct. 26, 2016 - School-based dental sealant programs, in which students receive preventative oral care while at school, are cost-effective in protecting at-risk children's permanent teeth from decay, new research ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026165939.htm) | |
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| 45 | ### [Students of All Races Prefer Teachers of Color, Finds Study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161005141118.htm) | |
| 45 | ### [School Principals Shape Students' Values Via School Climate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026134907.htm) | |
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| 47 | Oct. 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) | |
| 47 | Oct. 26, 2016 - Over time, students' personal values become more similar to those of their school principal, according to new research. The findings indicate that principals' values are linked with aspects ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161026134907.htm) | |
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| 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) | |
| 51 | Oct. 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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| 53 | Oct. 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 | ### [Do Race-Based Stressors Contribute to the Achievement Gap?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928220627.htm) | |
| 55 | ### [Texas Must Reduce Nonmedical Exemptions to Vaccinations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020144411.htm) | |
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| 59 | Sep. 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) | |
| 57 | Oct. 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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| 63 | ### [Implicit Bias May Help Explain High Preschool Expulsion Rates for Black Children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928143124.htm) | |
| 61 | ### [Pre-University Skills Course Boosts Students' A-Level Success](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161020092113.htm) | |
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| 65 | Sep. 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) | |
| 63 | Oct. 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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| 69 | ### [The Hidden Value of an Older Workforce](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160928141729.htm) | |
| 67 | ### [Developmental Science Research Sheds New Light on the Origins of Discrimination, Social Exclusion](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161019142624.htm) | |
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| 71 | Sep. 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) | |
| 69 | Oct. 19, 2016 - Experiencing prejudice and discrimination in childhood can have long term consequences, including depression, poor academic performance and negative health outcomes. New cutting edge research in ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161019142624.htm) | |
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| 75 | ### [Sociologists Examine Shift from 'No Child Left Behind' to 'Children Left Behind'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160927164051.htm) | |
| 73 | ### [Donald or Hillary? Tweetcast Predicts Your Vote](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161018193202.htm) | |
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| 77 | Sep. 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) | |
| 75 | Oct. 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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| 81 | ### [Students in Bilingual Elementary School Programs Present Worse Academic Results, According to Study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160926100148.htm) | |
| 79 | ### [Foster Care Children at Much Greater Risk of Physical, Mental Health Problems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161017084248.htm) | |
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| 83 | Sep. 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) | |
| 81 | Oct. 17, 2016 - Children who have been in the U.S. foster care system are at a significantly higher risk of mental and physical health problems - ranging from learning disabilities, developmental delays and ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161017084248.htm) | |
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| 87 | Sep. 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) | |
| 85 | ### [Federal School Lunch Guidelines Lead to Healthier Choices, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161013111705.htm) | |
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| 87 | Oct. 13, 2016 - Researchers investigated how the nutritional content of National School Lunch Program entrées chosen by students varied across different socioeconomic and demographic groups and impacted their ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161013111705.htm) | |
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| 91 | ### [Age Limit for Federal Food Assistance Program Is Increasing Food Insecurity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160920141803.htm) | |
| 91 | ### [Failures in Mental Health System Flagged in New Report in England](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161010115916.htm) | |
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| 93 | Sep. 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) | |
| 93 | Oct. 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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| 97 | Sep. 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) | |
| 97 | ### [UK's Approach to Health Needs Radical Rethinking, Experts Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161007221124.htm) | |
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| 99 | Oct. 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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| 101 | ### [For-Profit Trade Schools Prove Costly for Disadvantaged Black Youth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160915133100.htm) | |
| 103 | ### [Metaphors Bias Perceptions of Scientific Discovery](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161007085341.htm) | |
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| 103 | Sep. 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) | |
| 105 | Oct. 7, 2016 - Whether ideas are "like a light bulb" or come forth as "nurtured seeds," how we describe discovery shapes people's perceptions of both inventions and inventors. Notably, ... [read more](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161007085341.htm) | |
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| 107 | ### [Staying the Course on a Massive Open Online Course](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160915120349.htm) | |
| 109 | ### [Students of All Races Prefer Teachers of Color, Finds Study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161005141118.htm) | |
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| 109 | Sep. 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) | |
| 111 | Oct. 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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