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Study connects parent’s education, income to child’s brain development
A recent study presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscientists found a correlation between a parent’s income and education level and the development of certain areas of…
How ‘Exam Schools’ fared in the best high schools rankings
n the new book, Exam Schools: Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools, the authors examine institutions with selective admissions processes, U.S. News reports.…
Study: Dual-enrolled students more likely to attend, graduate college
A report by Boston-based education nonprofit Jobs for the Future urges policymakers to expand dual enrollment after determining that high school students who take college courses are more likely to…
Study: Most Michigan school districts in violation of merit-pay law
An analysis by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a conservative think-tank, has determined that 80 percent of Michigan school districts surveyed are in violation of the state’s teacher merit-pay…
Can school networks keep up with demands?
School networks must be equipped to support new technologies if educators and students are to realize the full benefits of these changes—and new data suggest they aren't keeping up.…
Number of college applications affected by social media triples
College applicants shouldn’t shut down their various social media accounts, experts said, but they should heavily edit their online comments, photos, and videos, as thousands of applications were marred last…
Obama, Romney answer questions about science policy
A group of voters concerned about the state of American science has solicited the opinions of both candidates on a variety of issues related to research, technology, energy, and the…
Eight economic facts about education
Earning a college degree increases one's earning potential and economic value significantly—yet the United States is being outpaced by many other countries in the percentage of students completing college.…
Do kids really learn from failure? Why conventional wisdom may be wrong
How many times have you heard that children need to experience failure sometimes because they learn from it? Asks the Washington Post.…
Study: Cash encourages low-income students to perform better
To get low-income teenagers to spend more time on school work, a new study suggests that schools should pay them, the Huffington Post reports.…