Posts Tagged ‘schools’
School obesity rate shifts pregnancy risk
PENN STATE (US) — As the prevalence of obesity rises in a high school, so does the risk of an obese female student bearing a child, according to new research. Continue…
Thursday, May 9, 2013 12:31 - 1 Comment
Society & Culture - Apr 29, 2013 16:20 - 0 Comments
Redshirt hype? Most don’t delay kindergarten
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Delaying a child’s entry into kindergarten—known as “redshirting”—is not as common as thought, but the percentage varies greatly depending on the child’s community. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 24, 2013 10:02 - 2 Comments
Low-achieving students don’t get top teachers
STANFORD (US) — A study of a major urban school district reveals that high-achieving students tend to get the best teachers, leaving others to less experienced instructors. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 22, 2013 10:58 - 0 Comments
In big high schools, race marks social divide
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Students who attend large high schools are less likely to form interracial friendships, new research finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 4, 2013 13:48 - 2 Comments
Bullying victims don’t have many enemies
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Bullied kids are not universally disliked by their peers, but they are strongly disliked by those who harass them, say researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 31, 2012 14:38 - 4 Comments
Proud Black teens do better in school
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — African American teenagers perform better academically when their parents instill in them a sense of racial pride. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 26, 2012 11:04 - 2 Comments
Overweight teens bullied by coaches, parents
YALE (US) — Teens struggling to lose weight are often teased by adults they trust, according to a new survey. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 14, 2012 17:20 - 0 Comments
Principals sway new teachers to stay or quit
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — The number one reason new teachers switch schools or careers isn’t lack of resources or a heavy workload—it’s their relationships with their principals. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 5, 2012 11:47 - 2 Comments
More students drop out in bullying ‘climates’
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Schools with more bullying also have higher dropout rates, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 17, 2012 10:26 - 1 Comment
In India, no clear perks of private school
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Contrary to past research, private school students in India do not outperform their counterparts in public schools, a new study finds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 12, 2012 15:54 - 0 Comments
Brain scans may predict kids’ reading skills
STANFORD (US) — Brain scans can identify the neural structures associated with poor reading skills in young children, and could lead to an early warning system for struggling students. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 12, 2012 12:06 - 2 Comments
Daily yoga may calm kids with autism
NYU (US) — Students with autism had a significant decrease in aggression, social withdrawal, and hyperactivity when they did yoga daily, researchers report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 8, 2012 15:15 - 2 Comments
Long after Title IX, girls still say ‘Put me in, coach’
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Opportunities for girls to participate in high school sports increased during the 1990s, but progress toward equality with boys slowed, and maybe even reversed direction, in the last decade. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 28, 2012 11:15 - 1 Comment
Low verbal skills linked to kindergarten hitting
PENN STATE (US) — Not all aggressive kindergarteners are acting out for the same reason, say researchers, who find that some have low verbal abilities while others are easily psychologically aroused. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 27, 2012 10:25 - 1 Comment
Women most likely to return to teaching
VANDERBILT (US) — Former teachers may be an important source for the teacher labor supply—as many as 30 percent return to the profession at some point after leaving, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2012 14:19 - 0 Comments
Easy policies let more kids go vaccine-free
EMORY (US) — From 2005 to 2011, non-medical exemptions from school-based vaccines increased at a heightened rate, report researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 21, 2012 8:19 - 11 Comments
Does social isolation ‘count’ as bullying?
U. MICHIGAN (US) — US adults repeatedly rate bullying as a major health problem for children, but only 56 percent think schools should intervene when a child is socially isolated. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 22, 2012 10:19 - 2 Comments
Elmo helps kids pick healthier school lunch
CORNELL (US) — When stickers of Elmo and other popular cartoon characters endorse certain foods in school lunches, children make healthy choices like apples instead of cookies and other sweet fare. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 2, 2012 14:52 - 2 Comments
Autistic teens thrive with chance to shine
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Autistic adolescents are able to make friends when given a chance to play up their strengths—like high intelligence and very specific interests, say researchers.
