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An overwhelming majority -- 88 percent -- of young adults across the political spectrum think it is important for Congress and the President to pass health reform legislation that would assure affordable health insurance for all and improve health care, according to a Commonwealth Fund survey released today. http://www.physorg.com/news180361366.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:28:44 EST news180361366 A new study by researchers at Queen's University looking at the transitions young people make from secondary school to university, college, apprenticeship and the workplace found that over 60 percent of first-year college enrollees do not come directly from secondary school, but that within one or two years after secondary school, a substantial number of youth enroll in college from the workforce. http://www.physorg.com/news179052209.html Other Sciences Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:00:02 EST news179052209 (AP) -- Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. "Take out your cell phones," she said in Spanish. http://www.physorg.com/news178565351.html Technology Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:29:38 EST news178565351 (PhysOrg.com) -- Hookah pipe smoking has gained a foothold with Florida teens, according to a new University of Florida study, which shows 11 percent of high school students and 4 percent of middle school students have tried it. http://www.physorg.com/news177090665.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:53:58 EST news177090665 (PhysOrg.com) -- After a late night of texting or updating Facebook, it's hardly surprising that many teenagers show up groggy for school, which studies have shown can diminish academic performance. To address this troubling trend, UC Berkeley's Sleep and Psychological Disorders Laboratory -- in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente, Oregon -- has begun recruiting middle and high school students for a study to see if depression can be alleviated if they get enough sleep. http://www.physorg.com/news176657446.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:40:01 EST news176657446 (PhysOrg.com) -- When Glenn Ellison`s daughters started middle school in a Boston suburb in 2007, Ellison decided to become a volunteer coach of the school`s math team. While his squad was earning a place in the state finals, Ellison noticed something distinctive about his students. http://www.physorg.com/news176577899.html Other Sciences Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:30:02 EST news176577899 (AP) -- Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation. http://www.physorg.com/news176309192.html Technology Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:00:03 EST news176309192 Eleventh-grader Philip Marten's second-hour class is orchestra. But first hour, third hour, fourth hour and the rest of his school day are spent not at school but at home in Shawnee, Kan. http://www.physorg.com/news175267820.html Technology Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:30:02 EST news175267820 The latest research from the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management explores the wide disparities in advanced high school course-taking (such as Advanced Placement courses) among race, poverty, and gender groups in Florida. http://www.physorg.com/news173987181.html Other Sciences Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:00:02 EST news173987181 (AP) -- Fewer U.S. high schools and middle schools are selling candy and salty snacks to students, the federal government said in a report released Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news173966616.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:20:07 EST news173966616 Increased competition for college admissions combined with the heightened emphasis on test scores in recent decades has fueled the growth of class inequality in American higher education, according to sociologist Sigal Alon of Tel-Aviv University. http://www.physorg.com/news173609881.html Other Sciences Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:00:01 EST news173609881 Although past research has linked academic achievement gains to socioeconomic desegregation in schools, a new analysis reveals some hidden academic and psychological risks of integrating low-income students in schools with predominantly middle- and upper-class student populations that might undercut such achievement gains. http://www.physorg.com/news173609731.html Other Sciences Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:00:03 EST news173609731 (PhysOrg.com) -- Sustaining a second concussion shortly after a first one can lead to serious problems for young athletes, making it extremely important for players to be correctly diagnosed after being hit in the head. http://www.physorg.com/news172857276.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:10:02 EST news172857276 Matt Ziesel doesn't stray far from coach Dan McCamy on the sidelines during St. Joseph Benton High School's freshman football games. He likes to stay within earshot. http://www.physorg.com/news172676449.html Medicine & Health Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:40:02 EST news172676449 Whether they're found in a museum or a textbook, historical narratives about traumatic events such as war and genocide are better left to older students, who have typically developed a more refined historical consciousness, says a University of Illinois professor who studies and teaches historical instruction. http://www.physorg.com/news171655160.html Other Sciences Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:30:01 EST news171655160 Five million students will return to Canadian schools this month. If nothing changes at least a million will fail to graduate high school. http://www.physorg.com/news171284955.html Other Sciences Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:09:41 EST news171284955 High school football and wrestling athletes experienced the highest rate of severe injuries, according to the first study to examine severe injuries - injuries that caused high school athletes to miss more than 21 days of sport participation among a nationally representative sample of high school athletes. Severe injuries accounted for 15 percent of all high school sport-related injuries. http://www.physorg.com/news171136191.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:50:01 EST news171136191 (AP) -- The nation's largest school district said Tuesday it will offer free swine flu vaccinations to its 1 million-plus schoolchildren as New York City takes bold steps to avoid becoming the country's flu epicenter again in the fall. http://www.physorg.com/news171047367.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:00:01 EST news171047367 Years before his arrest in the nation's largest credit card heist, Albert Gonzalez launched a bold plan from a computer in his high school library: hack into the government network of India. http://www.physorg.com/news170015734.html Technology Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:40:01 EST news170015734 Injuries can occur during a sporting competition at any time. However, new research finds that during football, injuries sustained at the beginning or middle of a game are more severe compared to injuries sustained during the end or in overtime. This finding suggests that the changes of intensity throughout competition influence risk of severe injury. http://www.physorg.com/news169307010.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:10:01 EST news169307010 A larger proportion of immigrant black high school graduates attend selective colleges and universities than both native black and white students in America, according to a study by sociologists at Johns Hopkins University and Syracuse University. http://www.physorg.com/news169222186.html Other Sciences Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:30:01 EST news169222186 While higher education has helped women narrow their long-running wage gap with men, there is one college-related factor that has becoming increasingly important in perpetuating that gap, according to new research. http://www.physorg.com/news169051532.html Other Sciences Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:46:52 EST news169051532 Schools have the ability to drastically reduce cheating among their students - all they need to do is follow the relatively simple and inexpensive solutions suggested by research. http://www.physorg.com/news169012252.html Other Sciences Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:51:28 EST news169012252 As teens head back to school, health teachers may want to revise their lesson plans. Temple researchers have found that kids who engage in heavy drinking will more than likely also engage in heavy smoking, and they say educators can help combat the trend by addressing both topics as one health risk. http://www.physorg.com/news168967740.html Medicine & Health Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:30:02 EST news168967740 With school days just around the corner, a University of Michigan researcher has some advice for parents who want to increase their children's academic success. http://www.physorg.com/news168788244.html Medicine & Health Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:50:01 EST news168788244 (PhysOrg.com) -- Fueled by caffeine teens are up late at night, and they aren`t just focusing on homework. Web surfing, text messaging and gaming are keeping them up for hours into the night, according to a recent study by Drexel University`s Dr. Christina Calamaro, assistant professor in Drexel`s College of Nursing and Health Professions. http://www.physorg.com/news167326020.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:40:09 EST news167326020 A study in the Journal of Geography reports that despite increased support for K-12 geography education over a 15-year period, geography knowledge among Indiana college freshmen has not improved. http://www.physorg.com/news166792731.html Other Sciences Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:30:01 EST news166792731 Cooperative learning methods have been found to be most effective in raising the math scores of middle and high school students, according to a comprehensive research review by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education's Center for Research and Reform in Education. http://www.physorg.com/news165244039.html Other Sciences Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:08:39 EST news165244039 After donning a navy lab coat, Huava Xiong moves through a 3M Co. lab like an old pro as he cuts strips of pressure-sensitive adhesives for testing. http://www.physorg.com/news161615160.html Other Sciences Fri, 15 May 2009 14:07:09 EST news161615160 (AP) -- Japanese authorities scrambled Saturday to track travelers who arrived on the same flight as three people diagnosed with the country's first confirmed cases of swine flu. Australia also joined the ranks of affected countries with its first confirmed case. http://www.physorg.com/news161084628.html Medicine & Health Sat, 09 May 2009 10:44:59 EST news161084628