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Teachers cutting paper usage; kids loving it
Mar 30, 2009 |
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In some school classrooms, paper is becoming more of a relic than an educational staple.
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Hidden Risks Of Modular Classrooms
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Every school day, more than 5 million students in the United States attend lessons held in modular classrooms. With new carpeting and paint, metal roofs and noisy ventilation systems, they can be a health ...
Air quality in schools affects cognitive performance
Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by a team led by Professor Derek Clements-Croome at the University of Reading has shown a direct association between the environmental conditions in classrooms and pupils' cognitive performance.
Keep boys and girls together, research suggests
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Boys and girls may learn differently, but American parents should think twice before moving their children to sex-segregated schools. A new Tel Aviv University study has found that girls improve boys’ grades markedly at school.
Preschoolers' language development is partly tied to their classmates' language skills
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 15, 2009 |
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Young children learn how to speak and understand language from the words parents speak at home and teachers speak in preschool. A new longitudinal study has found that their preschool classmates also play a part.
Ohio school district sues over air pollution
Nov 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A school district near Cincinnati is suing a plastics plant, accusing it of continuing to release chemicals in the air that exceed government safety standards.
Epidemic of student cheating can be cured with changes in classroom goals
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 09, 2009 |
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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.
Cooperative classrooms lead to better friendships, higher achievement in young adolescents
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Mar 27, 2008 |
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Students competing for resources in the classroom while discounting each others’ success are less likely to earn top grades than students who work together toward goals and share their success, according to an analysis of ...
Legal fears halt intelligent design move
Jan 23, 2006 |
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A local school board member in Pennsylvania who is an intelligent design advocate says this is not the right time to introduce ID into classrooms.
Digital revolution is happening outside the classroom
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The way we learn is changing, but schools are having trouble keeping up. While technology dominates daily life and work, it still plays a limited role in public schools filled with students who are increasingly ...
Education Expert Says Longer School Hours Alone Will Not Solve Educational Crisis
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Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- President Barack Obama's plan to extend the school year to increase achievement among American students would only help bridge the gap between American students and those in other countries ...
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