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| LIF | Immigrant Blacks More Likely to Attend Elite Colleges
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.
Sociology of Education | 10-Aug-2009
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| LIF | FSU Professor Wins $5M Grant to Train Next Generation of Education Researchers
A researcher at The Florida State University has been awarded a $5 million, five-year federal grant to train doctoral students to conduct advanced research on the best ways of teaching reading, math and science to the nation’s schoolchildren. | 10-Aug-2009
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| LIF | Higher Education Playing Bigger Role in Gender Wage Gap
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. And that factor is college major. (Embargo expired on 09-Aug-2009 at 13:30 ET.)
American Sociologial Association annual meeting | 09-Aug-2009
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| LIF | Epidemic of Student Cheating Can Be Cured
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. “We know when kids cheat, why kids cheat and how kids cheat,” said a recognized expert on student cheating. “We know how to motivate kids so that they are much less likely to cheat." (Embargo expired on 08-Aug-2009 at 18:00 ET.)
American Psychological Association annual meeting | 08-Aug-2009
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| LIF | School Bus Seat Belt Study Enters Final Research Year
The pilot study assessing the impact of the installation of lap/shoulder seat belts on a limited number of Alabama school buses is entering the final research year. The study, conducted through UA’s University Transportation Center for Alabama, will provide information about school buses with seat belts for possible adoption throughout the nation. | 07-Aug-2009
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| LIF | Constant Contact Between College Students and Parents Could Hinder Development
Whether your child is going away to college this fall across town or across the country, there are more ways to keep in touch than ever before. With today's ubiquitous cell phones and access to Twitter, Facebook and texting, it may seem as though your child has never left the house. For students, there is the ever-present possibility of an available parent at the end of a cordless tether, which has the potential to hinder the letting go process, claims an expert on the college transition at Washington University in St. Louis. | 31-Jul-2009
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| SCI | Maryland Summer Youth Slam Takes Sight Impaired Students to New Heights
A week-long summer science camp for blind and sight-impaired students at the University of Maryland this week focuses on "can do." From launching research weather balloons to building robots, these kids are finding out they can do anything! | 29-Jul-2009
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| LIF | Chicago Program Targets 12th Grade Science and Math for College Success
A $5 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to five Chicago area universities and the Chicago Public Schools will train high school teacher leaders on ways to boost math and science instruction in the 12th grade. The aim is better student preparation for college. UIC chemistry professor Donald Wink is the project's lead investigator. | 28-Jul-2009
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| LIF | Obama Announces Investment in Community Colleges: New Graduation Initiative Will Provide Opportunities for Education and Training for the 21st Century
President Obama has announced the American Graduation Initiative, outlining a bold plan to strengthen our nation’s nearly 1,200 community colleges and put America on track to having the highest college graduation rate of any nation in the world. Speaking recently at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, the President outlined his new community college initiative, acknowledging that America’s economic strength depends on the education and skill of its workers. | 20-Jul-2009
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| SCI | New Science of Learning Offers Preview of Tomorrow’s Classroom
Of all the qualities that distinguish humans from other species, how we learn is one of the most significant. In the July 17, 2009 issue of the journal Science, researchers who are at the forefront of neuroscience, psychology, education, and machine learning have synthesized a new science of learning that is already reshaping how we think about learning and creating new opportunities to reimagine the classroom for the 21st century. (Embargo expired on 16-Jul-2009 at 14:00 ET.)
Science, 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2009
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