Test Results Show American Middle School Students Lacking Science Knowledge
Two out of every three eight-graders in the United States are lacking when it comes to basic scientific knowledge, data from a 2011 examination administered by the Department of Education released...
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Study Finds Twist To The Story Of The Number Line
Yupno of Papua New Guinea provide clues to the concept's origins – and suggest familiar notion of time may not be straightforward, either
Software Aims To Replace Human Essay Graders
A new piece of software designed to automatically read and grade student essays may be able to do just as good of a job as humans, according to a new study.
Animated Characters Keep It Real In Teen Violence Prevention Videos
Briana and Damon could be the kids up the block.
Simple Change By Teachers Could Increase Reading Skills Later For Preschoolers
A new study has found that making a small change in how teachers read aloud to preschoolers is making a big leap in reading skills later in life. That change involves making specific references to print in books while reading to children.
Math Teachers Demonstrate A Bias Toward White Male Students
While theories about race, gender, and math ability among high school students have long been debated, a recent study found that math teachers are in fact, unjustifiably biased toward their white male students.
Cyberbullying And Bullying Are Not The Same: UBC Research
University of British Columbia research comparing traditional bullying with cyberbullying finds that the dynamics of online bullying are different, suggesting that anti-bullying programs need specific interventions to target online aggression.
Catching Dyslexia Before Reading Begins
New research finds that signs of dyslexia begin well before children learn to read and for reasons that do not necessarily reflect other language skills, giving researchers an insight into a causal connection between early visual attention problems and a later diagnosis of dyslexia.
NASA Seeks Hosts for Space Station Interactive Education Events
NASA is seeking formal and informal education organizations to host live in-flight interactive conversations between the next generation of explorers and astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Information Superhighway 'Bypassing Adult Learners'
Despite a world of opportunities just a click away, there has been no significant shift in the uptake of lifelong learning over the past decade according to new research.
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In a few generations more, there will probably be no room at all allowed for animals on the earth: no need of them, no toleration of them. An immense agony will have then ceased, but with it there will also have passed away the last smile of the world's youth. 
- Ouida [Marie Louise de la Ramée] (1839 - 1908), English novelist.