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The SAT and ACT are less important than you might think, says professor
College admission tests are becoming a thing of the past.This article was originally published on this website.
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The cost of school uniforms is a barrier to education, but there are ways to level the playing field
This year’s perennial back-to-school uniform discussion happens during a cost of living crisis. And we already know that the upfront and maintenance costs of school uniforms are a stress for families on lower incomes, in […]
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Study uncovers widespread unethical practice for assigning authorships to research papers
A recently published survey study of Ph.D. students reveals that an ethically questionable culture for assigning authorships to research papers is widespread within the medical and natural sciences across Europe.This article was originally published on […]
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Students lacking language skills will miss out on jobs, according to new report
British students wanting to get ahead in the world of work should be studying an additional language. New research from the University of Portsmouth, based on the analysis of job adverts targeted at graduates, shows […]
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Elio Antonio de Nebrija: From academic icon to object of mockery
Professor Lola Pons, of the Department of Spanish Language, Linguistics and Literature at the University of Seville, has just published a study of a satirical work on marriage written in the 17th century by an […]
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How spatial thinking could help children learn math
Do you struggle to visualize how to rotate your shoes so that they nest together in a shoe box?This article was originally published on this website.
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School uniforms are meant to foster a sense of belonging and raise achievement—but it's not clear that they do
In France, MPs have recently considered whether to reintroduce compulsory school uniform, with first lady Brigitte Macron adding her support to the idea. “It erases differences, it saves time,” she said. These perceptions of the […]
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College student evaluations of teachers found to have another kind of gender bias
A trio of researchers from the University of Cincinnati, the University of Colorado Boulder and Clemson University has found that college students giving evaluations of their professors in upper-level courses exhibited a gender bias based […]
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Children learn to read faster when given appropriate challenges, study finds
Reading is the basis for most subjects, but a lot of children struggle to master it. Every fourth Norwegian boy aged 15 does not understand a complicated text. Girls do better.This article was originally published […]
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Archivists' tough calls have consequences
Right now, for technological, ethical and political reasons, the world’s archivists are suddenly very busy.This article was originally published on this website.