Students who repeat a year stoke bad behavior in class: Research brief
2014 research brief on how keeping students back can hurt classroom dynamics, from Duke’s Clara G. Muschkin, first published by The Conversation.
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For those who skip college, challenges are rising: Pew Research Center
2014 report from the Pew Research Center detailing how the economic divide between college-educated and those without a degree is rising.
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Risk factors for adolescents from greater exposure to sexual content in movies
2012 study from Dartmouth College published in Psychological Science on sexual content in movies and adolescent sexual behavior.
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What’s new in digital scholarship, January 2014: Crowdfunding, disruption, Arabic Twitter, youth engagement, more
January 2014 review of latest studies in journalism, communications, computer science and global technology.
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Are recent college graduates finding good jobs?
2014 study by the Research and Statistics Group of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on employment prospects for recent college graduates and historical patterns.
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Orphans, abuse and the world’s most vulnerable children: Recent research
2014 review of available studies and data relating to orphans in sub-Saharan Africa.
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State health care exchanges and Obamacare: Background research on key questions
2013 review of studies and papers with fact-based information on the Affordable Care Act’s enrollment programs, which began in certain states on Oct. 1, 2013.
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The nature and nurture of high IQ: An extended sensitive period for intellectual development
2013 study from Pennsylvania State University and other institutions published in Psychological Science on the interplay of nature and nurture in IQ development.
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Importance of a museum visit: Assessing arts education and institutions
2013 study in Educational Research assessing the effect of a museum visit on students’ ability to engage in critical thinking, a key tool of higher-level reasoning.
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The impact of high-achieving charter schools on non-test score outcomes
2013 study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research on how attendees of the Promise Academy in the Harlem Children’s Zone did later in life.
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