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Surveillance Doesn’t Necessarily Make Schools Safer; Can Negatively Impact StudentsMany schools now have extensive surveillance, monitoring and discipline programs in place to protect students. But are students any safer as a result? What is the cost of these measures in terms of student well-being? These issues and more are the topic of a new book, “Schools Under Surveillance: Cultures of Control in Public Education,” released this month by Rutgers University Press. |
Released: 11/16/2009 8:30 PM EST
Vanderbilt University |
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“Butterflies in Space” Education Project LaunchesFollow butterflynauts on the Space Station as they develop from larvae into Painted Lady butterflies. Classrooms across the U.S. are setting up ground-based habitats. Students will replicate the space experiment and compare the growth/behavior of their butterfly larvae with those living in space. |
Released: 11/16/2009 3:00 PM EST
National Space Biomedical Research Institute |
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Improving University-Community Research PartnershipsA community-based participatory research study found that demystifying Institutional Review Board policy and providing education to community leaders in the area of human subjects protections strengthened the research capabilities of local organizations and improved university-community ties. |
Released: 11/9/2009 9:00 AM EST
Tufts University |
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From Da Vinci to Downstate: Brooklyn Medical Students to Learn Anatomy Through SculptingSUNY Downstate Medical Center is offering a course by which students learn anatomy through sculpting. |
Released: 11/9/2009 8:00 AM EST
SUNY Downstate Medical Center |
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Baby Einstein Controversy: Expert Offers Healthy Language Learning Alternatives for Young ChildrenLucia French, Ph.D., a developmental psychologist who studies language and cognitive development in young children, says nothing contributes more to a young child’s early development than actual parent-child interaction. She believes that while the Baby Einstein videos are not harmful, they do not contribute to helping children learn a language. |
Released: 11/3/2009 2:40 PM EST
Expert Available University of Rochester |
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Teacher Participation in Columbia Program Improves Student Achievement in ScienceResearch assembled over the last decade – now published in the Oct. 16 issue of Science – shows that high school students' pass rate on New York State standardized tests, called Regents examinations, can be significantly improved if they are among the lucky few to study under a teacher trained in Columbia University's Summer Research Program for Science Teachers. |
Released: 10/16/2009 12:25 PM EDT
Columbia University Medical Center |
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College Students Increasingly Interested in Experiencing, Understanding India, Say Leaders Working Toward South Asia ProgramIn the 1960s and '70s, most people's idea of India centered on sacred cows, Ravi Shankar, spirituality and bullock carts, according to a Kansas State University international programs leader. But students today perceive South Asia as a region of growing economic and political importance to the U.S. and their own lives. |
Released: 10/16/2009 12:00 PM EDT
Kansas State University |
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New Book Offers Latest Research on Performance Pay for TeachersPerformance pay for teachers continues to gain momentum nationally despite the absence of a clear understanding of its impact on students, teachers and schools. A new book from the National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University brings together the latest research on the topic to offer guidance for researchers, policymakers and practitioners seeking deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding this issue. |
Released: 10/13/2009 10:15 AM EDT
Vanderbilt University |
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Student Rewards Often Ineffective and Unnecessary, Authors SayIt seems so natural to many teachers and parents: give children rewards for doing well in school and that will motivate them to achieve more. Not so fast, according to the authors of a new book on motivating students. |
Released: 10/12/2009 10:40 AM EDT
Ohio State University |
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Teaching Kids About Climate Change: A Conversation With Education Prof. Randy McGinnisKids want to know about climate change and the environment - but how do you teach it to them? Maryland Education Professor Randy McGinnis has the answers - along with graduate Emily Hestness. |
Released: 10/5/2009 9:00 PM EDT
University of Maryland, College Park |

