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#New research finds gender- and wealth-driven disparities affecting children’s school performance in India

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“#New research finds gender- and wealth-driven disparities affecting children’s school performance in India” Wealth and gender differences continue to impact educational progress of young children in India. Credit: University of Birmingham Findings from a research conducted by researchers from the University of Birmingham and University of East Anglia find that poorer children continue to experience…

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#Early childhood education centers can boost parents’ engagement at home

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“#Early childhood education centers can boost parents’ engagement at home” Credit: CC0 Public Domain COVID-19 has temporarily shuttered many early childhood education centers across the country, shifting full-time child care and teaching responsibilities largely to parents. As some of those centers look toward reopening, they can play an important part in ensuring that parents continue…

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#Prospective teachers misperceive Black children as angry

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“#Prospective teachers misperceive Black children as angry” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Prospective teachers appear more likely to misperceive Black children as angry than white children, which may undermine the education of Black youth, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. While previous research has documented this effect in adults, this is the…

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#Gender gaps in STEM college majors emerge in high school

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“#Gender gaps in STEM college majors emerge in high school” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Although studies have shown that women are more likely than men to enter and complete college in U.S. higher education, women are less likely to earn degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields. In new research, Kim Weeden, the Jan…

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#School absenteeism has surprising consequences for adults

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“#School absenteeism has surprising consequences for adults” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Kids who miss a lot of school from kindergarten to eighth grade may suffer unexpected costs as young adults, a new study finds. Researchers found that those who were more regularly absent in these early years of school were less likely to vote, reported…

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#Even when women outnumber men, gender bias persists among science undergrads

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“#Even when women outnumber men, gender bias persists among science undergrads” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Increasing gender diversity has been a long-sought goal across many of the sciences, and interventions and programs to attract more women into fields like physics and math often happen at the undergraduate level. But is representation enough to improve gender…

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#Sexist views on education within families affect future academic choices

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“#Sexist views on education within families affect future academic choices” Credit: CC0 Public Domain According to senior researcher at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya’s Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) Gender and ICT (GenTIC) research group, Milagros Sáinz, “In those cases where families have very sexist attitudes in relation to education and life, their opinions in terms…

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#Q&A: Why the science of reading is as important as ever

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“#Q&A: Why the science of reading is as important as ever” Credit: CC0 Public Domain How and when primary and secondary school students will resume their schooling in the fall is still in question. Students across the country recently completed the school year from home, some without standardized experiences, access to technologies or engagement across…

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#How teachers can use social media to improve learning this fall

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“#How teachers can use social media to improve learning this fall” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Social media platforms can play an important role for teaching students already hard-wired into the tools and for advancing teacher professional development, says a Michigan State University researcher who wrote the first comprehensive review on the medium’s potential impact on…

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#Study finds new mentoring model supports underrepresented minority women faculty in STEM

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“#Study finds new mentoring model supports underrepresented minority women faculty in STEM” Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over the last 20 years, many academic institutions have conducted surveys in STEM disciplines, seeking ways to address and increase awareness of discrimination and racism that are major obstacles to attracting and retaining women—particularly underrepresented minority women—to diversify the…