Roommates can underestimate each other’s stress
College is a time of stress for many, but if your dorm roommate can be more tuned in to your stress levels, maybe she or he can help.
In the great outdoors, students learn science better
Outdoor instruction with exploration built in has yielded results that beat learning in a classroom, new research out of Norway suggests.
Dim light can make animals dumb
The neurons in the brain make fewer connections in dim light, but they recover quickly after bright light returns.
Civic engagement can help teens grow
Civic engagement during the teen years carries over into adulthood, esp. in reaching a higher level of academic completion.
Hopkins depression literacy training helps some teens
A curriculum developed at Johns Hopkins Univ. in Baltimore, supporting kids who speak up about depression, shows some promise.
Delinquent behaviors reduced by diversity, inclusion
By looking at delinquent behavior among students, a new study out of Calif. suggests it's important to recruit (and keep) minority teachers.
Another data breach, this time in New York
Personal data about dozens of New York students was compromised by a former employee of one of the state's vendors for testing.
US Ed. Dept. approves Md. ESSA plan for 2018
The plan for school improvement under the Every Student Succeeds Act, submitted to the fed by Md., is approved.
Jet stream changes linked to more severe weather
The North American jet stream has undergone significant changes over the past 1,000 years, but most data only look at it from about 1979.
Male success stereotypes undermine women’s interest
Why are women underrepresented in certain fields, and why do they have less interest in certain careers? Society could be to blame.