Marijuana users perform worse in school
Students who smoke marijuana are less likely to attend college & less likely to get good grades in high school.
Elementary academics better with vision screening
If elementary students get good vision screenings, some research suggests they may experience better academic outcomes.
Flaw emerges in the theory of learning styles
No support for education "experts" who think tailoring instruction based on "Learning Styles" (visual, auditory, tactile, etc.) actually works.
Bullying 5th graders leads to lasting damage
Bullying of 5th graders leads to depression in 7th graders and substance abuse in 10th grade, a new study out of Delaware has found.
On the job, autonomy brings positive rewards
In looking for a job, more research is starting to confirm that those happiest in their jobs are those with autonomy.
Special ed needs to focus better for reading
Reading and spelling difficulties could play an important role in determining what special education services young students may need.
After a painful break-up, a placebo can help
Sham therapy can affect how depressed you feel after breaking up; MRIs of the brain show increased emotion-modulating activity with a placebo effect.
High school should start later than 7:30
Evidence is overwhelming that teens need to sleep to a comfortable time, which makes starting high school before 8:30 problematic.
It works to teach reading by phonics
Young readers comprehend just as well by learning with a phonics-only approach, rather than whole-word meanings, new research suggests.
Gene-editing tool shows promise for vision disorder
CRISPR may allow researchers to deactivate a master switch gene in DNA to prevent the worsening of a blindness-causing condition