Md. pours a little oil on the college app
Applying to college can be tough to navigate, but now a program in Maryland seeks to help students get through the process.
No work ethic difference between generations
A literature review has determined that no bona fide work ethic difference exists between baby boomers, Generation X, and Millennials.
Reading fiction may not boost social cognition
New research, trying to replicate findings that showed reading a little literary fiction would boost social cognition, failed to reach the same findings.
Study underscores need for teacher diversity
Black students may work better with black teachers, perhaps as role models. But even white students statistically prefer black and Latino teachers.
Autism risk increases with parents’ age
A review study out of Coenhagen shows that the risk of having children with autism spectrum disorders increases as the parents get older.
Teenage acne sufferers may, in fact, age better
Teens need not fret too much over a condition of acne: Sufferers may have the last laugh as they get older, new research out of the UK has concluded.
13 IL schools celebrate democracy award
They celebrate democracy by recognizing schools that embrace the mission of providing good learning opportunities in civics education.
Baltimore City expands access to breakfast
A nonprofit will provide funding for food service equipment and make it easier for students in Baltimore City to grab some breakfast before classes.
U.S. announces 329 National Blue Ribbon schools
The US Education Department announced 329 winners of the National Blue Ribbon Wednesday. 21 schools in IL, 10 in Md.
Sociologists look at why NCLB reauth failed
Can it help us going forward to study some of the reasons we failed in the past? Sure, and some Ind. U. scientists are trying to do just that.