Smart growth may be good for your health
If cities are designed so that facilities are within walking distance, like Columbia, Md., it might have a positive effect on people's health.
Working moms need a social safety net
Nonstandard work schedules (not 9-to-5, Monday-Friday) are linked to weaker private safety nets, esp. for blacks, and parents with a limited education.
Feedback better for students who engage
How students engage with feedback is more important than how it's delivered when it comes to its power in changing student achievement levels.
People with purpose not as affected by a ‘like’
Whether you get excited or adopt a no-big-deal attitude when one of your posts goes viral depends on how much of a sense of purpose you have.
News flash: Pokémon GO is distracting
It's a public health problem when people, especially drivers and pedestrians within striking range of moving vehicles, are distracted.
Parents want schools to cover more health topics
When it comes to health class, many parents say they want more topics of interest today, including sex, drugs, and alcohol, covered.
Resilience grants to St. Louis, Baltimore, Chicago
The US Department of Education announced grants to promote student resilience following community trauma for St. Louis, Chicago, and Baltimore City.
A healthy diet supports early literacy skills
Diets rich in vegetables, fruit, berries, whole grain, fish, and unsaturated fats and low in sugary products produced better reading scores. From Finland.
21st-century sex ed could be improved worldwide
Kids in several countries, including the US, believe the sex education taught in their schools is inadequate and fails to address their questions.
Many kids spend time with firearms
Do you talk with your child's pediatrician about gun ownership in the home? Maybe it's a good idea, just like you talk about car seats.