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Promise of No Child Left Behind falls short after 10 years The No Child Left Behind education law offered the promise of improved schools and better prepared students in a competitive world.
Physical activity, school performance may be linked A systematic review of previous studies suggests that there may be a positive relationship between physical activity and the academic performance of children.
Key to school improvement: Reading, writing, arithmetic ... and character? A study of 20 elementary schools in Hawaii has found that a focused program to build social, emotional and character skills resulted in significantly improved overall quality of education, as evaluated by teachers, parents and students.
Listen up: Abnormality in auditory processing underlies dyslexia Although disrupted processing of speech sounds has been implicated in the underlying pathology of dyslexia, the basis of this disruption and how it interferes with reading comprehension has not been fully explained. Now, new research finds that a specific abnormality in the processing of auditory signals accounts for the main symptoms of dyslexia.
Curiosity is critical to academic performance Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it's good for the student. Personality traits like curiosity seem to be as important as intelligence in determining how well students do in school, according to new research.
Primary schoolchildren can be great tutors Schoolchildren can boost their reading and mathematics levels when they tutor fellow pupils or are tutored by older pupils, according to new research.
Allowing native language in school benefits Mexican-American students, researcher finds A new study shows that Mexican-American students who identify and practice speaking their native language have higher grades than those who are put in English-only environments in their schools.
Rethinking gifted education policy: A call to action Michael Jordan, Lady Gaga and Angelina Jolie. Most people can probably name some award-winning athletes, musicians, and actors. But, if you were asked to name the winners of last year's Nobel Prizes in Economics, Physics, or Literature, could you do it?
Young children show improved verbal IQ after 20 days of exposure to music-based, cognitive training 'cartoons' Canadian scientists who specialize in learning, memory and language in children have found exciting evidence that preschoolers can improve their verbal intelligence after only 20 days of classroom instruction using interactive, music-based cognitive training cartoons.
Intensive training helps children with reading and writing difficulties Intensive daily training for a limited period is better for children with reading and writing difficulties than the traditional remedial tuition offered by schools, reveals new research.