While the education system continues to fight tight budgets, a new study is suggesting there could be a number of benefits from putting more funding in for early education programs in the long run. According to researchers from the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development, for every $1 that was invested […]
Could a rigorous early education curriculum lead to healthier life choices in the future?
For parents, ensuring their children have the best education future possible can be crucial. As a result of this, many adults look to explore programs that really focus on enriching children in academics at an early age. Now, a new study is suggesting that this could potentially lead to healthier behaviors later in the […]
New study suggests parent education classes could prepare children for school
A new parent may want to consider enrolling in education courses through their pediatric primary care center, as a new study is suggesting that these kinds of programs can increase parent-child play and other activities that are critical to boosting school readiness. The study was recently published in the Archives of Pediatrics & […]
Unemployment rate drops to 19-month low
Job seekers may have gotten a vote of confidence with this past month’s jobs report, as the unemployment rate dropped 0.4 percentage points to 9.4 percent, the lowest it has been in the past 19 months. The Department of Labor announced that there were more than 103,000 jobs created during the month of December, which […]
School looks to help students catch up with their peers
As education reform pushes forward, there is a greater stress upon standardized test scores and how students should be performing for their grade level. As a result, there are a growing number of programs that are geared toward improving standardized test scores. The Phoenix Academy in Palm Coast, Florida, works to help children who […]
House passes COMPETES bill to be signed
The House of Representatives agreed to a stripped-down version of the America COMPETES Act from the Senate, which is designed to strengthen research, education and other federal agencies. Through the bill, there will be new programs that are focused on boosting math and science education. However, COMPETES does not provide any money toward agencies, and […]
Study finds sleep helps lead to creative thinking through memory reorganization
Students who need to boost their creative thinking may want to consider getting more sleep, as a new study is suggesting that rest will not only make someone’s memory stronger, but may also help with creativity. According to research published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, sleep helps reorganize memories to help produce new and […]
Could video games serve as a form of personality test?
Many companies choose to give personality tests to their applicants in order to gauge what kind of worker the candidate might be. For example, businesses that are particularly wary of dishonest employees may be extra scrutinous on their personality tests in order to weed out the job seekers who are just looking to give […]
Study: Children with hypertension more likely to suffer from learning disabilities
There are a number of reasons that cause children to have learning disabilities, and depending on the severity, it could affect their overall academic achievements. While it’s common practice to give child IQ tests to determine one’s cognitive ability, a child’s blood pressure could also be an indicator of how he or she will perform […]
Study suggests domestic violence could have negative effect on child IQ
Domestic violence is unfortunately an everyday occurrence across the country, but not many people understand the ramifications it has on witnesses. Research suggests that the experience could ultimately affect a child’s IQ score. According to findings published in the journal Development and Psychopathology, extreme stress during childhood could affect an individual’s neurocognitive development. Domestic […]