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Students Are Inspired by Science, Thanks to Class Zebra Fish
A five-year study of the BioEYES program found that students get excited about science when they get to work hands-on with growing zebra fish.
Ph.D. Students Hold Interpretive Dance-off — and It's Great
The Dance Your Ph.D. contest asks students to create a dance explaining their research. This year's winner had some major boogeying and a cow heart valve doing the worm.
Teaching Typing May Be a Waste of Time
A new study pitted touch-typists against people using a hunt-and-peck style. Guess what they found.
A Few Encouraging Words Can Change the Lives of Female STEM Students
Talk about minimal input for maximum result. A new study suggests that encouragement from a female role model could keep some girls from dropping out of STEM classes.
Who Says All Learning Should Happen in Schools?
Researchers are figuring out cool ways to spur conversation between kids and caregivers. And all that talk can really help kids' language development.
6 Ways U.S. Academic Labor Practices Are Seriously Shady
Students might be shocked to learn how little most of their professors are paid or that others have to raise funds for their own salaries.
How Gap Years Work
Students in the U.S. haven't been as quick to adopt the post-high-school gap year as their international counterparts. While that time off isn't ideal for everyone, it has some very real advantages.
Rising Neighborhood Inequality in U.S. Driven by Parents With Young Children
For the past 40 years, U.S. neighborhoods have become increasingly segregated by income. Are school districts and mobile wealthy parents balkanizing our country?
Crowdfunding College Tuition: Cash-strapped Students Try a Startup Strategy
If you've already tapped out Mom, Dad and the bank for college money, why not try complete strangers? It's worked for some folks.
Admitting Trans Students to Single-sex Colleges: Is Current Law on Their Side?
Some single-gender colleges have changed their admissions policies to allow trans students while others are still deciding. HowStuffWorks Now looks at what the law says.
Study: Grades Improve When Kids Learn Great Scientists Struggled Too
New research shows kids learn science best when we show them the failures and personal struggles that led to the astronomical successes.
What's the Right Age for Kids to Learn to Code?
A solid education should include computer science and tech literacy. Kids who code develop skills for a digital economy, and also attitudes needed to succeed elsewhere.
Beyond Books: Check Out the Weird Stuff You Can Check Out at America’s Libraries
From American Girl dolls to animal pelts to car repair tools, you may be surprised at the free stuff you can borrow from the library
Looking for the Next Tech Genius? Check the Playground.
Move over, Zuckerberg: A new study shows that children may just have adults beat when it comes to creativity and innovation in the tech sector.
Why do children play?
Whether it's tag, jumping rope or playing with dolls, kids in every part of the world, and in every generation, play. Philosophers and psychologists say they do it for more reasons than just having fun. But the future of play may be in jeopardy.
How TED Talks Work
TED talks are so popular, they've been spoofed in commercials, with speakers sporting wireless headphones against a black background. At 18 minutes each, how did these talks go viral?
What were the first distance learning courses?
Students have been taught via long distance for centuries, long before the birth of personal computers. Here's where the first distance learning courses began.
How many MOOC students finish their courses?
Seems like everybody in the world is signed up for a MOOC (massive open online course). But how many students actually finish their courses?
How do libraries work with ebooks?
Seems like lending out ebooks should be a relatively simple matter for most libraries. But often, it's not. What are the challenges ebooks pose for libraries?
How can you tell if an online school is reputable?
When it comes to finding an online school, the choices seem almost limitless. But how can you determine if the school is highly regarded?
Are online degrees worth it?
Congratulations! You just graduated with an online degree. But will a degree earned online benefit you in the job market? Was all your hard work worth it?
Will MOOCs make college obsolete?
Massive open online courses are the hot, new way to educate the masses. Will MOOCs make college obsolete?
Do employers take online degrees seriously?
All the studying in the world may not be worth it career-wise. Learn if potential employers take online degrees seriously.
How do colleges get accredited?
When you start applying to various colleges, everyone says make sure the school is accredited. How do go about doing that?
How many Americans do their entire degrees remotely?
Seems like the Internet is allowing us to do almost everything from home or from wherever we are at the moment. So how many Americans do their degrees remotely?
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