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Boys’ Classroom Misbehavior May Hurt Grades
Boys who act out or otherwise misbehave in their school classrooms may actually be doing themselves an academic disservice, a new study published in The Journal of Human Resources suggests. The study...
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Study: Parents Need Help Encouraging Kids’ Math Skills
Parents have been found to emphasize educational math activities at home far less than other academic pursuits like reading and paying attention, the result of which is American children lagging behind...
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First-Grade Number Skills Predict Later Math Success
A set of skills involved in recognizing and processing numbers can predict by the first grade how well a child will perform in math in their later school years, ongoing math cognition research at the...
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The Children’s Place Apologizes for Offensive Girls’ T-Shirt
The popular children’s clothing store The Children’s Place has apologized after a photo of a t-shirt went viral and prompted accusations that the shirt perpetuates the stereotype that girls are more...
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GoldieBlox Debate Highlights Play, Gender Issues
As the holiday shopping season heats up, so does the debate over GoldieBlox, the toy marketed to girls and promising to encourage them to develop “STEM,” or “science, technology, engineering, math”...
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U.S. Teens Lag Behind Asian Students in Education Rankings
American teenagers are continuing to slip in the rankings of high school achievement internationally, according to the results of the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)....
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Preschoolers Surprise Researchers with Algebra Skills
Kids between the ages of 4 and 6 may have an innate ability to solve algebra problems long before they have had a single math class, according to new research from Johns Hopkins University. “These very...
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Hand Gestures Can Help Kids Learn Math
Children who use hand gestures during a math lesson have been found to grasp and retain a greater amount of information than children who do not. The findings, from researchers at the University of...
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‘Tiger Mom Effect’ Is Real, Study Finds
A large study of the parenting styles of Asian Americans has found that the “tiger mom” phenomenon, in which mothers infamously hold their children to high standards and enforce rigorous discipline, is...
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12th Graders Continue to Lag in Reading, Math
The National Assessment of Educational Progress, an assessment that’s also called “the nation’s report card,” shows disappointing trends in the performance of American 12th graders in both math and...
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Time for Grad School? Mom’s Education Level Can Predict Her Child’s School...
From eating a balanced breakfast to staying in touch with teachers, there are plenty of ways to help your child succeed in the classroom. But new research shows that your own education may have just as...
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Are Teachers’ Prejudices Affecting Your Daughter’s Math and Science Grades?
Girls can do anything boys can do, especially in math and science, but what if teachers, whose goal is to educate and empower kids, are discouraging girls from these subjects without knowing it? This...
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