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Autistic features linked to prenatal exposure to commonly found fire retardants, phthalates

Exposure during pregnancy to a combination of fire retardant chemicals and phthalate chemicals -- both present in the average home -- can contribute to...

Little evidence that executive function interventions boost student achievement

Despite growing enthusiasm among educators and scholars about the potential of school-based executive function interventions to significantly increase student achievement, a federally funded meta-analysis...

Motherlode Blog: Developing Baby, Developing Dad

I'm fascinated with babies, especially mine. And I'm fascinated by how much my life had to change before I could appreciate them.

The Learning Network: Weekly News Quiz | Feb. 24-March2, 2015

Have you been following the news? Take our quiz to see what you know and to learn more, and look for a new edition...

The Learning Network: What Sounds Annoy You?

Do any noises keep you awake at night? Do they distract you in class or get in the way of your doing your homework?...

The Learning Network: 6 Q’s About the News | Nature’s Fighter Jets With Flapping Wings

When have you observed a bird pursue its prey? What did you notice about the bird's strategy? ...read more

The Learning Network: Test Yourself | The Winter That Won’t End

Here are several paragraphs from a Feb. 27 article, “With White-Knuckle Grip, February's Cold Clings to New York.” Can you choose the best word...

The Learning Network: Word of the Day | demographic

This word has appeared in 1,116 New York Times articles in the past year. ...read more

Monroe Freedman, Expert on Legal Ethics, Dies at 86

Professor Freedman, who was credited with inventing legal ethics as a serious academic subject, was especially concerned with lawyers' responsibilities toward their clients and...

Some Private Colleges Turn a Tidy Profit by Going Nonprofit

Under a government crackdown on for-profit schools that leave students with useless credentials and punishing debt, some colleges have converted to nonprofits, in lucrative...