Education

Actual Reality tested in functional assessment post-TBI

Actual Reality has been described as a new tool for assessing performance of activities of everyday life in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI)....

Motherlode Blog: Sometimes a Cardboard Sled Is All You Need

Defeating the late-winter-blues with duct tape. ...read more

The Learning Network: How Often Do You Engage in ‘Fat Talk’?

How often do you complain about your body or overhear others doing so? Have you been known to say, “I'm so fat” to friends?...

The Learning Network: 6 Q’s About the News | Alcohol or Marijuana? A Pediatrician Faces the Question

What question comes up “again and again” for this pediatrician, and what does he say is “the easy answer”? ...read...

The Learning Network: Word of the Day | bawdy

This word has appeared in 123 New York Times articles in the past year. ...read more

Charter School in Miami Fails, but Proves Useful on Jeb Bush’s Résumé

The Liberty City Charter School, the first of its kind in Florida and a pioneer in what became a national movement, is now defunct....

Penn State Fraternity’s Secret Facebook Photos May Lead to Criminal Charges

A clandestine website — with its images of drugs, hazing and nude, unconscious women — was the subject of a police inquiry that this...

Bits Blog: Pearson Under Fire for Monitoring Students’ Twitter Posts

Pearson, the education publishing giant, describes its practice of monitoring social media posts as a test-security measure, but some parents say the practice is...

Longer duration of breastfeeding linked with higher adult IQ and earning ability

Longer duration of breastfeeding is linked with increased intelligence in adulthood, longer schooling, and higher adult earnings, a study following a group of almost...

Motherlode Blog: After I.V.F.: Pregnant, but Still Stuck in the Past

Every time I tell someone I'm pregnant, I think, “What if I have to tell them I'm not?” ...read more