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Fractions Are Key To Math Success, New Study Shows
CBS Detroit: ANN ARBOR — What part of math success comes from knowing fractions? More than you might think, according to a new study that analyzed long-term data on more than 4,000 children from both
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Knowledge of Fractions and Long Division Predicts Long-Term Math Success
From factory workers to Wall Street bankers, a reasonable proficiency in math is a crucial requirement for most well-paying jobs in a modern economy. Yet, over the past 30 years, mathematics achievement of U.S. high
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Fragrant Flashbacks
Memory and smell are intertwined; it’s through memory that we learn to remember smells, and disorders that take away memory also take away the ability to distinguish scents. Some of this learning starts even before
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3 Parenting Dilemmas SOLVED
Men’s Health: It’s no small feat beating TV and video games in the battle for your kids’ attention, but here’s one way to win: Just point your finger. In a new study, University of Virginia
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Does Preschool Matter?
Wired: For many kids, the most important years of schooling come before they can even read. Consider the groundbreaking work of the Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman, who has repeatedly documented the power of early
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Preschool Kids Best Prepared for Kindergarten: Study
U.S. News & World Report: All children can benefit from going to preschool, especially those who come from minority or poor families or from homes where parents don’t provide much mental stimulation, a new study
