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  • Study: 1 in 4 College Freshmen Need Remedial Education

    Study: 1 in 4 College Freshmen Need Remedial Education0

    In recent years, the expressed goal of the education system has been to ensure that every child is college- and career-ready. That goal has enjoyed a measure of success, particularly as college enrollment rates rose from 26% to 41% between 1980 and 2012. But landing a spot in college doesn’t necessarily mean students are ready

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  • Study: 1 in 3 History Majors Don’t Take U.S. History

    Study: 1 in 3 History Majors Don’t Take U.S. History0

    The Nation’s Report Card has presented us with a sad reality in recent years: not even half of American high school seniors are proficient in any subject area. There is one subject, however, in which students score worse than all others. That subject is U.S. history. Only 12 percent of American high school seniors attain

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  • Study Suggests Lack of Reading Driving Contentious Society

    Study Suggests Lack of Reading Driving Contentious Society0

    It’s a commonly accepted fact that reading offers far more cognitive benefits than watching television. This is largely because television is a more “passive” activity, while reading goes deeper, encouraging greater thought and fostering verbal communication. But a recent study out of Kensington University in London suggests that the advantage of choosing reading over television

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  • Study Shows Americans Are Becoming More Afraid. Are We Doomed to Live in Fear?

    Study Shows Americans Are Becoming More Afraid. Are We Doomed to Live in Fear?4

    Americans are “in the grasp of deep, paralyzing dread” according to Andre Mouchard of The Orange County Register. Mouchard is commenting on the results of an annual study conducted by Chapman University in which researchers poll more than 1,000 Americans to find out what their top fears are. The researchers inquire about a wide range

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  • Study Reveals Why the American Dream is So Elusive for Millennials

    Study Reveals Why the American Dream is So Elusive for Millennials0

    It’s no news that millennials are more financially strapped than other generations. As Forbes reported last year, large percentages of them are struggling to gain “financial independence,” and as a result, are forced to rely on their parents for support. Naturally, older generations are quick to point to such stats with disdain and shake their

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  • Study Reveals How Parents May Help Children Weather the Culture Wars

    Study Reveals How Parents May Help Children Weather the Culture Wars0

    When Donald Trump was first elected for president, the news media began to ask how parents could best raise their children under the shadow of his leadership. TIME suggested parents teach their daughters to resist sexism. Jezebel insisted that parents raise sons by “refusing to engage in reductive binaries.” And the Huffington Post suggested that

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