It\’s long been known that the better off your family is, the better you tend to do in school. Yet despite this knowledge – and programs to help level the playing field – the classroom achievement gap between rich and poor students has grown steadily over the past half-century, according to research by Sean Reardon, […] … learn more→
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Stanford study finds widening gap between rich and poor students
Stanford study suggests girls can \’rewire\’ brains to ward off depression
What if you could teach your brain to respond differently to things that make you feel sad, down or stressed out? What if doing that helped ward off depression? Early findings from an ongoing Stanford study of girls at risk of becoming depressed suggest that such rewiring is possible – and is surprisingly easy. The […] … learn more→
Railroad hyperbole echoes all the way down to the dot-com frenzy
There are critics and readers who say American historian Richard White should not have made fun of rich people in his new book, Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America. \”I don\’t make fun of rich people,\” he told a standing-room-only crowd at Cubberley Auditorium on Wednesday. \”I just quote other people making […] … learn more→