How it pays off for kids when parents get involved at school

Kids in elementary and middle school are less likley to have issues with concentration or acting out if parents are more involved early in the school year.

Cailin Riley-Missouri • futurity
Aug. 27, 2019 ~3 min

College educated women drink more booze

More women are drinking alcohol, but there are variationsin drinking depending on age, race, education, marital status, and other factors.

Angie Hunt-Iowa State • futurity
Aug. 22, 2019 ~4 min


Online class on growth mindset lifts high school grades

A short online course about growth mindset can improve teens' grades in core subjects, research finds.

Alex Shashkevich-Stanford • futurity
Aug. 19, 2019 ~5 min

Better criteria for gifted programs can cut racial gaps

Changing how schools decide which kids qualify for advanced education programs can cut the racial and income gap in who's considered "gifted."

Duke University • futurity
Aug. 13, 2019 ~6 min

LGBT bias can set in early for future doctors

More contact with LGBT people during medical school may reduce bias in new doctors, according to recent research.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Aug. 13, 2019 ~2 min

Charter schools don’t always push publics to improve

Charter schools don't necessarily spark improvements in the larger district or system, research suggests.

Peter Iglinski-Rochester • futurity
Aug. 12, 2019 ~4 min

Focus in kindergarten may predict future earnings

Boys and girls who had trouble paying attention in kindergarten at age 6 earned less money in their 30s, a new study shows.

Caitlin Kizielewicz Carnegie Mellon • futurity
Aug. 9, 2019 ~4 min

Parent-child bonding program yields the ‘good life’

Thirty years after a parent-child social bonding program, the children of the participants are more likely to be living a "good life."

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
July 26, 2019 ~8 min


Harsher punishment leads to more suspensions for black kids

"The categories teachers use as reasons for punishment, like 'defiance,' 'disrespect,' and 'noncompliance,' are ripe for racial discrimination."

Jill Kimball-Brown • futurity
July 22, 2019 ~6 min

Smarts don’t prevent Alzheimer’s, but they may slow it down

Intelligence and education may not protect you against Alzheimer's disease, but they could offer a protective "head start."

Vanessa McMains-Johns Hopkins • futurity
July 9, 2019 ~7 min

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