In preschool classrooms, kids move in patterns resembling those of molecules in water vapour, physicists have discovered.
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Kids in the classroom flow like water vapour
Nature - Young children in the playground behave like molecules in a gas, but kids undergo a phase change in a more structured setting.
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Men in colleges and universities currently outpace women in earning physics, engineering, and computer science (PECS) degrees by an approximate ratio of 4 to 1. Most selective universities by math SAT scores have nearly closed the PECS gender gap, while less selective universities have seen it widen
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Math-selective US universities reduce gender gap in STEM fields
Nationally, men in colleges and universities currently outpace women in earning degrees in physics, engineering, and computer science (PECS) by an approximate ratio of 4 to 1. To better understand the factors driving these gaps, NYU researchers analyzed …
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Increased capital spending on schools leads to improved student achievement, in particular in disadvantaged school districts. The best investments include HVAC systems, pollutant removals, STEM equipment and classroom space while spending on athletic facilities yields no student achievement benefit.
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What Works and for Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments Across the U.S.*
ABSTRACT. This article identifies which investments in school facilities help students and which are valued by homeowners. Using novel data on school distr
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PBS and NPR Got Their Start in Physics Education 100 Years Ago ⚛️📻📺
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The Conversation
Trump and many GOP lawmakers want to end all funding for NPR and PBS − unraveling a US public media system that took a century…
The precursors of today’s public media programs consisted of professors giving lectures about history and finance.
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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office 🎓🔬🇺🇸
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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A <cite>Science</cite> analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
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A first-year "Becoming a Scientist" seminar course for college students improves retention and GPAs
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