Science news articles about 'school pupils'

... families can afford this education? Do private schools give more added-value, such as self-esteem ... earned on average 20% more than state school pupils in the same salary band. Whether these benefits ...

CLOVIS, Calif., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Buchanan High School pupils in Clovis, Calif., taking part in a 48-hour space station simulation, will be able to chat with a real space station crew member.

... supported phone bans in schools. "Pupils nowadays come to school equipped with mobile phones, ... phones we do not recommend immediate, whole-school change," she said. "Instead we believe that teachers, ...

... people. Success-oriented female upper secondary school pupils are at the greatest risk: up to 20 cent of them suffer from school burnout. Burnout is a phenomenon to be taken seriously, as ...

Children from the Mai Hoa orphanage in Vietnam were prevented from attending a local school by fearful parents of the school’s pupils.

Uruguay has become the first country in the One Laptop per Child scheme to provide a computer for every child enrolled in a state primary school.

... or computer in their room sleep less during the school year, watch more TV, play more computer ... but woke up at the same time. According to the study, middle school pupils watch a daily average of two ...

... than 7,000 school pupils from across the UK will be taking part in the trial of a new positive thinking ... will involve 13-16 year olds from schools in Bath, Bristol, Nottingham, Swindon and Wiltshire. ...

... , led by Dr Graeme Fairchild and Professor Ian Goodyer, recruited participants for the study from schools, pupil referral units, and the Youth Offending Service. Samples of saliva were collected over ...

Forty-two per cent of the UK's top scientists and scholars were privately educated and the trend is set to continue, a report says.

... The study involved almost 500 17-year-old high-school pupils in western Sweden attending classes on risks, sexual behaviour, responsibility, condoms and Swedish law in respect of ...