Science news articles about 'student success'

  • Attitude determines student success in rural schools

    ... scores and dropout rates, did not determine student success in rural schools. Community involvement ... study listed the same factors as impacting student achievement: poverty, parental support, community ...
  • Attitude Determines Student Success In Rural Schools, Study Finds

    ... the country focuses on ACT scores, student-teacher ratio and rigorous curriculum to increase student success, a recent study finds the commitment to excellence determines student achievement in rural ...
  • Relationships improve student success

    ... of Missouri researchers suggest establishing relationships may be a powerful and less expensive way to improve students' success. In a review of the research they show that students with positive ...
  • Powering Cars of the Future Fuels Students' Success

    Mississippi State University engineering students lead an international competition to bring more fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles into the marketplace. General Motor's Challenge X competition completes ...
  • Recognizing children's successes in all areas may prevent teenage depression

    Students' successes in the first grade can affect more than their future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found links among students' weak academic performance in the ...
  • Run! It's the student council president

    ... . Dzanis, who conducted the research through the Institute for Student Success at Temple, surveyed 1,203 ... school district's Safe Schools/Healthy Students initiative. Among the questions she asked ...
  • Wash. student diagnoses own affliction

    SAMMAMISH, Wash., June 4 (UPI) -- A high school teacher in Sammamish, Wash., says one of her students successfully diagnosed herself with a granuloma.
  • Trying to satisfy too many agendas slows school reform

    ... local media outlets. In his visits to schools, Payne learned that social relationships were key to student success. "Students wanted to perform well because of their teachers," he said. Likewise, he ...
  • Mom and dad as financial advisors

    ... the workplace combined. Given the importance of financial well-being to many indicators of college student success, such parental investment in the financial skills and knowledge of their adolescents ...

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