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Education is the process of facilitating learning. Knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits of a group of people are transferred to other people, through storytelling, discussion, teaching, training, or research. Education frequently takes place under the guidance of educators, but learners may also educate themselves in a process called autodidactic learning. Any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts may be considered educational. More...
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Importance of a museum visit: Assessing arts education and institutions
Source: JournalistsResource.orgWho takes Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)? A HarvardX and MITx study
Source: JournalistsResource.orgYouth bullying trends in the United States: Research and data
Source: JournalistsResource.orgHow summer programs can boost children's learning
Source: JournalistsResource.orgWhich measures will help close the academic achievement gap between low- and high-income students remains a matter of intense policy debate. One idea has been to extend the school year in order to give students more learning days, while another strategy has involved school districts offering summer programs targeting under-performing students.
Digital tools in K-12 classrooms and student achievement: Weighing the evidence
Source: JournalistsResource.orgThe effects of prison education programs: Research findings
Source: JournalistsResource.orgStudent loans: Do college students borrow too much - or not enough?
Source: JournalistsResource.orgSAT scores, lower-income students and the benefits of attending higher-quality universities
Source: JournalistsResource.orgThe impact of summer youth employment on academic outcomes
Source: JournalistsResource.orgThe summer employment rate for U.S. teens held steady at around 50% from 1950 to 2000, but began to decline dramatically in the 21st century. By 2009, it had fallen below 33% for those ages 16 to 19.