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What happens when students can't concentrate long enough to watch movies?
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (161+ words) What happens when students can't concentrate long enough to watch movies?WXXI News What happens when students can't concentrate long enough to watch movies? Across the country, film professors have been shocked to find that many students " even students studying…...
Cheers and jeers from child care advocates
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (336+ words) Cheers and jeers from child care advocates'WXXI News Cheers and jeers from child care advocates It has been a roller coaster of a week for child care advocates in New York State. On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced it was…...
Hochul seeks additional social media safeguards for kids
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (442+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled new proposals Monday aimed at keeping kids safe online. The proposals expand age verification requirements for platforms, including online gaming and seek to keep strangers from contacting kids online by placing privacy settings at their highest…...
ADHD drugs may work indirectly to boost attention
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (674+ words) Scientists are updating their view of how drugs like Adderall and Ritalin help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder stay on task. The latest evidence is a study of thousands of brain scans of adolescents that confirms earlier hints that…...
Less tech, more interaction: professor experiments with course design
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (108+ words) In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 12/22/25, Alfred University President Mark Zupan tells us what he learned teaching a technology free course. Less tech, more interaction: professor experiments with course design Alfred University President Mark Zupan conducted…...
More Monroe County children are being tested for lead exposure
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (330+ words) More children were found to have elevated blood lead levels in 2024 compared to the prior year, but more were tested last year as well. The Monroe County Department of Public Health recently released the numbers on child lead exposure testing....
Golisano donates $253 million to launch nationwide network of children's hospitals
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (595+ words) UR Medicine's Golisano Children's Hospital now sits as the flagship of a growing network of such medical centers. There were four " also including Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, the soon-to-be-renamed John R. Oishei Children's Hospital…...
The racial history of the 'overpopulation time bomb' and 'pronatalism' movements
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (78+ words) Code Switch explores the racial history of two seemingly opposing movements that inform today's declining birthrates. The racial history of the 'overpopulation time bomb' and 'pronatalism' movements Code Switch explores the racial history of two seemingly opposing movements that inform…...
'Why does my toddler … ?' Your kiddo's most confounding behavior, decoded
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1341+ words) Parenting a two year old is such a wild ride. The other day, my son started the morning with an explosion of cuddles, followed immediately by refusing the blueberry muffins he had declared his very favorite the week before. Once…...
FAFSA Fest can help you get money for college
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (420+ words) The Rochester Education Foundation is hosting a city-wide FAFSA Fest this weekend aimed at high school seniors looking for guidance on filling out college financial aid forms. For Phil Hounshell, director of college access and success programs at the Rochester…...