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A scholar of intensive after-school 'hyper education' says it's becoming a more common extracurricular activity for children of all ages.
Does the International Baccalaureate make for a better rounded education for students?
When after-school clubs aren't properly monitored, they can become risky spaces.
Maybe you shouldn’t meet at that time and place? Research shows that the clock and the calendar can be a drag on leisurely activities.
New research finds clubs can help close the education gap and improve children's social skills.
Five percent of seven-year-olds are having some kind of extra tuition. Why?
Put young children in football or karate class and they concentrate better in the classroom.
Disadvantaged pupils know what they're missing when it comes to extra-curricular activities.
Surveys show that 95% of high school students and 70% of college students are involved in some form of cheating.
Even though America claims to be a society based on hard work and meritocracy, rewards go only to those with the right college degree.
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Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies and Dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, Cornell University
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Professor of Education and Public Policy, Durham University
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Research Associate in the School of Education, Durham University
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Research Fellow in the School of Education, Durham University
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Associate Dean, Director Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution, University of Florida
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Professor, School of Psychoeducation and researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal
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Professor of Educational Inclusion, Newcastle University
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Head of Children, Families & Work, Policy Research Centre, NatCen Social Research
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