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Education 'experts' cited in news stories may lack expertise, study finds Posted: 20 Feb 2015 10:33 AM PST A study of education experts cited in news stories and blogs during 2013 finds that some lack background in education policy and research.

Teens from single-parent families leave school earlier Posted: 20 Feb 2015 06:42 AM PST Individuals who live in single-parent families as teens received fewer years of schooling and are less likely to attain a bachelor's degree than those from two-parent families, a study concludes.

Use of 'digital badges' in schools would motivate students, research shows Posted: 13 Feb 2015 01:47 PM PST The blend of digital technology and traditional merit badges, such as those earned by Boy and Girl Scouts, would provide an opportunity to both motivate and measure learning, according to new research.

Economists recommend paying college athletes Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:30 AM PST The current compensation arrangement for big-time college athletics is inefficient, inequitable and very likely unsustainable, according to a new study by economists. The article concludes that an evolution to a competitive labor market with fewer restrictions on pay for top athletes may be inevitable, though the transition will be difficult.