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Autism Amid Uncertainty: Expert Advice for Parents and Teachers

A leading autism researcher and former special education teacher offers advice to help students cope with the abrupt changes brought on by the novel coronavirus outbreak.




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Rangers "incredulous" over "unfounded" SPFL claim that chairman Douglas Park threatened Neil Doncaster

RANGERS vice-chairman John Bennett last night dismissed a claim that Ibrox chairman Douglas Park had threatened SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster as “unfounded”.




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Concerns raised after NHS England staff 'asked to make 400-mile trip to Scotland' for coronavirus tests

Staff from NHS England have been asked to travel hundreds of miles to Scotland to be tested for coronavirus, according to reports.




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Teachers of Students With Behavior Problems Want Help Finding Evidence-Based Tools

A survey of educators around the country found that many reported looking up interventions on their own, when they really wanted more formal training, a survey found.




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AERA Cancels In-Person Conference Due to Coronavirus. The Event Will Be Held Virtually

The world's largest education research group said it will work to convert much of the annual meeting into a virtual experience for attendees and presenters.




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Penn State Berks announces plans for spring commencement

Penn State's virtual commencement ceremony, set for 2 p.m. on May 9, is the first step in recognizing the Class of 2020 at Penn State Berks, which will offer additional celebratory programming for Berks graduates via the campus' website and social media.




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Scholastic awards recognize academic excellence at Penn State Berks

Forty-nine Penn State Berks students received recognition for the University Scholastic awards on April 2, through personalized emails. The awards presented included the Evan Pugh Scholars Award,




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Senior and Faculty, Staff Diversity Recognition Awards announced

The Multicultural Resource Center at Penn State has announced this year’s Senior and Faculty/Staff Diversity Recognition Awards recipients. The 2020 awards honor multicultural University Park graduating seniors who excel in academics, leadership, and service, as well as faculty and staff throughout Penn State who demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts beyond the responsibilities of their position.




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Expansion of School Vouchers Gets Trounced in Arizona

Proposition 305 had become one of the most contentious ballot-box battles over school choice in the 2018 midterm elections. But its loss is not necessarily a defeat for school choice advocates.




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Prevalence of Fatty Liver in Children and Adolescents

Jeffrey B. Schwimmer
Oct 1, 2006; 118:1388-1393
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The Burden of Diabetes Mellitus Among US Youth: Prevalence Estimates From the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study

SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study Group
Oct 1, 2006; 118:1510-1518
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Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial of a 42-Day Tapering Course of Dexamethasone to Reduce the Duration of Ventilator Dependency in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Outcome of Study Participants at 1-Year Adjusted Age

T. Michael O'Shea
Jul 1, 1999; 104:15-21
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Increasing Prevalence of Medically Complex Children in US Hospitals

Katherine H. Burns
Oct 1, 2010; 126:638-646
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Variation in Care of the Febrile Young Infant <90 Days in US Pediatric Emergency Departments

Paul L. Aronson
Oct 1, 2014; 134:667-677
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Sleep-Disordered Breathing and School Performance in Children

David Gozal
Sep 1, 1998; 102:616-620
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Poor Predictive Validity of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development for Cognitive Function of Extremely Low Birth Weight Children at School Age

Maureen Hack
Aug 1, 2005; 116:333-341
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Validation of the National Institutes of Health Consensus Definition of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Richard A. Ehrenkranz
Dec 1, 2005; 116:1353-1360
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Trends in Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations in the United States, 2000-2009

Kohei Hasegawa
Jul 1, 2013; 132:28-36
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Trends in the Prevalence of Developmental Disabilities in US Children, 1997-2008

Coleen A. Boyle
Jun 1, 2011; 127:1034-1042
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Prolonged Duration of Initial Empirical Antibiotic Treatment Is Associated With Increased Rates of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Death for Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

C. Michael Cotten
Jan 1, 2009; 123:58-66
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Unexpected Increased Mortality After Implementation of a Commercially Sold Computerized Physician Order Entry System

Yong Y. Han
Dec 1, 2005; 116:1506-1512
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Growth in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Influences Neurodevelopmental and Growth Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

Richard A. Ehrenkranz
Apr 1, 2006; 117:1253-1261
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Factors Influencing the Composition of the Intestinal Microbiota in Early Infancy

John Penders
Aug 1, 2006; 118:511-521
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Neurodevelopmental and Functional Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network, 1993-1994

Betty R. Vohr
Jun 1, 2000; 105:1216-1226
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Palivizumab, a Humanized Respiratory Syncytial Virus Monoclonal Antibody, Reduces Hospitalization From Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in High-risk Infants

The IMpact-RSV Study Group
Sep 1, 1998; 102:531-537
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Late-Onset Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates: The Experience of the NICHD Neonatal Research Network

Barbara J. Stoll
Aug 1, 2002; 110:285-291
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The #U19EURO experience – the players' view

With the tournament approaching its semi-final stage, the players give an insight into the lessons learned from playing in the heightened circumstances of a U19 EURO.




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Spain win 2019 U19 EURO: at a glance

Spain beat holders Portugal to claim their eighth U19 title, five more than anyone else.




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Penn State Harrisburg announces faculty and staff awards

Penn State Harrisburg this spring recognized outstanding employee contributions with the 2020 faculty and staff awards. Nominated by the college community, and selected by various award committees, several faculty and staff members received awards.




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Penn State Harrisburg announces plans for spring commencement

Penn State Harrisburg has announced plans for spring 2020 commencement to celebrate the achievements of its more than 800 graduates.




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My road to commencement: Jessica Sheets

Penn State Harrisburg senior Jessica Sheets and her father, Ethan, have a lot in common, including both having had their commencement ceremonies preempted by historic events — hers by the coronavirus epidemic, and his by Hurricane Agnes in 1972.




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Teacher-Preparation Programs Make Gains in the 'Science of Reading,' Review Finds

The National Council on Teacher Quality has found that the number of elementary programs teaching scientifically based reading instruction is increasing.




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More Teacher-Preparation Programs Are Teaching the 'Science of Reading,' Review Finds

The National Council on Teacher Quality has found that the number of elementary programs teaching scientifically based reading instruction is increasing.




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Future Teachers Are Unfamiliar With Basic 'Learning Science,' Report Finds

"There's a science of learning, and ... there's not a single teacher who couldn't benefit, I think, from knowing these principles," said the executive director of Deans for Impact, a group of education school leaders.




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The Question of Performance Pay

"While policy-system enthusiasm for the idea is building, the research-and-evaluation jury is still out on educator performance pay," say James W. Guthrie and Patrick J. Schuermann.




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Purpose and Performance in Teacher Performance Pay

“How about defining student and teacher performance based on what parents and citizens actually want for their children—all of the goals, not just one,” suggests Donald B. Gratz.




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Poll Finds School Leaders Cool to Performance Pay

A survey by the American Association of School Administrators finds fewer than half interested in such compensation plans.




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Iowa Ready To Weigh Statewide Teacher-Performance Pay

Iowa appears to be poised to consider a pay-for-performance compensation plan for teachers, following the lead of a handful of districts and schools that have embraced the controversial policy.




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Nebraska Approves Performance Pay, K-12 Funding Boost

Teacher performance pay may soon be coming to the Cornhusker State.




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Truly Paying for Performance

Catherine Awsumb Nelson and Richard Wertheimer offer Pittsburgh’s City High as a case study of basing pay decisions on the quality of classroom teaching, rather than standardized-test scores.




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Cincinnati Teachers Rebuff Performance Pay

Amid bad feelings between the union and district administrators, Cincinnati teachers overwhelmingly rejected a groundbreaking plan that would have based their pay on performance.




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Why Pay Incentives Are Destined to Fail

They have disappointed in industry, writes author and educator Andrea Gabor, and in schools they could undermine reform.




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Ed. Dept. Announces New Grants Under Teacher Incentive Fund

Federal education officials have begun announcing a new round of grants from the Teacher Incentive Fund.




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Teacher Incentive Fund Awards Its Last Grants for Fiscal Year

Another dozen school districts have landed federal Teacher Incentive Fund grants, including one that will focus on paying principals and assistant principals for their performance.




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Pay-For-Performance Hypocrisy

The end of the year is a propitious time to take a closer look at the proposal that teachers should be paid like workers in business because it's when bonuses are handed out. In this regard, no group is more fitting to examine than executives, whose pay is ostensibly based on company performance. Bu




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Pay-for-Performance Hypocrisy

Corporate reformers speak with forked tongue about performance pay for teachers.




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Support and Accountability for Public and Private Principals

New data from the National Center for Education Statistics find that principals at private schools tend to have more experience, 9.7 years on average leading schools versus 6.8 years for public school principals.




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Abington nutritionist shares science behind nutrition

Despite what people may read or hear from friends and family, there are no magical foods or pills that are guaranteed to protect against COVID-19, according to Wendy Richman, who teaches nutrition at Penn State Abington.




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UEFA announces global deal with Booking.com

UEFA and Booking.com have announced a four-year global partnership for all UEFA national team football competitions from 2018 to 2022, including UEFA EURO 2020.




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Fund honoring beloved professor to support student enrichment experiences

To honor a favorite professor and help students with the expenses associated with internships and study abroad, 1979 Penn State alumna Maryann Hunter created a fund in political science.