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High-Impact News for Educational Psychologists

“The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other.  Without collaboration our growth is limited to our own perspectives.”  
- Robert John Meehan
NPR provides details on 22 states that still currently allow corporal punishment in schools. (NPR)

Research from Arizona State University finds that parents would do well to avoid obsessing over grades—especially at the expense of social skills and kindness. (ScienceDaily)

The Atlantic outlines research showing that assistant professor representation hasn't grown with PhD graduation rates among minorities. 
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The Atlantic)

Research from the University of Georgia finds that strategic prevention programs can "safeguard children's brains from the effects of poverty." (ScienceDaily)

The Washington Post reports that The College Board is going to begin expanding testing accomodations for the SAT. (The Washington Post)
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