Schooling in war zones, mobile phone engagement study and irregular bedtimes

Education research: irregular bedtimes on school nights can have an impact on reading and maths tests as well as spatial ability, say scientists at University College London. Photograph: AlamyResearchers at Harvard have been looking at the effect of giving pupils mobile phones and then texting them messages to encourage them to participate in school.More than 2,000 pupils aged 11 to 13 in Oklahoma took part in the study. The pupils were randomly allocated to four different groups; two groups

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