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Is This a Great Time to Take a Gap Year Before Starting College - Student Research Foundation

Is This a Great Time to Take a Gap Year Before Starting College . . . Or the Worst Year Ever?

There are many reasons why it makes sense for this year’s graduating high school seniors to take a year off – a gap year – before starting college.

Students who opt for gap years could . . . Read more

Destination Imagination a Student Research Foundation Partner

Stay Creative While You Stay At Home!

In these days of social distancing and stay-at-home guidance, it’s more important than ever to connect with friends and family members and to continue expressing your creativity.  That’s why the Student Research Foundation would like to tell you about a great opportunity for students and their families, from Destination Imagination, one of our student research partners. Read more

Career Discovery Public Safety and Law Enforcement - Student Research Foundation

Career Discovery: Public Safety and Law Enforcement

Yesterday as I was driving through the suburban town where I live, I saw two police cruisers idling with their rooftop lights flashing.

Only a few weeks ago, I would have thought something terrible had happened. But today, the knowledge that my town’s law officers were looking out for my safety made me feel calm and reassured. Read more

More Students Should Be Thinking about Careers in Health Services Today - Student Research Foundation

More Students Should Be Thinking about Careers in Health Services Today

Research conducted by the Student Research Foundation earlier this year found that many American high school students were already interested in pursuing careers in the health sciences. That was before Coronavirus reached our shores. But even then, our research found that  . . . Read more

How Violent and Dangerous Are America’s College Campuses - Student Research Foundation

How Violent and Dangerous Are America’s College Campuses?

“I look at my dear and darling students in my classes,” says a high school teacher, “and I am heartbroken to think that next year they will be living in danger on college campuses, which seem so prone to crime of all kinds. I hate to send them out there unprotected!” Read more

How College Students can Plan to Vote in the Presidential Election - Student Research Foundation

Now Is the Time for College Students to Plan How They Will Vote in the Presidential Election

It might seem like the next presidential election is way in the future. But the fact is, it isn’t. Voting day is November 3, 2020, and the clock is ticking. If you are a college student who will be voting from campus, not from home, the time to plan how you will vote is NOW, not later. Read more

Reading Skills Are the Biggest Predictor of Career Aspirations - Student Research Foundation

Reading Skills Are the Biggest Predictor of Career Aspirations

The OECD’s Latest PISA Study Finds that Around the World, Reading Skills Are the Biggest Predictor of Smart Career Aspirations

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study tested 600,000 15-year-old students in 79 countries on reading, science and mathematics.

What did the OECD study find? One troubling finding was that during the last 10 years, students’ reading skills have not improved significantly in poorer countries, but only in countries that are increasing their spending on education. Those stronger countries include Canada, China, Estonia, Ireland, Finland and Singapore. Read more

Campus Safety Tips for College Students in the Age of Uber and Lyft - Student Research Foundation

Campus Safety Tips for College Students in the Age of Uber and Lyft

Whether you are a high school teacher or a parent, you know how much you want to keep students safe when they head off to college. Up until now, it has been easier to monitor their safety than it will be when they head off to live on or near college campuses. Read more

Student Maturity Can Mislead High School Teachers - Student Research Foundation

Why Impressions of Student Maturity Can Mislead High School Educators

As soon as the 2019-20 school year began, a high school English teacher was very impressed with the maturity exhibited by one of the female students in her class. The student was poised, comfortable in her interactions with other students, and articulate. But when the student turned in her first paper, the teacher was surprised because the student didn’t write or structure her paper well. How could that be, when she seemed so mature? Read more

National Center for Women & Information Technology a Student Research Foundation Partner

Partner Profile: National Center for Women & Information Technology

The Student Research Foundation is proud to be a partner organization of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), an organization dedicated to increasing opportunities for women in information technology. Read more