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For teachers, every empty desk is a drain: on class time, energy, and ultimately their enjoyment of the job. More than 1 in 4 students nationwide chronically misses school. Now, new research links ...

Tracey Muir has received funding from the Australian Research Council for other projects not related to this article. Julia Hill received funding from the Australian Government Research Training ...

Middle school marks the transition from late childhood to early adolescence. Developmental psychologist Erik Erikson describes the transition as a shift from the Industry vs. Inferiority stage (ages 6 ...