SAT Scores Fall As More Students Take the Test

According to the College Board, average scores dropped on the SAT this past test-taking cycle, with a greater percentage of high-school students not ready for college-level work. The Wall Street Journal reports: A record 2.2 million 2019 graduates took the college entrance exam, up from 2018’s record of 2.1 million. The increase is partly attributed to more districts offering students the…

Brain Research On Boys’ Preference For Video Games and Girls’ For Social Media

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal: Many parents of both boys and girls have witnessed striking differences in the way their kids use technology, with their sons generally gravitating to video games and their daughters often spending more of their screen time scrolling through social media. Emerging research indicates that brain differences between males and females…