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A survey of sleep habits amongst college students and the way their habits affect driving and academic performance.

School aged children's sleep habits and learning abilities are examined to show that poor sleep makes it difficult for a child to learn

marital conflict and poor sleep habits have a negative impact on children's academic performance

Children and teenagers who play violent video games show increased physical aggression months afterward, according to new research that adds another layer of evidence to the continuing debate over the video-game habits of the youngest generation.

This article from the Washington Post discusses the problem of aliteracy. Much more prevalent than illiteracy, it is also more insidious because unlike teaching someone how to read, which is fairly straightforward, how do you teach someone to LIKE to read? This article contains statistics on aliteracy in America and interesting ways in which aliteracy has changed the way our society functions.

How sleep and and daytime sleepiness affects medical students in Hong Kong's academic performance.