The United States has had a federal equal pay law on the books for close to 60 years—and yet some projections estimate it'll be another 30 years before women and men finally earn the same. On Boston's Equal Pay Day on April ...
Economics & Business
Apr 19, 2022
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Across the United States, historically redlined neighborhoods that scored lowest in racially discriminatory maps drawn by the government-sponsored Home-Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) in the 1930s had twice the density of ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2022
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Nobody is more excited for the release of a census than a genealogist. I have been researching family trees for 20 years and I have seen the release of key documents, including the 1911 census and the 1939 register, which ...
Social Sciences
Jan 20, 2022
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When public elementary schools close, families, teachers and public school advocates often criticize municipal authorities saying these closures disproportionately affect the poor and underrepresented, potentially widening ...
Education
Dec 7, 2021
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The predictive analytics industry is slated to earn more than $273 billion in 2022. Yet, despite the hype over big data and the forecasting power of tools such as statistical modelling and machine learning, not all firms ...
Economics & Business
Dec 3, 2021
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What happens when a city increases the size of its police force?
Other
Nov 24, 2021
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Contrary to popular belief, there has been no great migration in the U.S. during the pandemic.
Economics & Business
Nov 17, 2021
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Since the 1970s, dams have been removed from the U.S. at an increasing rate, with the aim to improve the ecology of river ecosystems, fish migration pathways, water quality, and recreation spaces.
Environment
Oct 8, 2021
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A new study found the use of outdoor parks and trails in urban areas of North Carolina declined during two summer months of 2020—contrary to anecdotal reports of a spike in new users during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study ...
Ecology
Sep 29, 2021
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Older adults who are childless in the U.S. are more likely to be college educated, working and white than those with children, and their numbers are growing.
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2021
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