As the nation's Latino population has grown from 35 million in 2000 to more than 62 million, so have Latinos' overall levels of education, home ownership and economic security. But these gains also mask marked differences ...
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2022
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Every parent wants the best possible school for their children. But as the saying goes, you can't always get what you want. A new study from the University of Kansas shows that low-income parents, those from marginalized ...
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2022
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Some of the assessment tools that measure children's thinking skills in the U.S. may have provided inaccurate information about poor, urban students because they are modeled on wealthier—mostly white—populations.
Education
Oct 11, 2022
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The cost of living crisis is affecting people around the world. Although it's been building for some time, the fact that this crisis comes hot on the heels of an ongoing pandemic only makes matters worse.
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2022
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Prosecutors exert considerable power in the criminal justice system, and while defendants are predominantly Black and Latinx, prosecutors are overwhelmingly White. Despite calls for addressing racial disparities in this field, ...
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2022
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People's experiences of racism and stigma prior to coronavirus must be considered during any evaluation of the impact of social distancing, experts have said.
Social Sciences
Sep 22, 2022
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You define beauty yourself. You are more than a number on a scale. Love yourself the way you are. Body positive messages like these seem to be everywhere from social media to TV ads. But while some find the body positivity ...
Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2022
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Many studies have investigated how terrorism affects people. A new, large meta-study has compiled the results of 325 previous studies to tease out some overall results across contexts. The meta-study includes responses from ...
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2022
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Research has established that racial disparities exist in suspensions at school, with Black and Hispanic students more likely to be suspended than white, non-Hispanic students. A new study found that focusing only on broad ...
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2022
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New research from the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program finds racial and ethnic differences in how extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) are perceived and used in California. The study, published in Preventive ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2022
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