Child psychologists have long known that play is essential for children's cognitive development because it boosts their social, physical, and emotional skills. But beginning in the 21st century, specialists repeatedly sounded ...
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Dec 15, 2023
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New research by School of Economics Associate Professor Shatakshee Dhongde combines multidimensional inequality measurements to better understand the disparity in the United States.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2023
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On the vast Texas Panhandle, raked by wind and relentless sun, women might drive for hours to reach Haven Health, a clinic in Amarillo.
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2023
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One in five students in the United States will not earn a high school diploma—and young adolescents who fall behind in school risk never catching up, leading to unemployment, poor health and poverty, research has shown.
Education
Jun 15, 2022
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Sixty percent of violence intervention workers in Chicago have witnessed a shooting attempt; 32% have witnessed someone else get shot while at work; 20% have been shot at while at work; and another 2% have been shot at and ...
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Jun 3, 2022
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The vaccinated are giving the cold shoulder to the unvaccinated.
Social Sciences
Aug 9, 2021
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Friendships that bridge across social class—"cross-class friendships"—can minimize middle school academic achievement differences that are based on the level of parents' education, according to research from the UCLA ...
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2021
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Parents may fear that if their high school student isn't motivated to do well in classes, there's nothing that will change that.
Social Sciences
Mar 1, 2021
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Back in in 2018—in the pre-pandemic world—about 5% of the U.S. workforce teleworked from home. That changed dramatically with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic; by May 2020 that number had jumped to about 35%. Tech giants ...
Economics & Business
Jul 22, 2020
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When it comes to career success, it pays to aim for more education than what you need for the job you want.
Education
Aug 20, 2019
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