Elementary students from low-income families increasingly attend different schools than middle-class peers—a nationwide trend that holds negative consequences for learning among kids who are living in poverty, a new study ...
Education
Feb 2, 2022
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Imagine this: You take out a mortgage to purchase your dream home. But the rate you were quoted has expired, and when you go to renew it you find there's been a major hike in interest rates. With this new rate, you are no ...
Environment
Jan 24, 2022
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A new coat of paint and some nice shrubs are common ways to add curb appeal and, potentially, value to your home. New research from the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources finds that some less common fixes ...
Economics & Business
Jan 17, 2022
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Global policy commitments on conservation such as the recent COP 26 declaration on Forest and Land Use are a step in the right direction but policy-makers must be inclusive of indigenous peoples and ensure that any initiatives ...
Ecology
Jan 13, 2022
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Coal is likely to be completely gone from Victoria's electricity system by 2032 with most other parts of Australia not far behind, a report from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) declared last week.
Environment
Dec 13, 2021
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People strongly favor a fairer and more sustainable way of life in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite not thinking it will actually materialize or that others share the same progressive wishes, according to new research ...
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2021
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Education departments have been investing in feedback-based tools to assess school performance. These include student perception surveys, where students provide feedback on the quality of their learning and their experiences ...
Education
Nov 26, 2021
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Residential energy use represents roughly one-fifth of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. A team of researchers led by McGill University has used data from 60 million individual American households to look ...
Environment
Nov 22, 2021
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Around the world, the negative effect of looking at thin and unrealistic media images on women's own body image has become an increasing concern.
Social Sciences
Nov 22, 2021
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Companies in the digital technology industry are significantly underreporting the greenhouse gas emissions arising along the value chain of their products. Across a sample of 56 major tech companies surveyed in a study by ...
Economics & Business
Nov 17, 2021
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