Why do women and obese passengers suffer the worst car-crash injuries?
Until recently, diversity was not a critical priority for highway safety engineers.
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Paper: School shootings affect school quality, housing value
A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois scholar who studies urban economics says that home prices within a school district affected by a mass shooting episode in a school declined by 7.8 percent – more than $15,000 ...
Trump administration cites safety to freeze mileage standard
The Trump administration says people would drive more and be exposed to increased risk if their cars get better gas mileage, an argument intended to justify freezing Obama-era toughening of fuel standards.
Researcher shows how racially based tools to separate science students persist
The recent U.S. Next Generation Science Standards seek to address long-standing problems of some populations of students being underserved and not receiving the same quality education as their peers. The standards refute ...
Study finds high-pressure expectations lead to unethical behavior
It can happen in the branch office or the boardroom. Volkswagen did it to pass emissions tests. Wells-Fargo did it to squeeze more profits from their customers. Some school districts have it done it to boost their standardized ...
Augmented reality platform could help students discover STEM concepts through interactive experimentation
Explore! Interactive, a Purdue-related startup, is developing a platform that uses augmented reality to help K-12 students more effectively learn science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM subjects, and increase ...
Students' test scores tell us more about the community they live in than what they know
Every year, policymakers across the U.S. make life-changing decisions based on the results of standardized tests.
Teacher racial bias matters more for students of color
English and math teachers underestimate the academic abilities of students of color, which in turn has an impact on students' grades and academic expectations, finds a new study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, ...
Applying to college—more information could mean big opportunities for low-income students
When admissions officers know more about their high schools, students from low-income backgrounds have a much better chance of getting into selective colleges, researchers at the University of Michigan School of Education ...
Texas votes to change science lessons challenging evolution
The Texas Board of Education has preliminarily voted to ease—but not completely eliminate—state high school science curriculum requirements that experts argued cast doubt on the theory of evolution.
