Homicides near schools negatively impact on the educational attainment of children, a new study in the Journal of Labor Economics reports.
Education
Sep 21, 2020
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Closing schools to combat the spread of the coronavirus is having a sweeping impact on an annual rite of spring: the standardized tests that are dreaded by millions of students and teachers alike.
Education
Mar 19, 2020
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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) conducted room burn comparisons to better understand how country-specific fire codes in the U.S., France and the United Kingdom affect the fire safety of home furnishings and their contributions ...
Environment
Mar 03, 2020
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Students' high school grade point averages are five times stronger than their ACT scores at predicting college graduation, according to a new study published today in Educational Researcher, a peer-reviewed journal of the ...
Education
Jan 28, 2020
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Think of the most radioactive landscapes on the planet and the names Chernobyl and Fukushima may come to mind.
Environment
Jul 16, 2019
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A growing number of infections—such as pneumonia, gonorrhea and tuberculosis—are becoming harder to treat, as bacteria evolve defenses against antibiotics faster than we can develop new drugs to replace them.
Cell & Microbiology
May 16, 2019
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Until recently, diversity was not a critical priority for highway safety engineers.
Engineering
Oct 02, 2018
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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 ...
Economics & Business
Sep 24, 2018
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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.
Environment
Jul 31, 2018
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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 ...
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2017
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