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/ 6 months agoHomeschooled kids face unique college challenges − here are 3 ways they can be overcome
More than 3 million children in the US are homeschooled. Are they getting a good education?
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/ 6 months agoPalestinian writers have long explored the horrors of amputation
In a number of stories and novels, lost limbs represent both physical and metaphorical loss.
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/ 6 months agoVenus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability
Studying Venus’ water loss can help scientists better understand how planets go from potentially habitable to incapable of supporting life.
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/ 6 months agoTrump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now
Donald Trump says he will authorize a roundup of all 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. A 1950s program with...
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/ 6 months agoNeediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds − even with programs designed to benefit poor communities
Tax dollars don’t always go to the communities that need them most.
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/ 6 months agoUnlicensed teachers now dominate new teacher hires in rural Texas schools
When students get unqualified teachers, it’s like missing one-third of the school year – and that’s what’s been happening with rural...
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/ 6 months agoPaying caregivers more could boost Nebraska’s economy − new research
Paying the caregivers of people with disabilities more would improve care while increasing economic growth, a research team found.
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/ 6 months agoThe number of religious ‘nones’ has soared, but not the number of atheists – and as social scientists, we wanted to know why
Social factors, from wealth to politics, may shape whether people who do not believe in God identify as an atheist.
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/ 6 months agoHow does the brain think?
Eating right, exercising, playing sports, reading and journaling are just a few of the ways you can keep your brain in...
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/ 6 months agoI analyzed 3,356 signs to see how language use is changing in three Latino neighborhoods in Philly
Spanish signs are becoming more popular in the Italian Market in South Philadelphia, but decreasing along the Golden Block in North...
