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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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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/ 7 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...
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/ 7 months ago‘Hidden mother’ photos don’t erase moms − rather, they reveal the labor and love that support the child
Mothers are smudged out and poorly cloaked beneath drapes in these 19th century portraits. But these photos are not so much...
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/ 7 months agoWhat are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see
Nanoplastics are the smallest microplastics, far narrower than a human hair. Very little is known about their composition, structure or how...
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/ 7 months agoHouston area’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate
Too much pavement and old drainage systems are just two of the problems communities face.
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/ 7 months agoMedia coverage of campus protests tends to focus on the spectacle, rather than the substance
Analysis shows news stories on pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US universities spiked when they involved clashes.
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/ 7 months agoWhat’s in a VIN? How to decode the vehicle identification number, your car’s unique fingerprint
VINs can tell a story if you know what to look for.