Report: US students continue to struggle from COVID-19 learning loss
A new report shows that American students are half a grade level behind pre-pandemic levels in math and reading, mirroring ...
Devina Mehra: Persistence of vision can mislead investors but it’s not as if there’s no escape
Humans tend to hang on to stories, but this could prevent us from seeing key changes that matter. We must learn to recognize ...
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US Hits Its Most Corrupt Level, According To International Corruption Index
In this latest index score, the US received a 65 out of 100 score in its perceived level of public sector corruption, ...
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Dear Decaturish – From the Olympics to World Cup, let’s not repeat our mistakes
As you ride the escalator towards baggage claim in Hartsfield-Jackson airport, a wall-sized countdown reminds you that the ...
Report shows half of older New Yorkers live in poverty; North Country sees significant spike
A report from the Center for an Urban Future shows that poverty rates for New Yorkers ages 65 and older have reached 50% in ...
'Structural poverty' maps could steer help to world's neediest
Leveraging national surveys, big-data advances and machine learning, Cornell researchers have piloted a new approach to ...
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Republicans think economy will improve over the next year, Democrats expect it to get worse
About three-quarters of Republicans (73%) expect the economy to be better a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, ...
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Research: Learning Recovery Has Stalled, Despite Billions in Pandemic Aid
One researcher likened the effects to the ‘tsunami following the earthquake,’ with just 6 percent of districts recovered in both math and reading.
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Gender Economic Inequality
In the United States and around the world, women continue to be underrepresented in high-level, highly paid positions and overrepresented in low-paying jobs. Women of color and transgender individuals ...
Report warns of surging severe poverty across Africa
Africa is experiencing a troubling surge in severe lived poverty, reversing hard-won gains from the past two decades, ...
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NELFUND addressing school dropout menace — Presidential aide
Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Students’ Engagements, Sunday Asefon, has said the introduction of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) codenamed students’ loan has helped ...
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Cyprus’ energy poverty a growing burden on households
Following the publication by the EU of ‘Justice-focused approach key to effective energy poverty solutions’, energy poverty in Europe was again in the news last week. This is based on a study ...