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Found: 345 postsStudies with keyword "children"
Conflict minerals and firms’ ignorance over their supply chains
2016 study in the Academy of Management Journal that looks at how companies struggle, even when required by federal law, to account for the “conflict minerals” they use in their products.
School vouchers and student achievement: Reviewing the research
2016 research review of school vouchers and their impact on students’ success.
Food deserts: How residents’ diets change after a neighborhood supermarket opens
2015 study published in Health Affairs that looks at how the diets of people who live in “food deserts” change after a neighborhood supermarket opens.
Marijuana legalization: Tax revenue and changing consumption
2016 study in the American Economic Review estimates how legalizing marijuana nationally would impact tax returns and consumption.
Student learning with laptops: Measuring the effectiveness of laptops in American classrooms
2016 study in Review of Educational Research that looks at whether student use of laptop computers results in learning improvements.
Drowsy driving and car crashes: How night-shift work contributes to traffic dangers
2016 study published in PNAS that looks at the impact of night-shift work on measures of drowsiness, driving performance and risk for motor vehicle crashes.
Alligator fatal attacks and encounters with humans: Historical data and research
2005 report in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine that looks at the prevalence and characteristics of alligator attacks on humans in the U.S. from 1948 to 2004.
The characteristics of burns among children referred for child abuse evaluations: New research
2016 study published in Child Abuse & Neglect that looks at the characteristics of burns among children to determine the likelihood that the burns are the result of child abuse.
Single-sex restrooms and transgender individuals: A roundup of research
2016 collection of research and reports aimed at helping journalists write about the public policy debate surrounding transgender individuals and bathroom access.
Welfare reform and unemployment among young, low-skilled men
2016 study published in Demography that looks at how welfare reform policies aimed at getting more single mothers into the workforce affected employment among young men.
