As higher education leaders await Supreme Court rulings on two lawsuits challenging race-based affirmative action in college admissions, we look at research on how well race-neutral alternatives help build student diversity.
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A biostatistician at Boston Children’s Hospital explains the findings and offers advice on reporting on eating disorders among children and teenagers.
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Two new meta-analyses synthesize the findings of dozens of studies on attempted suicide, self-harm, depression and anxiety among kids after COVID-19 began to spread.
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The bodies of Native American women, when found, are most likely to be categorized as unidentified in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, a study finds.
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Some U.S. schools are using federal relief funds to improve indoor air quality amid the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re covering the issue, it’s important to know what the research says about how air quality can affect student health and achievement.
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Researchers who study affirmative action offer journalists advice on covering the issue in advance of the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
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This updated collection of research suggests student achievement falls after school shootings and enrollment drops as some families move away.
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A New York Times education reporter shares tips and behind-the-scenes insights to help journalists cover insular communities and private schools.
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Three journalists discuss using leaked documents and ‘distant reading’ to uncover media manipulation and corruption in Florida and Alabama.
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Two scholars offer guidance on covering school corporal punishment, which can result in serious injuries and has, for years, been used disproportionately on Black students and children with disabilities.
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