Charter schools’ academic, financial performance linked to governing board
Researchers investigate the composition of Massachusetts charter schools’ governing boards and how it affects school finances and student achievement.
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Researchers investigate the composition of Massachusetts charter schools’ governing boards and how it affects school finances and student achievement.
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Looking at data crossing five decades, the authors of a new paper find income inequality increases as financial markets develop.
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Carbon taxes and cap-and-trade are the strategies for tackling climate change that have won the hearts of many economists. But the details of how the price of carbon is set are hardly settled.
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Employment increases after taxes are cut for most income earners — but not when tax cuts target the top 10% of earners — according to recent research in the Journal of Political Economy.
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Globally, as many as half of the people who survive extreme weather events experience negative mental health outcomes.
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If you work for a boss who has all the emotional intelligence of a computer, consider that someday your boss might actually be a computer. It’s already happening in ridesharing and it won’t stop there, according to new research.
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These studies show that the trade war is a net loss for the world economy. And if a global trade war broke out, the economic hit could approach that seen during the Great Recession.
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Lagging home values and high foreclosure rates among Hispanic Democrats helped shift Florida from a blue state in 2012 to a red one in 2016, study finds.
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As baby boomers age, demand for home health care increases. Studies identify trends in availability and reasons for the industry’s rapid churn.
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In New York City, travel time and cost more strongly predict social media connectedness than geographical distance, according to a recent working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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