Outside money targets school board elections
Wealthy individuals and national advocacy groups are using their cash to get people who support education reforms elected to local school boards.
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Covering food policy and the Farm Bill: Insights from author Michael Pollan
Author Michael Pollan discussed the Farm Bill’s far-reaching impact on the U.S. food system and the environment, how journalists can better cover food policy, and more during a visit to Harvard’s Shorenstein Center.
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Opiate prescriptions linked to recovery delays in elderly
Elderly patients who were prescribed opiates had longer hospital stays, on average, than those who were not.
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Maternal education: A matter of life and death for infants?
Infants whose mothers lack a high school education are, in some states, more than twice as likely to die as those born to mothers with four years of college or more.
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Closing tax loopholes: Explainer and reporting resources
Politicians looking to reform America’s tax system often talk about closing loopholes and cutting deductions. What does this mean? And who is lobbying against the changes?
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4 tips for understanding statistics from FiveThirtyEight’s Christie Aschwanden
Tips for numbers-shy journalists on understanding and writing about statistics.
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Daylight saving time: Research on health, car accidents and energy usage
How does daylight saving time affect our health? We review the research.
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Sexual harassment: Who suffers, and how
This roundup compiles scholarship on sexual harassment and assault, with an eye to demographic trends and health effects.
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Do recessions make career criminals?
The state of the economy when someone leaves school can impact whether he finds a job or starts a life of crime, a new paper finds.
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Women’s sexual health and the Affordable Care Act: Research roundup
This compilation of the latest research on women’s sexual health will help journalists understand changes to the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. Studies highlight how contraceptive use and cost has changed in recent years, changes in insurance coverage and outcomes related to contraceptive use.
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