The impact of community colleges on employment growth in rural U.S. counties
2012 Washington State study in the Sociology of Education journal on the impact of community colleges on local employment growth.
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Village-based schools: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial in Afghanistan
2012 paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research on how village schools affect attendance rates and academic achievement.
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Residential segregation in new Hispanic destinations: Cities, suburbs and rural communities
2010 study from Cornell and Mississippi State on how Latinos are more segregated in new destination places, particularly in the suburbs and rural areas.
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Connection between social welfare participation, gender and obesity
2010 study from Duke University on links between poverty, government assistance and health problems in the United States.
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What drives land-use change in the United States?
2008 paper by Harvard University, Oregon State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the economic and policy drivers of national land-use change.
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Latino preschool children’s oral health in rural California
2008 University of California, San Francisco, study on the causes behind the high rate of dental care among the state’s Latino children.
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