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Poverty and Learning News
July 20, 2023

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Air Pollution High at US Public Schools With Kids from Marginalized Groups

Race- and ethnicity-based discrepancies in exposure to air pollution, especially regarding proximity to roadways and industrial zones, are well-established. A new study reports the first nationwide ...

Swedes With High Incomes Have More Children, Study Finds

In contrast to what many believe, Swedish men and women with higher incomes have more children, new research shows. This pattern is particularly clear for men and grows stronger over time: the more ...

Financial Strain Due to COVID-19 Pandemic Took Significant Toll on Adolescent Mental Health, Researchers Find

Financial stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic took a distinct toll on adolescent mental health and contributed to depressive symptoms, according to new research. The study found the effect was most ...

Assessments of Thinking Skills May Misrepresent Poor, Inner-City Children in the US

Some assessment tools which measure children's thinking skills may have provided inaccurate information about poor, urban students because they are modelled on wealthier, mostly White, ...

Cost of Cancer Treatment Can Impact Health of Survivors

A significant number of people who have survived cancer are living in poverty, which can have negative effects on their physical and mental health, according to ...

Income Inequality Can Harm Children’s Achievement in Maths – but Not Reading, 27-Year Study Suggests

Inequalities in income affect how well children do in maths -- but not reading, the most comprehensive study of its kind has ...

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New Study on COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Largest US Cities Finds Stark Inequities

In a study of the nine largest U.S. cities, researchers found stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates across neighborhoods. The study showed that high ...

Neighborhood Deprivation and COVID in Louisiana

A new study to investigate the role of neighborhood deprivation on COVID-19 in Louisiana has found that the more a neighborhood is deprived, the higher the risk for cases of ...

Teacher Quality Scores Change Depending on Students, School

学区在美国越来越多using student test scores to rate the effectiveness of teachers, but a new study found that the scores have less to do with individual teachers and ...

As Pandemic Affects Children's Health, Programs That Work Are Still Underused

Evidence-based programs known to reverse the negative effects of poverty are being widely neglected, according to a new ...

Counties With Persistent Poverty Rates Experience Higher Rates of Cancer Deaths

Residents of counties that experience persistent poverty face a disproportionately high risk of cancer ...

Most Americans Don't Have Enough Assets to Withstand 3 Months Without Income

A new study found that 77% of low- to moderate-income American households fall below the asset poverty threshold, meaning that if their income were cut off they would not have the financial assets to ...

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