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Undocumented students face barriers to higher education
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Apr 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research released by the College Board shows that because of financial barriers and exclusion from the legal workforce, only a fraction of undocumented high school graduates go on to college. The board ...
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Cocaine use related to level of education achieved
Aug 29, 2007 |
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The decreased use of cocaine in the United States over the last 20 years mostly occurred among the highly educated, while cocaine use among non-high school graduates remained constant, according to a study by researchers ...
High school grads less likely to smoke
Jun 07, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists have analyzed the correlation between high school completion and the two leading causes of preventable death: smoking and obesity.
Education linked with calcium deposits
Apr 20, 2006 |
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A Northwestern University study suggests higher levels of education are associated with a lower prevalence of coronary artery calcium.
Immigrant Blacks More Likely to Attend Elite Colleges
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Aug 11, 2009 |
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A larger proportion of immigrant black high school graduates attend selective colleges and universities than both native black and white students in America, according to a study by sociologists at Johns Hopkins University ...
Certain factors associated with attrition during graduate medical education training
Dec 15, 2008 |
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Graduates from a single medical school who began graduate medical education (residency) programs appear more likely to change specialty or discontinue graduate medical education training if they are academically highly qualified ...
Study links primary care shortage with salary disparities
Sep 09, 2008 |
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The nation's shortage of primary care physicians has been linked to a host of poor health outcomes, and a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that salary disparities play a majo ...
Study finds that students benefit from depth, rather than breadth, in high school science courses
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Mar 05, 2009 |
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A recent study reports that high school students who study fewer science topics, but study them in greater depth, have an advantage in college science classes over their peers who study more topics and spend less time on ...
Health reform proposals could help 13 million uninsured young adults gain coverage
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Comprehensive health reform proposals now before Congress could help the more than 13 million uninsured young adults ages 19-29 gain coverage, and such reforms would also help ensure that those who now have coverage would ...
Growing income gap among US families suggests increasing economic insecurity
Dec 17, 2008 |
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The incomes of American families with children have become increasingly stratified since 1975, with income inequality increasing two-thirds during a 30-year period, according to findings published in the December issue of ...
Interactive game helps teach history to high-school kids
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Students who have trouble staying awake in history class now have a new way to learn about the Civil War and other topics: an interactive video game where they try to stop a band of evildoers from changing the past.
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