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There is research showing that there are numerous benefits for a low-income child to attend a Head Start program, though these effects are less clear as the child ages.
A new application for a religious charter school is stirring up far-reaching questions about the constitutionality of public aid to faith-based institutions.
Cybercrime is getting increasingly sophisticated, and scammers target senior citizens.
Slasher films have notoriously played into homophobic and transphobic tropes. But queer and trans fans love them anyway, and ‘Camp Miasma’ addresses that tension head-on.
Communities almost never see a boost in job or income growth after taxpayers subsidize a new sports facility.
The pact with Turkey and Pakistan has evolved quickly from a vague political commitment. Riyadh hopes it will help it navigate a thorny Middle East crisis.
A majority of Supreme Court justices follow originalism, the mode of constitutional interpretation championed by late Justice Antonin Scalia. A former Scalia law clerk explains what originalism means.
Seven months into the US conflict with Iran, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices.
For most people, handling receipts is a low-risk activity, but if you’re concerned, there are some straightforward precautions you can take.
Leave for the non-birthing parent after a new baby arrives gives the family an opportunity to bond.
Capturing data about the timing and symptoms of menopause could help address many unanswered questions about this common yet ignored experience.
The games created a new way of experiencing video games by building a 3D world in which events could unfold beyond the player’s line of sight.
College rankings can be consequential for less prestigious and less wealthy schools, giving them visibility they might not otherwise have.
All the training data in the world can’t account for every possibility when AI systems interact with people and the environment.
Bacteria make a survival gamble when they devote all their energy to forming spores. Evolution is quick to get rid of this function, and researchers did the accounting to understand why.
An AI Force would likely push China to create its own. That arms race could turn a technology already slipping out of human control into a weapon.
Barriers, checkpoints and surveillance have made the plight of Palestinians easier to keep hidden. But thanks to films like ‘NAZA,’ that’s starting to change.
A hierarchy of oversight for the iconic arts venue has essentially collapsed.
An unregulated sector has risks in itself but will also aid the rapid advancement of AI in China.
Gen Z workers don’t communicate better or worse than previous generations, but they learned to do so under very different circumstances.
Filing a civil rights complaint with the Office of Civil Rights can be parents’ last stop. Following cuts and restructuring, this federal office is no longer serving that same resource.
Mold spores, 90-degree classrooms and aging pipes: An environmental health expert explains why Pennsylvania’s old schools are harder on kids than adults.
The people of northern Virginia have been living with data centers for many years. But even they are resisting new developments. And they have specific wishes for how to regulate them.
School personnel in Detroit and community members in Flint reported concerns about teens experiencing mental health conditions.