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Family Economic Well-being and Children’s Educational Development Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sociologist Margot Jackson and Psychologist Taryn Morrissey examine the effects of state-level public spending on programs targeting children.
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A major research project taking place in the Mangochi District of Southern Malawi is shedding light on the challenging tightrope ultra-poor mothers walk between earning a living and raising healthy children.
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Cultural Anthropologist Jessaca Leinaweaver examines the various ways that children receive, are denied, and provide care.
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The Oregon Legislature’s short session begins Monday, and education advocates are urging lawmakers to dig into the state’s high rate of high school absenteeism.
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A new study suggests that the political environment in which a person grows up may influence their brain health decades later.
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize this year, a powerful symbol of the country’s democratic struggle.
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