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Why community college students quit despite being almost finished

Why community college students quit despite being almost finished — Benjamin Skinner, Justin Ortagus and Melvin Tanner

Community colleges are designed to make college more accessible, yet 6 out of every 10 community college students cannot reap the full rewards...
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Newly discovered genetic variant that causes Parkinson’s disease clarifies why the condition develops and how to halt it — Matthew Farrer

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative movement disorder that progresses relentlessly. It gradually impairs a person’s ability to function until they ultimately...

Infrastructure? Or jobs? Controversy over name of Biden proposal highlights long tradition in politics — Angela Bradbery

President Joe Biden caught flak this month when he released his infrastructure plan and named it the American Jobs Plan. Republicans said he was being misleading by stretching the definition of “infrastructure,” and they questioned his claims about the number of jobs the proposal would create.
Why most teachers who say they plan to leave the profession probably won’t do so anytime soon

Why most teachers who say they plan to leave the profession probably won’t do so anytime soon — Christopher Redding, Allison Gilmour, Alizabeth Bettini and Tuan D. Nguyen

Every spring, school and district leaders ask teachers about their plans to return to teaching in the fall. They need...

Before Kamala Harris, many Black women aimed for the White House — Sharon Austin

The vice president-elect of the United States is the American daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants.
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1 in 4 Colorado 11th-graders skipped their state’s standardized test − geography and income help explain why — Lydia Ross, Carlos Casanova, Kathryn Chapman and Sherman Dorn

The big idea About one in four 11th-graders in Colorado exercised their right to skip the state’s official science test each year between 2016...
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Why more school counselors and psychologists alone won’t solve America’s mental health crisis among students — Joni Williams Spelt

Of all the challenges that threaten the well-being of America’s schoolchildren, one of the most serious and severe is the...
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An NRL player died at training due to exertional heat stroke. What is it and what should coaches and athletes know? — Samuel Chalmers and Orlando Laitano

The tragic death of Manly rugby league player Keith Titmuss in 2020 due to exertional heat stroke is a reminder...

No justice, no peace: Why Catholic priests are kneeling with George Floyd protesters — Anna L. Peterson

Two days after the Catholic bishop of El Paso, Mark Seitz, knelt with a dozen other priests in a silent prayer for George Floyd holding a “Black Lives Matter” sign, he received a phone call from Pope Francis.
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Brain inflammation may be the reason behind muscle fatigue after infection and injury — Diego E. Rincon-Limas and Aaron N. Johnson

Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in the brain, or...
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Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered? A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor and mindset — Jonathan Day

It’s rare to attend an outdoor party in warm weather without hearing people complain about mosquitoes. They swat away, sit...
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Why does it hurt when you get a scrape? A neuroscientist explains the science of pain —Yenisel Cruz-Almeida

Nobody likes to feel pain, but it’s something every person will experience at some point in their life....
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