6 tips for covering race-based affirmative action in college admissions
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email This collection of research on indoor air quality in U.S. schools, originally published in December 2022, was updated April 12 with a new report that raises...
View ArticleResearch shows spike in youth suicide attempts, depression after the COVID-19...
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The number of times children and adolescents came to hospital emergency rooms after attempting suicide jumped 22% across 18 countries, including the U.S., during...
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How newspaper reporters help my community
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Note from Clark Merrefield, senior editor for economics and legal systems at The Journalist’s Resource: A couple of weeks ago, my son, Theodore, came home with a...
View ArticleRace-neutral alternatives to affirmative action in college admissions: The...
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email This collection of research on alternatives to race-based affirmative action in college admissions, originally published in May 2023, has been updated to include...
View ArticleAcademic journals that give journalists free access
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email When we surveyed our audience in 2021 to ask why journalists don’t use academic research more often, 60% of journalists who responded cited academic journal...
View ArticleSelective colleges often pick white students over similarly qualified Asian...
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Asian American students were 28% less likely to get into selective U.S. colleges than white Americans with similar test scores, grade-point averages and...
View ArticleCorporal punishment in schools: Research and reporting tips to guide your...
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email This tip sheet on covering corporal punishment in schools, originally published in March 2023, was updated on Aug. 31, 2023 to reflect the number of states that...
View ArticleThe four-day school week: Research shows benefits and consequences
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email We updated this piece on the four-day school week, originally published in June 2018, to include new figures, research and other information on Sept. 6, 2023....
View ArticleImproving college student mental health: Research on promising campus...
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email If you’re a journalist covering higher education in the U.S., you’ll likely be reporting this fall on what many healthcare professionals and researchers are...
View Article5 tips to help you cover the college mental health crisis
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email In her inaugural address as Dartmouth College’s new president Sept. 22, Sian Leah Beilock vowed to make student mental health a central part of her leadership...
View ArticleHow to cover academic research fraud and errors: 4 big takeaways from our...
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email In 2022, academic journals retracted more than 4,600 scientific papers, often because of ethical violations or research fraud, according to the Retraction Watch...
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Empathy 101: How medical schools are using improv theater, virtual reality...
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View ArticlePrivate school vouchers: An explainer (with research) to help you navigate...
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Last year, at least 31 states considered legislation to create or expand programs that use public money to help parents pay for a private, K-12 education,...
View Article7 tips for improving news coverage of private school choice
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email We updated this tip sheet on private school choice, originally published Feb. 7, 2024, to provide more recent data on U.S. students participating in these...
View ArticleReporting on DEI in higher education: 5 key takeaways from our webinar
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email U.S. lawmakers have introduced a flood of legislation to limit or eliminate colleges’ DEI initiatives, which are designed to improve diversity, equity and...
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