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mdroste/stata-oregontrail
Oregon Trail (1978) in Stata. Contribute to mdroste/stata-oregontrail development by creating an account on GitHub.
Reopen CPS for All—Petition
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
On October 13, Cambridge Public Schools (CPS) opened their doors to students in grades K–3 after developing a well-crafted plan to accommodate those students while minimizing the risk of COVID-19...
Joshua Goodman
I signed this open letter to the @cambridge_cpsd school committee, given that there is no concrete plan for bringing my 2nd and 5th graders back to school.
If you're a local parent, I'd urge you to read (and sign) it too. It's very reasonable.
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Schoolchildren Seem Unlikely to Fuel Coronavirus Surges, Scientists Say
Researchers once feared that school reopenings might spread the virus through communities. But so far there is little evidence that it’s happening.
As more students head back, here’s what we now know (and still don’t) about schools and COVID spread
"The evidence so far suggests that we can likely open schools — especially K-5 — pretty safely in most parts of the country," said one epidemiologist. But, he warned, "the strength of the evidence here is shaky."
Joshua Goodman
"'The evidence so far suggests that we can likely open schools — especially K-5 — pretty safely in most parts of the country.'... That’s because where schools have reopened, things have gone relatively well."
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Boston public schools suspend in-person learning for all students starting Thursday - The Boston Globe
All Boston Public Schools students will return to remote-only learning starting Thursday, as the city’s coronavirus positivity rate continues to rise, officials announced Wednesday.
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Joshua Goodman
‘Missing a year affects us a lot’: Families respond with anguish after Boston public schools cancel in-person learning bostonglobe.com/2020/10/21/met… via @BostonGlobe
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Gender and Enrollment Decline | Inside Higher Ed
A theory as to why community college enrollments are down during a recession
Epsilon Is Now a Category 3 Hurricane
The storm is the 10th hurricane of the season. A tropical storm warning is in effect for Bermuda.
Joshua Goodman
I thought I'd heard all the ways that economists could criticize an empirical strategy, but this one was new to me.
nytimes.com/2020/10/21/wor… pic.twitter.com/VFuvEy1bGe
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PhD Dissertation Award | APPAM
Joshua Goodman
Huge congrats to my @BUWheelock colleague and coauthor @abacherhicks for his "Honorable Mention" in @APPAM_DC's 2020 PhD Dissertation Award!
appam.org/about-appam/aw… pic.twitter.com/zEhQ2sg4jO
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Were The Risks Of Reopening Schools Exaggerated?
New research has found few links between in-person K-12 schooling and COVID-19 case rates. "There is no consistent pattern," one study author said.
Rising Temperatures Undermine Academic Success and Equity
Performance on standardized tests declines as the number of hot days rise, with more of the burden falling on people of color
Boston University, Department of Economics
Full service online faculty recruitment site for academic institutions worldwide. We offer unique solutions tailored for academic communities.
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Joshua Goodman
Links to the two @bu_economics jobs are now live:
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/17131
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/17132
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Boston University, Department of Economics
Full service online faculty recruitment site for academic institutions worldwide. We offer unique solutions tailored for academic communities.
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Joshua Goodman
Links to the two @bu_economics jobs are now live:
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/17131
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/17132
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Bright Spot for N.Y.C.: In Schools, Only 18 Positives Out of 10,676 Tests
The absence of outbreaks, if it holds, suggests that the city’s efforts to return children to classrooms could serve as an influential model for the nation.
Once women embrace STEM, there’s no going back to the old culture of ‘pink-collar’ jobs
In 2020, the gender wage gap is essentially due to two main factors. First, occupational segregation, in particular the underrepresentation of women in maths and science in education and in the lab…
School closures and SARS-CoV-2. Evidence from Sweden's partial school closure
To reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 most countries closed schools, despite uncertainty if school closures are an effective containment measure. At the onset of the pandemic, Swedish upper secondary schools moved to online instruction while...
A National‐Level Informational Experiment to Promote Enrollment in Selective Colleges
Prior research finds that low‐income students are less likely to apply to and enroll in four‐year colleges or more selective colleges, even after controlling for academic preparation and other backgr...