Creative Commons Articles 11.18,24
The Conversation
Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan Insurance costs are rising quickly across much of the country. Hurricanes are part of the reason, but it’s the other perils common across the Midwest and Great Plains that complicate costs. |
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Jud Ready, Georgia Institute of Technology As roads have evolved, so too have bikes and bike helmets. Roger Alford, University of Notre Dame RealPage, Inc. provides software that lets landlords keep rental prices high. The Justice Department cried foul on the price-fixing practice.
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Economy + Business |
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Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University Donors can get two different tax breaks when they give by turning stocks, bonds and other financial assets into charitable gifts.
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Education |
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Mary Jean Tecce DeCarlo, Drexel University The new curriculum is grounded in research on how kids best learn to read. But it will take teachers time to learn which lessons work best for their classroom. Monic Behnken, Iowa State University The presence of police in schools has grown in the past 30 years. But research shows that these officers may not be the most effective method for deterring violence.
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Environment + Energy |
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John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Gov. Kathy Hochul hit the brakes on congestion pricing in June but now is ready to roll, with a lower fee. Critics, including New Jersey officials and President-elect Donald Trump, remain opposed.
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Arts + Culture |
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Lennard J. Davis, University of Illinois Chicago Even though her most famous work, ‘Bastard out of Carolina,’ deals with physical and sexual abuse, this merely constitutes one element of a broader emotional and physical landscape.
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