What One District’s Data Mining Did For Chronic Absence
Three years ago, Grand Rapids’ public schools took a hard look at the numbers on absenteeism. They’ve been able to get nearly half of the students missing school to show up.
Three years ago, Grand Rapids’ public schools took a hard look at the numbers on absenteeism. They’ve been able to get nearly half of the students missing school to show up.
Heading east this summer? This season, NOAA predicts about four to eight hurricanes in the Atlantic.
The remake of the seminal TV miniseries began on the History channel this week, hoping to retell the story “to and for a new generation.“
On our inaugural episode, we’re digging into how we talk about whiteness — or, really, how we don’t talk about it.
Many veterans used in secret U.S. military experiments during World War II weren’t notified they could apply for compensation. Claire McCaskill’s bill calls for a new policy for processing claims.
The fields bend the hairs and that generates a nerve signal, scientists say.
Museum volunteers were perusing eBay when they happened upon a Lorenz teleprinter used by the Nazis to transmit encrypted messages. It was labeled a telegram machine and sold for just $14.
Financial adviser Jude Boudreaux talks with three millenials: Amanda Jones, Kaylie Burns Gahagan and Austin Prater, about how coming of age during the recession impacts their financial plans now.
Some companies offer compensation for adoption, or are helping traveling moms ship breast milk. It’s a way to recruit and retain.
This simple question posed by ecologist Fred Smith led to profound discoveries about delicate balance in healthy ecosystems.