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Dual enrollment high school students more likely to earn college degrees
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Community college students in Tennessee were 2.5 times more likely to complete an associate degree within two years if they had participated in dual enrollment during high school, a recent study suggests.
Can black Republicans draw voters to the GOP?
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Black voters are easily America’s most partisan racial group. The vast majority are registered Democrats or lean Democratic. While 11 percent of black voters say they have conservative leanings, only 3 percent are black Republicans, according to a 2016 report from the Pew Research Center.
School shootings: Impacts on student achievement, enrollment
Source: JournalistsResource.orgDo mayors run for higher office? New research
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Few mayors run for higher office. And female mayors are much less likely to view positions such as governor and U.S. senator as appealing.
Teacher misconduct: Research on educators committing crime
Source: JournalistsResource.orgA junior high school teacher in Illinois was charged with battery, accused of throwing an electronic device at a student’s face during an argument.
Lesbians and bisexual girls are more likely to be suspended, expelled
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Teen girls who are attracted to other girls are much more likely to be suspended or expelled from school than straight girls, a new study suggests.
New York can expect bigger floods, much more often
Source: JournalistsResource.orgGet out the vote: Understanding ranked-choice elections
Source: JournalistsResource.orgOutside money targets school board elections
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The issue: Across the country, media organizations have spotlighted an influx of outside money targeting school board elections, which, historically, have been low-budget affairs. Wealthy individuals and national advocacy groups are using their cash to influence politics in various states by helping people who support their causes get elected to local school boards and state-level boards of education.