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Researchers Have Identified the Starkest Cases of School District Segregation

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That’s one of the main findings of a new report from researchers from the think tank New America. Across roughly 60 pages, researchers analyzed 24,658 pairs of districts that share a border. Researchers point out that the inequities they uncover in the report are not unavoidable. It’s time to draw the line.”

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Fostering love and knowledge of agriculture and the environment

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Fostering love and knowledge of agriculture and the environment Published: Agriculture is what feeds the world, yet many people have a very limited knowledge of how their food grows and where it comes from. Agriculture in the US Virgin Islands A US territory, the US Virgin Islands are a collection of tropical islands in the Caribbean.

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Social solutions for socio-economic issues

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Dr Nathan Fiala, an agriculture and resource economist from the University of Connecticut, is leading a new programme in the region of New England, where his university is based. Through these trials, researchers can confirm whether any changes to the study population are being caused by the intervention, as opposed to other variables.

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Farming on permafrost

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Farming on permafrost Published: Climate change is creating new opportunities for agriculture, by providing longer and warmer growing seasons, and thawing frozen ground. However, temperatures in the USA’s most northern state are on the rise, and this is being accompanied by an increase in agricultural activity.

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Can gardening help children grow?

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Although they are still waiting to draw scientific conclusions from their research study, over their years of working with the School Garden Workshop, Sallie and Moses have observed first-hand how school gardens are helping not only flowers, but also children, bloom in the desert.

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Urban farming for urban families

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The 15th Street Farm NEP teaches its students about the links between agriculture, nutrition and wellness. In the early 1990s, I was doing my doctoral research in Lesotho, Southern Africa. What do students learn? Soil and plant health are interconnected with human health and well-being,” says David.

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Supporting small farms: how protecting local farms can protect local communities

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Supporting small farms: how protecting local farms can protect local communities Published: Small farms make up more than a half of the agricultural land in the US and produce just over a fifth of the country’s agricultural produce. Despite appearances, the vast majority of the food in our supermarkets started out in the dirt.