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Deferred prosecution agreements in corporate crime cases show trade-offs, says research

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Price-fixing, bribery, and fraud are leading forms of corporate crime. Since the early 2000s, deferred or non-prosecution agreements (D/NPAs) have increasingly been used in the U.S. and elsewhere to deal with some of these cases, […]

Education

Self-efficacy and test anxiety matter for mathematics performance; co-teaching less so

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Mathematics is a unique subject in that mathematics-related motivation and learning are often accompanied by strong emotions, such as mathematics anxiety, which is estimated to affect as many as one in six students.This post was […]

Education

The overlooked service that could make plans for a library in every primary school in England a reality

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In a speech delivered at the Labor party conference, Chancellor Rachel Reeves committed to “providing a library in every single primary school in England by the end of this parliament.”This post was originally published on […]

Education

Poorer students in England are more likely to miss out on studying a language for secondary education certificate

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Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language for the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is considered optional—and not necessarily even encouraged, shows research published in […]

Society & Politics

Tariffs may bring a US$50 billion monthly boost to the US government. But ordinary Americans won’t feel the benefit

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Donald Trump’s recent state visit to the UK ended without the removal of steel tariffs, which the host nation had been hoping for. For months, the US president’s array of “liberation day” tariffs have sparked […]

Society & Politics

Conventional anti-corruption tools often fail to address root causes—loss of US leadership could still spell trouble

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For nearly half a century, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has made it illegal for U.S. citizens and companies to bribe foreign officials. Since 1998, that has been the case for foreign companies listed on […]

Education

Many US states are rethinking how students use cellphones, but digital tech still has a place in the classroom

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Across the United States, more schools are implementing policies restricting cell phones as concerns about digital distraction, mental health and academic performance rise.This post was originally published on this site

Economy

Where financial advisors grew up influences their business ethics

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A new study finds that where financial advisors were raised plays a significant role in establishing their core code of ethics, which has a significant impact on their professional behavior as adults. Specifically, researchers found […]

Economy

Innovative businesses may be less likely to be approved for credit loans

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Innovation helps spur rural economies, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State found that while firms incorporating innovation into their business model had higher credit application rates, they were less successful in […]

Society & Politics

As global economy doubles, poverty persists and planetary damage deepens

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A new study published in Nature shows that as the global economy more than doubled between 2000 and 2022, it still left billions of people without life’s essentials, while rapidly pushing Earth’s life-supporting systems further […]

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Top Stories

  • Treating love for work like a virtue can backfire on employees and teams

    It’s popular advice for new graduates: “Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Love for one’s work, Americans are often told, is the surest route to success.This post [...]
  • Is the ‘hot hand’ real? ‘Jeopardy!’ offers clues

    Stanford researchers found that contestants bet bigger on Daily Doubles when they’re on a streak—even though their performance barely budges.This post was originally published on this site
  • Black Friday is stressful—that’s on purpose: Q&A

    With Black Friday approaching, the holiday shopping frenzy is in full swing. Retailers are pulling out all the stops to capitalize on the season of gift giving and consumer culture. But why is it that [...]

Highlights

  • Are calorie labels on menus worth it? New eye-tracking study reveals hidden patterns
  • Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity
  • Treating love for work like a virtue can backfire on employees and teams
WHAT’S NEW
  • Intensive NYC housing remediation effort cut violations in half but did not yield immediate health improvements
  • Global inequality is as urgent as climate change: The world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions
  • Your bank is already using AI. But what’s coming next could be radically new
  • Older Australians living in private rentals disproportionately exposed to housing precarity
WHAT’S INTERESTING
  • Researchers develop a system that helps block illegal timber from entering the EU market
  • New research finds Americans deeply concerned about US democracy
  • Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commands
  • WeChat is now a front-line policing tool in China—here’s what the research found
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  • One university boosted gender diversity in advanced math by more than 30% in five years—here’s how
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