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GAINESVILLE, Fla., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ After years of criticism for their lack of diversity, programs for high achievers may not be adequately serving their Black and low-income students, a new study shows. The potential benefits aren t equally distributed, said lead author and University of Florida College of Education professor Chris Jennings, who evaluated nationwide data from elementary schools in the study, published in the journal Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. The conversation up to this point has been about access, but no one s really considering what the effects are for different subgroups.
While achievement gains overall were modest two percentage points in reading and just a third of that in math low-income and Black gifted students on average saw no academic achievement gains. When the researchers looked at factors such as engagement, attendance, and whether a student leaves or stays in a school, t
Dive Brief:
Large employers are increasingly supportive of government intervention when it comes to tackling the rising cost of healthcare for their workers, according to a survey released Thursday from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Purchaser Business Group on Health.
Business leaders showed wide support for lawmakers pursuing policies that would improve price transparency (90%) and strengthen antitrust enforcement (92%) among providers, payers and drugmakers, the report found.
They also favor capping hospital prices in noncompetitive markets and limiting out-of-network charges, along with some of President Joe Biden s loftier healthcare policy goals, such as lowering the Medicare eligibility age.
Dive Insight:
The findings contrast with commonly-held beliefs that those in the C-suite
LA GRANDE â The Eastern Oregon Film Festival plans to light up the screen at one of La Grandeâs seminal landmarks.
The film festival, which was held only online last year due to the pandemic, aims to serve moviegoers and film buffs a special treat this October â the festival will take place in the Liberty Theatre, the newly renovated historic building that dates back to 1910.
There also will be showings at the performing arts space HQ in downtown La Grande and the newly renovated Loso Hall at Eastern Oregon University. But the Liberty will be the main attraction. With the new venues, new technology will help increase the overall quality of the festival.
Local drivers score wins in 3 touring series races
Herald Bulletin (Anderson, IN)
Anderson Speedway on opening night for three touring series.
Jeff Marcum is no stranger to Riley & Sons Collision
Victory Lane and led 74 of the 75 laps in the
Champion Racing Association s Late Model Sportsman feature event.
Paige Rogers led the opening lap of the
O Reilly Auto Parts 75 with Marcum taking the point with a traditional inside pass entering Turn 3.
Marcum had to hold off challengers
Ronnie Rose,
James Kirby through eight restarts. When the race was over, I said, It can t be. I want to go back for one more restart at least, Marcum said. Gee whiz, how many could we have? That was a lot of fun. Eighteen cars in this field, it s a blast to race with all those guys, a real good class of drivers.