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A recent article in the Economist positioned the debate on social mobility in the United States with two leading economic views as fully representative.

With North Carolina public schools set to reopen in the fall, how will school systems serve students from vulnerable communities?

Duke faculty discuss complexity of reopening schools with media.

With little data on the effects of COVID-19 in children — and their role in virus transmission — decisions on whether to open schools in the fall should be based on spread of the disease in local areas, experts said Tuesday.

Pediatric experts at Duke University say a state law requiring students to attend school in person for the first five days of the school year could cause a spike in cases of coronavirus.

American children whose homes rely on private wells for drinking water are 25% more likely to have high lead levels in their blood than those with access to regulated community water services, according to new research.

Children in homes relying on private well water are 25 percent more likely to have elevated blood lead levels than children in homes served by community water, according to a new study by Indiana University researchers.

There’s something special about the ritual of attending sports events. And if you’re used to watching games in arenas and stadiums, a little luster may be lost this year.

Gun sales continued to mushroom in June, apparently due to a confluence of Joe Biden’s surge in polls, the spread of COVID-19, and ongoing protests against police brutality and racial injustice.

In the 2010 Census, nearly 9 percent of minority groups were uncounted, resulting in lost funding for communities of color.