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Providing the First Forecast for Space Weather Effects and Impacts

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“Space weather” isn’t the next blockbuster movie franchise; it refers to conditions created by the sun, solar wind, magnetosphere, ionosphere and thermosphere near Earth’s space environment that impact our planet. The effects of space weather can…
Student Outcomes and Charter Schools in New Mexico

Student Outcomes and Charter Schools in New Mexico

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Prior studies of charter schools have focused on different types of charter schools than those in New Mexico. For example, many prior research studies elsewhere have focused on charters in urban and suburban areas or on charters run by charter management…
When Compassion Calls: Addressing the Well-Being of Child Welfare Workers

When Compassion Calls: Addressing the Well-Being of Child Welfare Workers

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"We don’t have any food. They are going to take my kids! Can you help me?" The desperate plea of a mother came through my voicemail. It was dinner time; I had already left the office for the day. I had been working with this family for months to address several safety risk factors. It was a tough case, and my job as a Prevention Specialist with the Department of Social Services (DSS) was to keep this family safely intact. I felt the weight of this responsibility every day. I knew if I did not intervene, foster care would be imminent for the children. However, the call came during the few hours I slept between jobs. I made less than $30,000 per year at DSS and, to make ends meet, worked a second full-time job at a residential program for youth aging out of foster care.
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Administrative Review & Training Grant Evaluation

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State agencies oversee and review Local Educational Authorities (LEAs) that demonstrate a high level of, or a high risk for, administrative error and must adopt a robust and unified accountability system. To help state agencies, the Food and Nutrition…
The Evaluation of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program

The Evaluation of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program

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Modeling Biota Losses from Cooling Water Intake Structures

Modeling Biota Losses from Cooling Water Intake Structures

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Power plants’ cooling systems often are located along coastal waterways and use large amounts of water from oceans, bays and estuaries. As millions of tiny aquatic organisms in the water such as fish eggs and larvae pass through the power plant, the heat…
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How Can We Eradicate Infectious Diseases Using Machine Learning?

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In this month’s episode, Abt experts Jill Berkowitz and Sung-Woo Cho discuss how machine learning can amplify our work combatting malaria—25 million people protected to date—by applying what we’ve learned to other infectious diseases.
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The SNAP-Hybrid Model Can Increase Summer EBT Benefit Use

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Co-loading Summer EBT benefits on the same card with Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program benefits results in high Summer EBT redemption rates.