Radon remediation in schools was identified early on as a potential priority for governments. The exposure reduction attributable to schools remediation can be substantial (1). Epidemiological and technical radon research has produced information which has enabled attention to be turned to specific effectiveness questions regarding radon identification and remediation programmes in buildings, i...

This study is aimed to reveal the interest of the students of junior high schools in Sangihe Islands, Indonesia, to go to vocational high schools and the affecting factors. This study used the quantitative method with the ex-post facto approach. The population consisted of 332 students, and the sample of 178 students was established using the proportional random sampling technique applying Isaa...

The costs of public education have spiraled in recent years, while the general quality of schooling has been subject to mounting criticism. The media are filled with stories on the appalling proficiency levels of pupils in the most fundamental areas-reading, writing, and arithmetic. At the same time, budget freezes and cutbacks have become the norm. To reduce costs, large cities such as Washing...

Trends in the racial segregation of schools have been well documented, but less is known about trends in schools’ economic segregation. Residential segregation among neighborhoods by income has increased since 1970, but it is unclear whether segregation among schools or districts followed suit. We use multiple data sources to document trends from 1970 to 2010 in between-district residential seg...

This article looks at the available data on economic growth and various social indicators-including health outcomes and education-and compares the past 25 years (1980-2005 or latest available year) with the prior two decades (1960-1980). The past 25 years have seen a sharp slowdown in the rate of economic growth for the vast majority of low- and middle-income countries. For the health indicator...

Many Twin Cities schools are segregated. Segregated schools harm children, communities, and the metropolitan region. Segregated schools intensify the region’s segregated residential patterns, concentrating poverty and magnifying its harms. This isolates the most disadvantaged children from educational and economic opportunity. To help integrate schools, and ensure equal access to opportunity, a...

BACKGROUND The Alberta Project Promoting active Living and healthy Eating in Schools (APPLE Schools) is a comprehensive school health program that is proven feasible and effective in preventing obesity among school aged children. To support decision making on expanding this program, evidence on its long-term health and economic impacts is particularly critical. In the present study we estimate ...

In this article physical activity, screen time, and academic work are studied as mediators between socio-economic status and sleep duration among school children in India. Participants were 268 school children aged 10-15 from Pune, India. They were sampled from private schools and impoverished public schools. We found that the highest socio-economic status children reported almost an hour and a...