#Home-educated children left without qualifications as exams replaced with teacher-predicted grades, study shows

“#Home-educated children left without qualifications as exams replaced with teacher-predicted grades, study shows” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The cancelation of exams this year in favor of teacher-predicted grades has had a “significantly detrimental” impact on many home-educated children, who are not able to gain qualifications this summer, a study warns. Home-educated children sit exams as…

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#Disposed PPE could be turned into biofuel, study shows

“#Disposed PPE could be turned into biofuel, study shows” Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can, and should, be transformed into renewable liquid fuels—according to a new study, published in the peer-reviewed Taylor & Francis journal Biofuels. Experts from The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies have suggested a strategy…

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#Most productive workforce may require indefinite affirmative action, study shows

“#Most productive workforce may require indefinite affirmative action, study shows” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Affirmative action policies have been debated for decades and Supreme Court rulings have guided how universities structure their admission policies. It stands to reason that diverse graduating classes will ultimately lead to diverse workplaces, but this is not always the case….

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