No Child Left Behind makes kids drop out of school
By Julie

The study focuses on Texas schools, no less.

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How Americans Spend Their Money
By Kevin

Fascinating. Transportation shocked me, even though I've seen it with my own eyes. Hard to believe people only spend ~20% less on transportation than they do on housing.

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Pregnancy causes memory loss
By Julie

This is so depressing: "The study, published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, found that the memory loss can extend up to a year after birth."

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Ireland Imposed Plastic Bag Tax
By Kevin

...and they disappeared. The first example of this I've seen in SoCal is Ikea. It seems to work well there from what I've noticed. Hopefully CA will get something like this on the books soon as the only losers are plastic bag manufacturers.

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