Commuters face $121 billion cost from traffic delays
Texas A&M Transportation Institute reports Americans wasted 5.5 billion hours and $121 billion in 2011 due to congestion. Washington, DC had the worst delays. Pensacola the least. The study links wasted time to higher fuel use and CO2, noting gasoline use at 2.9 billion gallons and potential rebound with economic upturn.
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Texas A&m Transportation Institute
Washington
Pensacola
Fla
Institute
Texas A&m University
States press to retain struggling third graders in many states
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback advocates retaining third graders who cannot read, proposing a $12 million program to boost literacy. Across 32 states lawmakers consider retention as part of broader reforms, while critics warn retention harms long term outcomes and does not fix root problems. Studies cited show higher risk of eventual dropping out for retained students, with districts like Chicago New York and Los Angeles scaling back or dropping such policies.
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Kansas
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Arthur Reynolds
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Minnesot
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Los Angeles
Monica Carazo
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Finand
Florida
Foundation For Excelence In Education
Mary Laura Bragg
Foundation
Reynolds
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