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Nov 10, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Deeptha Vasudevan |Yi-Wen Wang |Sean Corcoran |Elaine Kuskowski

AbstractNeural circuits are the fundamental computational units of the nervous system, and neural stem cell lineages are the fundamental developmental units of the nervous system. How these units map onto each other is a critical constraint on CNS function. The developing Drosophila nerve cord has emerged as a powerful model to study lineage-based circuit assembly.

Nov 4, 2024 | kunc.org | Sean Corcoran

Jared Polis never thought The Hate State label fit. The future governor was a high school student living in Boulder when Amendment 2 passed, just a year too young to vote himself. But he was old enough to pay attention. “I certainly remember the media calling us the Hate State,” he said. “It didn't feel good to be called that.”People were focused on the wrong thing, he said. Despite that election day in 1992, teenage Polis viewed Colorado as a place moving to protect people’s rights.

Nov 4, 2024 | kunc.org | Sean Corcoran

In the final story in our series, “The Colorado Dream: Ending the Hate State,” we ask Colorado Governor Jared Polis, a police chief and a long-time legislative aide: Where does Colorado stand today with the "Hate State" label? Colorado was bestowed the nickname in the early 1990s, after voters here approved an ill-fated constitutional amendment to prohibit protections of LGBTQ+ rights.

Oct 17, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Lam Pham |Sean Corcoran |Gary T. Henry |Ron W. Zimmer

Get full access to this articleView all access and purchase options for this article. ReferencesAbdulkadiroğlu A., Angrist J. D., Hull P. D., Pathak P. A. (2016). Charters without lotteries: Testing takeovers in New Orleans and Boston. American Economic Review, 106(7), 1878–1920. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20150479Abdulkadiroğlu A., Pathak P. A., Schellenberg J., Walters C. R. (2020). Do parents value school effectiveness? American Economic Review, 110(5), 1502–1539.

Aug 20, 2024 | news.vanderbilt.edu | Jenna Somers |Claire Smrekar |Joanne Golann |Sean Corcoran

By Jenna SomersDuring the 2024 legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly and Governor Bill Lee attempted to pass a statewide education scholarship account (ESA) program. ESAs—also called education savings accounts—are a type of voucher program that support not only private school tuition but other education-related expenses for families who opt-out of public education.