It's well established that urban tree cover provides numerous environmental and psychological benefits to city dwellers. Urban trees may also bolster education outcomes and their loss could disproportionately affect students from low-income families, according to new research by University of Utah social scientists.

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How the loss of urban trees affects education outcomes

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Economists looked at test scores and school attendance for Chicago-area kids before and after a bug infestation wiped out the city's ash trees. Education outcomes for low-income students went down, highlighting how the impacts of ecosystem degradation are disproportionately felt by disadvantaged communities.

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How loss of urban trees affects educational outcomes

University of Utah economists looked at test scores and school attendance for Chicago-area kids before and after a bug infestation wiped out the city's ash trees. Education outcomes for low-income students went down, highlighting how the impacts of ecosystem degradation are disproportionately felt by disadvantaged communities.

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How loss of urban trees affects education outcomes

A number of environmentalist school children who are members of the Children Forest Program (CFP) movement participated in the planting of 100 trees. A number of children...

Sejumlah anak-anak sekolah pecinta lingkungan yang tergabung dalam gerakan Children Forest Program (CFP) mengikuti kegiatan penanaman 100 pohon. Sejumlah anak-anak...

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Howard Payne University recently held activities to celebrate recognition as a Tree Campus USA Higher Education University by the Arbor Day Foundation. The university hosted the planting of two live oak seedling trees involving 10 HPU students from different campus organizations.

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Howard Payne University recently held activities to celebrate recognition as a Tree Campus USA Higher Education University by the Arbor Day Foundation. The university hosted the planting of two live oak seedling trees involving ten HPU students from different campus organizations.
Aaron Diaz, HPU’s grounds supervisor, organized and led the event along with Kailee Torgerson, director of student leadership and engagement. “This week’s event is an …

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