As educators have known for a long, long time, there’s no magic solution to improving academic performance across an entire student body. Experienced teachers and an engaging curriculum go a long way, but external factors often play just as big of a role. Now, a new study has drawn a curious link between student smarts and something that many kids are forced to deal with each and every morning: school bus fumes.

The study, which was published in Economics of Education Review, compared the standardized test scores of students from a number of school districts across Georgia. The surprising data showed that school districts that had invested in retrofitting school buses with emissions-reducing systems had higher test scores than those which did not.

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Study draws incredible link between school bus exhaust and student test scores originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 22:05:20 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s crazy to think that we’re just over a month away from E3 2019, but the video game release schedule has slowed down rather significantly in recent weeks. Sony already started hyping up its next-generation console, and Microsoft will likely have something to say about its own this summer, so, for now, the free Games with Gold are some of the only games we have to look forward to on a consistent basis.

The selection for May isn’t exactly a home run, with a $10 party game as the headliner. That said, as a golf fan, I will absolutely be picking up The Golf Club 2 as soon as it goes free on the 16th.

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Xbox free Games with Gold for May 2019 originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 19:06:20 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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No surprise, Netflix was a big topic of discussion today as IAB’s Digital Content NewFronts event kicked off in New York City — and a panel of advertising industry executives repeated an oft-heard prediction again today that will probably make most Netflix subscribers groan.

Despite the promise from its leadership that the service will remain ad-free, at least when it comes to traditional ads and commercials, Netflix is eventually going to have to succumb to the inevitable and run ads. That’s according to industry execs like Tara Walpert Levy, who leads agency and brand solutions for YouTube and Google.

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Advertising executives believe Netflix will have to run ads eventually originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 18:04:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is far from being the success the company may have envisioned. Early review units unearthed several issues with the foldable phone’s screen, and Samsung had no choice but to delay the worldwide Galaxy Fold launch. But that doesn’t mean Samsung won’t make more foldable handsets in the future, or other types of smartphones. A recent discovery offers us more details about a brand new design Samsung may be developing: A phone with a wraparound display that doesn’t fold.

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How many times have you sat down at your desk with a nice hot cup of coffee only to be immediately called away to take care of something? Then when you finally get back to your desk, your coffee is lukewarm at best. The VOBAGA Electric Beverage Warmer will make sure that never happens again. With three different temperature settings, you can keep your coffee or tea heated to the perfect temperature to suit your preference, whatever that might be. It may very well be the best $20 you spend all month.

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• Three-Temperature Settings: Our electric mug warmer can slow down the cooling speed of hot beverage; You can select from three ranges of temperature by touching the “Tempering Button” to Keep or warm up the liquid temperature to 104℉/40℃ or 131℉/55℃ or 149℉/65℃.
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Here’s a little $20 device that’ll keep your coffee hot all day long originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 15:44:11 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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