2024 Yes Are California Elementary School Test Scores More Strongly Associated With Urban Trees Than Poverty? https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02074 Tallis, Heather North America Observational Exposure Students Elementary (K-5) Green space Test performance Attention restoration theory Ecosystem services Conservation Urban green space Education Standardized test data from 495 California elementary schools were analyzed with tree and shrub cover near campuses. Urban greenery predicted performance more than poverty in some cases, supporting tree planting as a strategy to close academic gaps. 2018