This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite a national nursing shortage in the United States, over 80,000 qualified applications were not accepted at U.S. nursing schools in 2020, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. This was due…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has caused trauma for people of all ages, including — and especially — our youth. These challenging circumstances have forced students nationwide to pursue their education in entirely…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13, 2022, blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate, which applied to virtually all private companies with 100 of more employees. But it left in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Prisons are inherently traumatic places that dehumanize people in the name of security and control. Incarcerated people navigate constant surveillance, social isolation, limited personal care services, ongoing harassment, and threats of violence…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) funded a study to determine why Black and Hispanic Texans were being infected by, hospitalized for, and dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than half of Americans favor remote learning to protect students and teachers’ “health and safety” as COVID surges, according to a new Harris Poll conducted for Axios. The findings, consistent among…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many states now have laws requiring the disclosure of salary information, as well as to make it illegal to ask for candidates’ salary history. An increasing number of organizations in our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Impact Justice, a nonprofit dedicated to justice reform, recently released a report that finds the low standards of food in prisons can have long-term negative impacts on people who are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The crisis in Yemen has been going on for more than six years, and it’s no longer a top story in the headlines. Fortunately, in Hajjah governorate we see fewer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Medicaid, the largest public health insurance program for the non-elderly, low-income population in the United States, has been an important lifeline for many since the pandemic began, with almost 10…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Scott County School District 1 in Austin, Indiana reopened for the fall semester with optional face masks, less distancing in classrooms and no remote option. District leaders quickly realized they…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As of the end of 2021, the U.S. nonprofit workforce is estimated to be down by 459,000 jobs — or 3.7 percent — from pre-pandemic levels, an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data…