This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is the process of developing students’ and adults’ knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors that they need to make successful choices. And it has been in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In April 2012, Chicago’s former mayor Rahm Emmanuel closed half of the city’s 12 public mental health centers. The closures affected mostly Black and lower-income locals, who were no strangers to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Misinformation is content that is false, inaccurate or misleading, even if it is spread unintentionally. A 2016 research study by the Stanford Education Research Group showed that many young people (not unlike…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated housing challenges long predating the pandemic, suggesting we can expect another housing crisis for homeowners, renters, and rental property owners. Recent data and past crises indicate that people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the study in Nature Food, researchers conducted a statistical analysis of pollution exposure and yields from 1980 to 2015 on a key sector making up about 38% of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Gay kids are receiving their education the way everybody gets their sex education and unfortunately, that’s by watching porn,” said Bronwen Pardes, a sex educator and author of Doing It…
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course “Legacy Building with Older Adults – Students Re-Humanizing Health Care” What prompted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With our Seattle, Washington, summer in full swing, restaurants reopening, and parks filling with maskless families and sports teams, it can feel as though we’ve triumphed over COVID-19 and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Deadly car crashes involving both cannabis and alcohol consumption have more than doubled in the United States in the past two decades, as have car crash deaths involving just cannabis,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Washington Center for Equitable Growth has long prioritized the generation of new research on the economic effects of paid family and medical leave in the United States. This line…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles recently announced plans to put 50 clinics inside LA County high schools. Called Wellbeing Centers, the facilities would provide not only physical health services but also mental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Long after the COVID-19 health emergency ends, many Americans will still suffer from the long tail of the pandemic’s economic devastation. For people on the country’s economic fringes, the proliferation…