This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many lessons were learned during the past year of remote learning, but one remains particularly relevant as classrooms around the country reopen: Schools and families can’t effectively support students without…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The research, published in Nature Energy, shows that a low energy demand recovery could reduce a hypothetical tax on all carbon emissions by 19%. The pandemic-related drop in greenhouse gas…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Men are much more likely to die from COVID-19 than women. This is true globally – where the death rate has been about 50% higher for men. Notably, this gap does not appear…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this summer, Stanford economist Neale Mahoney sounded an alarm with a study he coauthored: Americans have at least $140 billion in unpaid health care bills sitting in collection agencies—making the country’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Based in Austin, Texas, St. David’s Foundation serves the Central Texas region (Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties) where an estimated 300,000 (14.5 percent) Central Texans lack health insurance. Texas is one of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Children born very prematurely are at risk for cognitive and behavioral problems linked to excess screen time, a new study shows. Research has linked excessive screen time to cognitive and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “It’s never been more important that we are on this hospital’s campus than it is now,” Dr. Laura Leatherwood, president of Blue Ridge Community College, said. EdNC recently joined Blue Cross N.C.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the U.S. recycling industry. Waste sources, quantities and destinations are all in flux, and shutdowns have devastated an industry that was already struggling. Many items…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the world faces the climate crisis, international protests for racial justice, a global pandemic, and an economic downturn, the social change sector is struggling. Organizations across the spectrum are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 is changing how the U.S. disposes of waste. It is also threatening hard-fought victories that restricted or eliminated single-use disposable items, especially plastic, in cities and towns across the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mental health is still not well explored in India, and the discourse around well-being is only slowly picking up. There is still a lot of stigma around these issues, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Corporate America loves climate action. At least, that’s what companies’ public climate pledges would have you think. But their lobbying activity often says otherwise. Despite ambitious commitments to reduce their…