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    Students Need Stable Housing Environments to Thrive

    Education Dive

    More than a third of U.S. students live in some form of affordable housing environment — and many of these students face more academic barriers than their peers, according to…

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    Program Takeaways on Supporting Single Mothers in Higher Education

    Higher Education Dive Nov 29, 2021

    Colleges can help single mothers succeed by providing them with basic needs supports, building inclusive environments on campus and giving them flexible educational experiences, according to a new report from…

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    Supporting Student Parents

    MDRC Nov 28, 2021

    Did you know that college students who are also parents are 10 times less likely than their childless peers to receive their bachelor’s degree? As Congress considers historic investments to…

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    Some States Are Declaring A Youth Mental Health Emergency

    The 74 Nov 23, 2021

    Families, lawmakers, doctors and educators across the political spectrum are in agreement: The kids are not all right. Maryland, Colorado, California and New Jersey are among the states that have…

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    Lead Paint on Indonesian Playgrounds

    Eco-Business Nov 23, 2021

    At the corner of Sei Batanghari Road in Medan, the capital of Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, kindergarten students run around a building in their school uniforms. The bell to call…

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    Addressing Childhood Vaccination Hesitancy

    ideas42 Nov 19, 2021

    Vaccines are one of the most powerful and cost-effective public health interventions in the history of medicine. Each year, vaccines save millions of lives and billions of dollars in indirect…

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    How to Approach Children’s Mental Health

    InsideSources Nov 19, 2021

    We are in a time of societal crisis that is strongly impacting our children and families. The degree of pathology child and adolescent psychiatrists are seeing at all levels of…

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    Avenues for Philanthropy to Approach Black Birth Equity

    Grantmakers In Health Nov 16, 2021

    Families are the foundation of our society, and every family deserves the opportunity for a healthy start. But the reality is that stark birth inequities prevent many from a chance…

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    Philanthropy Should Support and Protect Indigenous Communities in Tackling Climate Change

    Native Americans in Philanthropy Nov 16, 2021

    Last week marked the completion of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, and I now reflect on the powerful shift in narrative that occurred at this year’s meeting. For the first time in the history of this gathering, Indigenous Peoples…

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    As Fires Rage On, Housing Solutions Arise

    The 74 Nov 14, 2021

    When the Almeda Fire hit southern Oregon on Labor Day weekend just over a year ago, Christy Brooks was on her way home from her daughters’ school after picking up…

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    Where Innovation and Sustainability Meet

    Getting Smart Nov 13, 2021

    Just as they were born into a world with easily accessible technology (and cannot conceive otherwise), members of Generation Z have only known a climate in crisis. From day one,…

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    Students Need Internet Now More Than Ever

    The 74 Nov 13, 2021

    Almost two years into the pandemic, over 18 million households lack high-speed internet access. Even if it’s available, they can’t afford it, according to a new report released Thursday from…

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