In 2019, a group of eager tribal members approached the Waccamaw Siouan leaders, proposing the start of a STEM education initiative in the tribal community called STEM Studio. The most recent…
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A strong majority of mayors are worried about the racial wealth gap in their cities, a report from the Boston University Initiative on Cities finds. Based on a survey of 126 mayors…
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About three-fourths of the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s membership — composed largely of college enrollment officials and high school counselors — are White, according to a new report…
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Research shows that in 2018, nearly 570 of every 10,000 formerly incarcerated people experienced housing insecurity upon release. And one study found homelessness is between 7.5 to 11.3 times more prevalent (PDF) within the…
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Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego faced many challenges when deciding whether to run for office, including her gender. Prior to being elected in 2019, the now first-term mayor had just given birth and…
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For more than a year, news headlines have chronicled a staggering drop in student test scores, particularly in math. The pattern has been consistent across states. In Massachusetts, 37,000 more kids need…
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Click here for more.I recently had the chance to lead new research on generational messaging related to voting. Our big takeaway: empowerment is key to participation, plus it also influences giving and other key…
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The Urban Institute collaborated with the National Birth Equity Collaborative, a national nonprofit organization that creates solutions that optimize Black maternal and infant health, to produce a research brief that…
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Coss Marte grew up below the poverty line in New York City. He started smoking marijuana at 11, then began selling crack as a teenager to make a living. By…
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Click here for more.Nurses of color are suffering disproportionately from emotional distress, induced by fears COVID-19 has engendered and reactions to workplace racism. Researchers are calling the phenomenon a “dual pandemic” because of…
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This is a piece written on the ground from Zhytomyr, Ukraine. The author, Vitalii Dankevych, is an Economics Professor at Polissia National University. For those of you looking to help…
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Click here for more.Authors of history textbooks writing about the failed insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021 must not ignore the event’s white supremacist underpinnings. The influence of white supremacy on American history has…