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  • Sustainable Agriculture Can Help Address Droughts

    Food Tank Apr 14, 2023

    The use of cover crops and other sustainable land management practices can enhance agricultural ecosystems and improve farmers’ income.

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  • School Absence Rates Increased by Boil Water Alerts in Jackson

    Futurity Apr 14, 2023

    Each time an alert to boil water was issued, unexcused absence rates in Jackson’s public schools increased between 1% and 10%.

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  • The Damage of a Misguided Carbon Offset Project in Kenya

    EcoWatch Apr 14, 2023

    A carbon offset project in Kenya is putting pastoralist culture and food security at risk, and likely isn’t offsetting emissions either.

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  • Leveraging Mentorships to Help Grow the Female Workforce in India

    Brookings Apr 14, 2023

    Despite important gains in the formal education of girls in the last decade and half, women in India are conspicuously missing from the workforce. The country achieved universal girls’ enrollment in primary…

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  • Understanding the Insurance Challenges Associated With Wildfires

    Eco-Business Apr 14, 2023

    Spiking US insurance costs threaten the use of controlled fire, a crucial tool in reducing risks from climate-fueled wildfires.

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  • The Villainization of Homeless People

    National Alliance to End Homelessness Apr 13, 2023

    There is grief, everywhere. In a time when COVID brings such a feeling of loss, news reports and social media are full of death. Presumably, these appear because people read…

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  • Student Hunger Exists Across School Districts

    The 74 Apr 13, 2023

    Combatting hunger means fighting stigma, ‘pride gap,’ experts say…

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  • Why 2022 Was A Deadly Year for Environmental Activism

    Grist Apr 12, 2023

    Nearly a quarter of the activists murdered were Indigenous.

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  • Youth Can Address Local Food Sustainability Issues

    Food Tank Apr 11, 2023

    The Youth Food Lab is bringing diverse perspectives to solve complex issues in building a resilient food system.

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  • The Importance of Prioritizing Mental Health in Career and Technical Education

    Chalkbeat Apr 11, 2023

    Our school-based occupational therapy labs teach job skills that take the whole student into account, writes Michele Morgan, an OT at Warren Woods Public Schools.

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  • App Technology Helps Support the Homeless Count

    Smart Cities Dive Apr 11, 2023

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires housing bodies to conduct the PIT count, a snapshot of a single night of the number of people experiencing homelessness, every year…

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  • Increasing Early Childhood Care and Education Spending

    Urban Institute Apr 11, 2023

    Here’s what recent research tells us about the widespread benefits of spending on children. For employers Employers see benefits for their employees and businesses when families have child care and…

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