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As principals, we are members of a club we wish no school officials had to join. Our collective experiences include tragic gun violence at Columbine High School, Marjory Stoneman Douglas…

This brief describes an unfolding learning journey intended to strengthen social connection, resident voice, and agency to address inequities in rural health and well-being. Along the way, we have come…

How extensive is the damage from the flooding in Kentucky? The flooding has washed away roads and bridges, engulfed families’ homes, and many have lost power – and it is…

The Los Angeles United School District (LAUSD), the second largest school district in the country, recently passed a new policy that is a model for enhancing brain, language, and socio-emotional…

When students at Woodman School, on the western edge of Montana, are working on research projects in class, they don’t have the option to start their search with Google. If…

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, his wife and their two adult children have irrevocably transferred their ownership of the outdoor apparel company to a set of trusts and nonprofit organizations. From…

“I just can’t do what I used to anymore.” As pulmonologists and critical care doctors treating patients with lung disease, we have heard many of our patients recovering from COVID-19…

Actress, producer, and activist Alysia Reiner is using her voice and platform to tackle gender equity and protect the environment. Known for roles on shows including Netflix’s “Orange Is the…

As they become the dominant adults in society, millennials are interacting with nonprofits and causes totally differently than their predecessors. Golf, chain restaurants, American cheese, and in-person conversations—that’s just the…

Given recent headlines, you may be wondering why polio is even an issue in 2022. For more than 60 years, vaccines against the poliovirus have protected virtually everyone in the…

There’s a new look to history classes in New York City schools: a curriculum in Asian American and Pacific Islander history. Its creators say they’ve felt a a surge of support,…

Jacksonville’s flooding is a result of a century of attempts to tame and channel the St. Johns River and its tributaries, such as McCoys Creek and Hogans Creek. Some of these interventions…