Earlier this year, a Marshall Project investigation revealed that dozens of young people had been held under brutal conditions of isolation and deprivation at a quietly-opened facility in St. Martinville, Louisiana. The…
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Why We Need to Bolster Leaders of Color in Schools
The 74 Sep 10, 2022It’s time to dispense with the myth of America as a melting pot, especially when it comes to schools. Because as divided as our national politics can be, our public…
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The Plight of Native Communities Who Lack Plumbing in the U.S.
Grist Sep 9, 2022The number of Native American households without indoor plumbing in Nevada is higher than the national average and increasing. The number of Safe Drinking Water Act violations—including bacteria and inorganic…
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How Americans’ Political Overconfidence Hurts Democracy
Nieman Lab Sep 9, 2022As statewide primaries continue through the summer, many Americans are beginning to think about which candidates they will support in the 2022 general election. This decision-making process is fraught with difficulties, especially…
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Meditation Holds the Potential to Help Treat Children Suffering from Traumas, Difficult Diagnoses or Other Stressors
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How to Help Communities Through Food Markets
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Lessons on Virtual Learning for Improved Classrooms
The Learning Accelerator Sep 8, 2022In August 2021, our team published Launching Forward, the culmination of our six-monthlong Hop, Skip, Leapfrog project. Hop, Skip, Leapfrog aimed to identify, codify, and make sense of new school system strategies and…
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Ways to Overcome the Barriers that Keep Clinical Trials from Recruiting Diverse Populations
The Conversation Sep 8, 2022Clinical trial participants are predominantly white. Despite Black and Hispanic people respectively making up 12% and 16% of the U.S. population in 2011, together they made up only 6% of…
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The Importance of Prioritizing Play in Urban Design
Brookings Sep 8, 2022More than half of the world’s children are growing up in cities. By 2030, up to 60 percent of the world’s urban population will be under 18 years old. Yet, children and…
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Three Lessons Nonprofits Can Learn From For-Profit Organizations
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Food Insecurity Plagues Women With Disabilities
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