This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wildfire Season is Not Predictable Anymore California’s wildfire season used to last from June to November, and major fires were few and far between. Of the five largest wildfires in California history,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many rural Black homeowners are denied federal disaster relief because of an informal system of property inheritance common in the South, reports Hannah Dreier of The Washington Post. Under the “heirs’ property” system,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Imagine the following career trajectory. An elementary school student goes on a field trip to a science center where she flies a plane and walks in space—virtually of course. Several…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In June of 2018, two Monterey County site inspectors visited a Salinas cannabis farm, where they encountered a small group of farmworkers who they suspected had been trafficked. The farmworkers,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Most reports about Black students’ experiences during the 2020-21 school year focused on challenges their families faced. There were urgent calls for schools to reopen, especially to better serve students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Public debate falls into two schools of thought as to why housing costs are so high in many parts of the U.S. The YIMBY (“Yes In My Backyard”) school argues…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Employee benefits programs have moved beyond standard health and dental insurance coverage to encompass a range of wellness programs designed to engage, motivate and reward employees toward improving holistic health.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Oklahoma recently joined several other states in requiring students to pass the same citizenship test administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in order to graduate from high school. The measure was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In many parts of the United States, our weather is growing more extreme. Recent headlines shout about record-breaking heat domes, severe drought, and dangerous wildfires. In Texas, communities experienced freezing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With a second disrupted school year in the books and what one hopes will be a more “normal” year ahead, America’s K-12 students stand at a crossroads. More kids have dropped…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Foundation support is crucial for nonprofit news organizations of all sizes. A recent INN report, for example, found that grants from foundations accounted for an average of 47% of revenue across local,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. First Amendment Watch at New York University recently published the educator’s guide “Does the First Amendment Allow the Government to Censor Art?” which addresses the relationship between freedom of speech and art censorship. It focuses on exploring two overarching questions: What are…