This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you live in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, or Florida, you might be curious about which areas this super-computer-powered map says are at risk of being underwater. By the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Historically, attention to public health has waxed and waned as crises strike and then abate. The result has been a patchwork of inadequate public health infrastructure, the weaknesses of which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. LISC D.C. helped inaugurate a visionary—and commonsense—solar energy installation project that will bring green power and income to 12 affordable housing communities in the nation’s capital. The solar panels are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For decades, tax incentives have been a major policy tool to spur economic development and attract and retain good jobs. In recent years, however, these incentives have come under heightened…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Seattle Hub of Global Shapers is supporting the Shared Spaces Foundation in fundraising for the Heron’s Nest, a project aimed at preserving land for community use and repatriating it to the Duwamish people. Who are the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. K-12 schools that cut instructional time by switching to a four-day week see meaningful reductions in student learning, according to recently published research. The effects are similar to those resulting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This Q&A is part of a series highlighting the work of Black education leaders in partnership with the 1954 Project. No one asked Sharif El-Mekki if he was interested in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Craig Koller grew up splashing through backyard creeks and biking gravel trails, sometimes through the Johnson Control Industries Fire Technology Center. Black smoke wafted overhead as it conducted controlled burns to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The predominantly black and low-income communities living near the back-to-back petrochemical refineries of Louisiana’s “cancer alley” have long suffered compromised immune systems and high rates of disease. Now, the state’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Will California colleges return to normal after the coronavirus pandemic? Lande Ajose hopes not. The pandemic forced postsecondary institutions into triage mode and left working-class students with difficult decisions. It…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part of the White House’s recently announced American Jobs Plan includes $18 billion to upgrade and modernize U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals and clinics. A 2015 analysis suggests…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For millions of children in child care, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) acts as a key nutritional support by reimbursing child care providers for the cost of snacks…