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  • Looming Behind Antibiotic Resistance is Another Bacterial Threat – Antibiotic Tolerance

    The Conversation Apr 11, 2023

    Antibiotic resistance has contributed to millions of deaths worldwide. Research suggests that any bacteria can develop antibiotic tolerance, and possibly resistance, when pushed to their limits.

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  • Community College Student Advisors Are Trying to Boost Graduation Rates

    The Hechinger Report Apr 11, 2023

    Community colleges invest in advising to improve graduation ratesIn Alabama, two-year colleges are experimenting with “success coaches” and other advising strategies, with an eye toward boosting poor student completion rates.

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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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  • Breaking Down the Myths for Funders on Risk Tolerance

    PEAK Grantmaking Apr 11, 2023

    This article originally appeared on Blackbaud’s ENGAGE blog. I have been on this quest for some time, sharing the message that there is no bad grant.But like a band … Continued…

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  • The Impact of Climate Change on Forests’ Carbon Storage

    Futurity Apr 10, 2023

    Regions most at risk of losing forest carbon are precisely where many forest carbon offset projects are located, researchers say.

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  • Drops in College Transfer Enrollment Since COVID-19

    The 74 Apr 10, 2023

    Disparate transfer enrollment declines pose stark demographic implications for four-year universities, experts say…

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  • Research Indicates Link Between Blood Pressure and Dementia

    Futurity Apr 10, 2023

    A new study finds an association between high blood pressure in your 30s and dementia in your 70s, especially for men.

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  • Five Questions with Pennsylvania Stands Up: Organizing Across Communities

    Pennsylvania Stands Up Apr 10, 2023

    As citizens across Pennsylvania face economic struggles and inequitable public policies, Pennsylvania Stands Up is investing in people and developing them into powerful leaders. Carrie Santoro, executive director of Pennsylvania…

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  • Understanding Youth Mental Health in Youth Homelessness

    Interest to Impact Apr 10, 2023

    Casey Trupin works on ending youth homelessness at the Raikes Foundation. Previously, he served as the Directing Attorney for the Children and Youth Project at Columbia Legal Services in Seattle, advocating…

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  • The Importance of Health and Wellness for the Childcare Workforce

    Urban Institute Apr 10, 2023

    Home-based child care providers have been the “unsung heroes in the COVID-19 crisis,” as many stepped up to continue services despite nearly 40 percent of the child care workforce losing their…

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  • Transfers Are Hiding Expulsions That Can Cause More Problems for Students

    The Hechinger Report Apr 10, 2023

    Disciplinary transfers represent a large, yet hidden share of California’s exclusionary discipline practices, blocking students from their schools without the public reporting or due process protections that regulate expulsions.

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