This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ghost cattle — 200,000 made-up heifers. A massive fraud rocking eastern Washington’s arid ranching communities, leading to criminal charges and bankruptcy. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a Bill Gates-owned…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2017-18 school year was difficult at Lakeland Union High School. Disciplinary problems came in waves for the Oneida County school — in February 2018, two students were arrested for making…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly a year after thousands of supporters of former President Trump stunned the nation by violently storming the US Capitol, concern remains about the current state of American politics, says…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. High rates of teacher turnover are among the greatest barriers to building high-quality early childhood education (ECE) systems. In the United States, teachers working with the youngest learners turn over at much higher…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the main achievements of COP26 in Glasgow this year was building a framework for Article 6 that enshrines carbon markets as a small part of activities to reduce emissions around…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Before the 2020-21 school year, Christa Talbott, a 20-year veteran of New Orleans schools, had never considered leaving the profession she loved this early. But then came a dispiriting spring…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An American Farm Bureau Federation poll shows that the stigma surrounding mental health issues and getting help for them is declining in rural and farming areas, though it’s still a significant obstacle. “AFBF…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the Biden administration prepares to make the biggest investment in U.S. infrastructure in more than a decade, there’s much discussion about how systems like roads, bridges and electric power grids affect…
Institutional investors have trillions of dollars in financial assets under their control. Getting them to invest more of that capital in high impact projects in emerging markets could lead to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An offhand remark by an acquaintance about using a smartphone. A joke about someone losing their memory or hearing. An ad in a magazine focused on erasing wrinkles or gray…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States is one of three high-income nations that does not guarantee paid sick leave for workers. As of March 2020, 25 percent of private-sector workers had no access to paid sick…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Biden’s agenda has a strong focus on climate change. He has constantly reiterated the need to take a whole-of-government approach to address the crisis. In November, Congress passed the Infrastructure…