This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The economies of many Asian countries grew through manufacturing low cost products for the rest of the world, which enabled millions of their citizens to step out of abject poverty…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. If we have learned one thing from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In December, as the first coronavirus vaccines were being approved, the Commonwealth of Kentucky bought advertising in most Kentucky newspapers to get Kentuckians ready for the vaccination process. The $281,184…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last fall, more than three-quarters of Shortridge students were Black or Latino. Lee said historic medical mistreatment of these communities has eroded trust in the COVID vaccine. Some students even…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The exceptional drought in the U.S. West has people across the region on edge after the record-setting fires of 2020. Last year, Colorado alone saw its three largest fires in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Opioid settlements with pharmaceutical companies have already occurred, and there are more to come. Settlement funds could save lives and mitigate lifelong harms from opioid misuse if they are allocated…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In my recent book, Theories of Social Innovation, I propose different approaches to conceptualizing and understanding social innovation to move beyond futile efforts to agree on a single definition, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is well-established that the lower a family’s income, the more that family will pay for lighting and heating the house, running appliances, and keeping the wi-fi on. Such outcomes would suggest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the rolling hills along a rural stretch of the California coastline south of San Francisco, researchers plunged small probes into the soil last year, took samples, and sent them to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Violence, armed conflict, and natural disasters have displaced more than 65 million individuals worldwide from their homes. For the individuals living in post-conflict settings, even the most basic aspects of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Traffic is so ubiquitous in U.S. cities that until recently, imagining urban life without it meant looking to other nations for examples. Then, in 2020, COVID-19 closures and lockdowns took…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in May 2021 that the nation’s total fertility rate had reached 1.64 children per woman in 2020, dropping 4% from 2019,…