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The latest estimates suggest that about 60% American students have access to in-person instruction of some sort — the highest figure since November. But some districts and teachers unions remain resistant, worried about the virus spreading…

The coronavirus recession continues to severely impact Black and Latinx workers, who are disproportionally suffering, compared to other workers in the United States. Understanding the causes of these disparate impacts…

The years when young people move from youth to adulthood are full of immense possibility and potential. This is the time when young people gain the education, skills, life experiences, and supports…

Well-meaning policymakers sometimes suggest building “kinder, gentler” prisons that offer needed counseling — and indeed, one such project has recently been proposed for convicted women in Massachusetts — but in practice, prisons themselves…

Even before the pandemic, New York’s street food vendors often struggled to earn a living hawking hot food and water bottles to residents and tourists. Now, their advocates say, the…

The abortion debate is at the center of U.S. political dialogue. As of June 2018, 49 percent of Americans consider themselves pro-choice, while 45 percent consider themselves pro-life. Voices from…

While individual countries have made progressed in the fight for equal rights, there is still a long way to go before gender equality can be fully achieved on a global scale.…

The federal requirement for schools to provide extra services to children with disabilities has been around for more than 45 years. More than 7 million children, about 14 percent of all public…

Last month, the first-ever auction for oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) ended with just three bidders winning drilling rights to more than half a million acres.…

Childhood visits to zoos and aquariums inspired my love of animals and desire to protect species and the wild places they call home. These institutions are where I first learned…

As Congress considers further coronavirus relief, most of the attention—and debate—has been focused on the stimulus payments sent to many American families. President Biden has proposed adding $1,400 to the $600 payments…

The links between health and poverty are clear: Poverty limits people’s ability to access medical care, safe living environments, and sufficient nutrition, the absence of which can have disastrous consequences. Conversely, good health enables employment…