This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Walking through the hallway at Francis Lewis High School is like an Olympic sport, said Arthur Goldstein, an English as a second language teacher and dean at the coveted Queens…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For older adults, social isolation may have dredged up past traumas that are difficult to come back from. And for those living in nursing homes that have been the center…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A survey of more than 17,000 pregnant and lactating people who received the COVID-19 vaccine showed that they did not experience symptoms any more severe than their non-pregnant counterparts. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For-profit corporations invest large amounts of money in global health R&D to develop novel treatments, drugs, and vaccines for neglected diseases. However, of the $157 billion spent on global health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. That means that as students return to school, some will be greeted by an unprecedented amount of mental health support — although it remains unclear whether this will be enough to address…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rent relief gained national attention last week, when the federal eviction moratorium lapsed before a new protection was enacted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for areas with high…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This year will be like no other when it comes re-engaging students in learning. Educators — working with parents and the community — are now planning how to close gaps…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Teachers’ ability to connect individually with students went from tricky to downright challenging during the pandemic. But a new digital reflection tool, Along, can help teachers create personal relationships with students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Smoke from the West Coast’s wildfires last year didn’t only tinge skies an apocalyptic shade of orange; it increased the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. According to research unveiled on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Idaho’s public colleges and universities have lost more than 5,000 students since the pandemic. It’s not worst-case scenario stuff. The 18-month dropoff was 8.7%, but administrators feared a 20% decrease.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Thirty percent of unvaccinated American adults say they’re waiting for the COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use to be officially approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. That…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “In a year bookended by a racial reckoning and a sputtering recovery, social sector leaders are driving a vision of a just economic system that serves everyone. That’s why the…