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    Extreme Heat in Solitary Confinement in Missouri Prisons Can Be Life-Threatening, Alleges Lawsuit

    The Marshall Project May 14, 2025

    A recent class action lawsuit from the MacArthur Justice Center sheds light on how extreme heat creates life-threatening conditions for those in solitary confinement.

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    Public Microschools: Flexible, Local, and Learner-Centered

    Getting Smart May 14, 2025

    Announcing the public microschool playbook: a comprehensive guide to launching and sustaining publicly-funded microschools.

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    Domestic Violence Prevention Groups Navigate Stricter Federal Grant Requirements

    The 19th May 13, 2025

    Revised funding opportunities for victim services organizations ban any activities characterizing domestic violence as a social justice issue.

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    For Families of Kids With Disabilities, Federal Cuts Threaten Health Care and Education

    The 19th May 13, 2025

    ‘She’ll fall through the cracks’: Parents of kids with disabilities brace for new reality.

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    Study Finds Gender Gaps in Perceived Voting Safety

    The 19th May 12, 2025

    While voters overwhelmingly felt safe, women and gender-nonconforming people were more likely to skip going to the polls due to safety concerns, a new report says.

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    Child Care Workers in Philadelphia Advocate for Higher Wages

    Chalkbeat May 12, 2025

    At a Day Without Childcare protest, early childhood workers demanded higher wages. City Council President Kenyatta Johnson promised a new task force will look into the issue.

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    Penumbra Theatre: A Legacy of Black Art, Struggle, and Resilience

    Hyperallergic May 9, 2025

    The St. Paul company that gave August Wilson his start has embedded itself into the lives of its community for nearly 50 years.

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    Colombia Sets Precedent for Indigenous Self-Government in the Amazon

    The Associated Press May 9, 2025

    Colombia this week took a leading position in Latin America for Indigenous rights and forest protection by formalizing Indigenous local governments across swaths of the Amazon, raising hopes that other countries in the region will follow its lead. Activists say Monday’s decision gives Indigenous …

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    Supporting Working Families in Hawaiʻi

    Honolulu Civil Beat May 9, 2025

    Working families are concerned that bad things are coming with federal cuts and hoped the Legislature would do more to boost the state’s safety nets.

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    The Black-led Nonprofit Advancing Food Justice in Tennessee

    Food Tank May 8, 2025

    Rooted East in in East Knoxville is fighting food apartheid through intergenerational education and land reclamation.

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    Cuts to School Mental Health Programs Disproportionately Impact Rural Areas

    EdSurge May 7, 2025

    The Department of Education’s decision to turn off the spigot of mental health grants has left school districts and universities worried about filling …

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    Funding Global Development in the Face of Foreign Aid Cuts

    Devpolicy Blog May 6, 2025

    Reactions to US aid cuts at the Raisina Dialogue were diverse and defiant — and should be instructive to western commentators, says Melissa Conley Tyler.

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