This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Bloomfield, Iowa, lacks the advantages some small Iowa towns have. It is not on the interstate highway system or a major airport. But Bloomfield, Davis County’s seat in southern Iowa…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Job disruption as a result of automation and new technologies accelerated dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, it is clearer than ever that we need to examine how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The research is clear: visitation, mail, phone, and other forms of contact between incarcerated people and their families have positive impacts for everyone — including better health, reduced recidivism, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New pandemic-era flexibility that allowed audio-only health visits to be routinely reimbursed as telehealth may be leading to substandard care for those it was meant to serve. Prior to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One-third of American families don’t have the diapers they need to keep babies clean, dry, and healthy. With diapers costing roughly $1,000 a year, many families struggle to afford (PDF) this necessity—especially families with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nebraska is a reliably red state. The last time Nebraskans backed a Democrat in a presidential election was 1964. Former president Donald Trump won the state in 2016 by a double-digit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From staffing shortages to stumbles with school-based COVID testing, Chicago Public Schools has faced a number of challenges as it reopened campuses this fall. The city’s board of education heard a rundown of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State education officials are pushing the federal Department of Education to clarify expectations for state school accountability systems that have been largely halted by two years of pandemic disruption and cancelled state…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Right now, talking about shopping can seem trite. Yet, to address systemic racism, we need a more just economy. An economy slanted towards white ownership plus discriminatory labor practices perpetuate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By design, the health systems of today too often exclude people from care. To ensure communities can access the care they need and deserve, we need system strengthening and system…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past two years, Congress has enacted a series of pandemic relief bills providing federal funds to help American families, businesses, schools, governments, and other institutions regain their footing.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ever talked to a precocious elementary schooler? Then you know all about collective nouns. What do you call more than one dog? A pack! A group of cattle? A herd!…