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    Intercity Bus Riders Receive New Terminals, Better Connections

    Smart Cities Dive Aug 19, 2025

    Ridership is on an upswing, and several cities are opening new or refurbished intermodal terminals. Here’s what you’ll find in eight major cities.

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    Survey Reveals Record Number of Child Care Providers Can’t Afford Basic Needs

    LAist Aug 18, 2025

    More than two-thirds of child care workers reported struggling to afford a basic need.

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    The Community Impact of Family-Run Real Estate Firms

    Forbes Aug 15, 2025

    Social responsibility allows companies to give back to residents, protect the environment and increase living standards for years to come.

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  • How Housing Justice Centers Care Rather Than Criminalization of Homelessness

    Neighborhood Funders Group Aug 15, 2025

    The state of housing justice and public health is nothing short of a political polycrisis. A term defined as a “cluster of distinct crises that interact in ways that they and/or their effects tend to reinforce each other.” Michael D.

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    The Fight Over Economic Data Could Hide Inequities Facing Women of Color

    The 19th Aug 15, 2025

    Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggested a pause of the monthly employment reports, the only timely economic measure of how women of color are faring in the economy.

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    Building Career Pathways to Public Service for Young Professionals

    Smart Cities Dive Aug 15, 2025

    Local government is the front line of public service. Though they play a crucial role connecting communities with essential support, state and local agencies are often chronically under resourced, especially when it comes to supporting tech talent.

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    Centering Farmers in the Future of Global Food Policy

    Food Tank Aug 14, 2025

    We need participatory law-making, where farmers, women, youth, and other underrepresented voices are actually part of the process.

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    How Language Learning Prepares Students for a Global Future

    Getting Smart Aug 14, 2025

    World language education is a strategic necessity, fostering empathy, cognitive skills, and economic competitiveness in an interconnected world.

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    Toy Store’s Employee Ownership Rewrites the Narrative of Ruthlessness in Business

    The Guardian Aug 13, 2025

    The husband-and-wife founders of The Entertainer, which has 160 stores in the UK, will soon transfer their business to their employees.It shows that profit isn’t the only thing worth caring about, writes Zoe Williams…

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    Why Global Food Security Depends on Fixing Water Scarcity

    Alliance Magazine Aug 12, 2025

    Water is the invisible ingredient in everything we eat. Global water reserves are under relentless pressure—and nowhere more so than in our broken food system.In his book The Last Drop, Tim Smedley uses an ……

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    Key Takeaways From California Schools Piloting AI Tools

    The 74 Aug 12, 2025

    Waite, Chu and Weiner: AI tools can be powerful when supporting a clear, consistent instructional strategy and strong teacher-student relationships.

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    Reusable Menstrual Products Gain Popularity for Cost and Environmental Benefits

    WTOP Aug 12, 2025

    It was six months ago that Selin Celikoyar bought her last tampon and switched to a reusable menstrual disc.”I had already been wary of tampons from an……

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