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Covid-19 is showing us what ending mass incarceration could look like. Some judges and prosecutors like what they see. A couple of months ago, the
When Washington Governor Jay Inslee closed schools statewide on Friday, March 13 until at least the end of April, he assured state residents that school
Get lit, howl and mind your paws. Humans are a social species, and physical interaction keeps us healthy. Or, as the late Bill Withers wrote, “The
Some governors and attorneys general are rushing to establish protections for people with debt, trying to ensure they can use their stimulus checks on essentials
Street outreach workers are doubling as messengers on avoiding infection. But the outbreak hasn’t stopped everyone. Nearly 200 street outreach workers continue to patrol the
As the coronavirus crisis shines a harsh light on the digital divide, districts must rely on offline methods of communication and instruction to reach students
Working virtually in a COVID-19 environment, teachers and staff began fine-tuning their virtual instruction, applying what they had learned from their trial by fire.
In times of trouble and fear, one of the first places many people turn is to their church. Except in times when those public gatherings
For most of her career, Sheila Soto, a public health worker based in Tucson, Ariz., has worked to bring health services directly to low-income and immigrant communities.
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