"TITLE","SOURCE NAME","AUTHOR NAME","ABSTRACT","PUBLISHED DATE"
"40 Ways to Improve School Lunches","Vanco","Vanco Education","Proposes 40 various ways school lunch programs can be improved for students and school systems.","2.27.2023",
"The Pros & Cons of the US National School Lunch Program","Vanco","Vanco Education","Provides the context for the advantages and disadvantages of the US National Food Lunch Program.","9.08.2020",
"How to Talk to Your Friends and Family from Other States about D.C. Statehood","ACLU of DC","","Oftentimes the start to a movement begins with connecting and informing the people outside of the issue. Learn how to talk to friends and family outside of the District about Statehood in order to help bring awareness and support.","11.07.2024",
"The Path to Statehood- Questions & Answers","The 51st","","This FAQ page answers how DC Statehood could be achieved and addresses the many counter argument questions against the movement.","1.01.1970",
"Alternatives to Animal Testing","Cruelty Free International ","","Are there alternatives to animal testing we could be using? The answer is simple. Here are four solutions to inhumane animal testing.","1.01.1970",
"Ending Animal Testing","Humane World for Animals","","Learn how cruel animal testing can be and one of the many organizations creating animal free methods for a more humane testing environment.","1.01.1970",
"The Wage Gap, State By State","National Women's Law Center","","Includes a map you can click on and see data for each state about on the gender wage gap, and links to articles about the pay gap by gender and race.","1.01.1970",
"Women are paid less than men—and the gap is closing too slowly","Lean In","","Visualize how the gender wage gap affects women and learn important aspects of the wage gap: what you need to know, how it works, and why it matters.","1.01.1970",
"What Schools Look Like Without the Cellphone Distraction","EducationWeek","Olina Banerji","This article discusses how classrooms disruptions dropped dramatically after cellphones were banned in the classroom.","2.04.2025",
"Financial Literacy Lessons for Kids: An Age-by-Age Guide","Arizona Central Credit Union","Arizona Central Credit Union","This article offers tips for teaching financial literacy at different ages.","4.21.2021",
"Meeting the Mental Health Challenge in School and at Home","New York Times","Eileen Zimmerman","This article discusses programs called the Connection Project and CHAMP and how they can help students and families support their mental health.","10.06.2022",
"With students in turmoil, U.S. teachers train in mental health","PBS","Jocelyn Gecker","This article looks at the causes and effects of the student mental health crisis and how Youth Mental Health First Aid can be used to help. ","4.04.2022",
"What is Climate Change?","National Geographic Kids","","This article goes into detail about what climate change is, how it affects the world around us and what we can do as people to help.","1.01.1970",
"U.N. Climate Report","Time for Kids","Brian S. McGrath","This article talks about the need for countries to act to stop climate change and when that needs to happen. ","4.08.2022",
"Embrace Cellphones in Your Classroom","Education World","Steve Ndar","This article looks at the reasons behind the debate around cellphones in schools and provides a list of benefits for allowing students to use them.","1.01.1970",
"Cellphones in School: What to Know","US News","Cole Claybourn","This article looks at the challenges of allowing students to use cellphones in school and how they can impact student mental health and safety. The article also contains information about the impact of the pandemic on school phone policies.","10.20.2022",
"LGBTQ+ Bullying: Making Schools Safe for LGBTQ+ and the Transgender Communities","Stomp Out Bullying","","This article provides information on how bullying impacts LGBTQ+ students and what safe spaces can do to help them. ","1.01.1970",
"S.1547 – Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1993","","103rd Congress (1993-1994)","This text from the Safe Drinking Water Act and its amendments which set standards for drinking water quality for citizens.","10.14.1993",
"Image 1 of The Ratifications of the new foederal Constitution, together with the amendments, proposed by the several states.","","","This text is from the Ratification of the Constitution including the 2nd Amendment, which specifically focuses on the right to bear arms.  ","1.01.1970",
"What Does a 6-Week Abortion Ban Even Mean?","Planned Parenthood","","This article breaks down what a 6-week abortion ban is in the context of the timeline of a pregnancy.","9.15.2021",
"When women are denied an abortion, their children fare worse than peers","STAT","Diana Greene Foster","This article looks at the ways children are impacted by women being denied access to an abortion. ","12.05.2018",
"Low-wage workers bear financial burden of denied abortions","PBS","Anne D'Innocenzio, Alexandra Olson","This article looks at the impact of Roe v Wade being overturned on low-wage workers. ","10.26.2022",
"Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending right to abortion upheld for decades","NPR","Nina Totenberg, Sarah McCammon","This article talks about the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade from the day it was overturned.","6.24.2022",
"U.S. Reports: Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)","","","This is the original court ruling in the Roe v. Wade trial. ","1.01.1970",
"Here’s what’s in the AP African American Studies course rejected by Florida","NBC News","Marc Caputo","This article provides a summary and a preview of the AP African-American Studies curriculum that is being rejected.","1.23.2023",
"Florida Gives Reasons for Rejecting A.P. African American Studies Class","New York Times","Eliza Fawcett and Anemona Hartocollis","This article breaks down the reasons Ron DeSantis gave for rejecting the AP African-American Studies class in Florida. ","1.21.2023",
"Why Teaching Black History Year-Round Is Crucial, Not Just During Black History Month","KIPP","Eilidh Branson","This blog post from a teacher at a KIPP school in Atlanta talks about the importance of teaching Black history throughout the school year.","3.11.2021",
"The First A.P. African American Studies Class Is Coming This Fall","New York Times","Anemona Hartocollis","

This article breaks down the importance of the AP African-American Studies class and the plan to roll it out over the next three years.

","8.31.2022",
"Teens embrace AP class featuring Black history, a subject under attack","The Washington Post","Sydney Trent","This article talks about the implementation of the  AP African-American Studies course at a Baltimore high school and the positive student responses to it.","12.02.2022",
"Pilot: AP African American Studies","College Board","College Board","This article from the College Board talks about the basic details of the AP African-American Studies, course including how it can be used for college credits and the timeline of its development.","1.01.1970",
"Bullying Prevention Resources","Innerbody Research","Lee Anderson","This article provides facts and resources so you can identify what bullying is, where it happens, and what power you have to prevent it.","4.29.2022",
"Disability Advocates Are Fighting for Accessibility Beyond The Coronavirus","NowThis News","","This video looks at the ways the pandemic showed some of the challenges faced by disabled individuals and how advocates are fighting for accessibility measures to continue.","3.21.2020",
"Making video games accessible to those with disabilities","Newsela","Karena Phan","This article looks at the benefits and importance of making video games accessible to all players.","3.08.2022",
"‘We’re on our own.’ How people with disabilities are left out of climate planning","PBS","Drew Costley","This article looks at the challenges disabled individuals face in natural disasters caused by climate change through the story of a woman in a wheelchair living in New Orleans.","10.13.2022",
"Disability and Health Inclusion Strategies","CDC","","This article lists strategies for inclusion and accessibility for those with disabilities and lists some existing American laws that help.","9.15.2020",
"Athletes, advocates call on NCAA to pull competition from states with anti-trans bills","USA Today","Lorenzo Reyes","This article looks at the push to move competitions from states which ban trans athletes.","4.20.2021",
"Trans Girls Belong on Girls’ Sports Teams","Scientific American","Jack Turban","This article provides scientific proof for why trans girls should be allowed to play on those sports teams. ","3.16.2021",
"The science behind the transgender athlete debate","CBS News","","This video looks at some of the science behind the debate around trans athletes and sports. ","6.22.2021",
"A Fair And Inclusive Solution For Transgender Women In Sports","Forbes","Donna Lopiano","This article provides one solution for fair participation in sports for all genders.","8.04.2022",
"Four Myths About Trans Athletes, Debunked","ACLU","Chase Strangio and Gabriel Arkles","This article breaks down and debunks common myths about trans athletes. ","4.30.2020",
"Why you need a ‘wellbeing wardrobe’","BBC","Samantha Sharpe, Monique Retamal and Taylor Brydges","This article poses the idea of a “wellbeing wardrobe” as a solution for fast fashion.","9.13.2022",
"Old clothes soon may be recycled, not trashed","Newsela","Kathiann Kowalski","This article talks about the benefits of recycling clothing to make the fashion industry more sustainable.","1.11.2021",
"This Bill Could Make the Fashion Industry More Sustainable","Vice","","This article looks at a proposed bill that seeks to require retailers to disclose their environmental and labor impact to lower their emissions.","3.18.2022",
"The Not-So-Hidden Ethical Cost Of Fast Fashion: Sneaky Sweatshops In Our Own Backyard","Forbes","Syama Meagher","This article looks at the overlooked moral consequence of fast fashion and at the rising number of ‘sweatshops’ in America. ","2.05.2020",
"The 10 Essential Fast Fashion Statistics","Earth.org","Owen Mulhern","This article provides statistics, charts, and graphs about the impact of fast fashion.","7.24.2022",
"What Is Fast Fashion? How It’s Destroying the Environment","Good Housekeeping","Emma Seymour","This article defines fast fashion, talks about its various consequences, both environmental and cultural, and talks about solutions for individuals.","4.21.2022",
"Nationwide effort to ban books challenges freedom of speech","PBS","Jeffrey Brown","This PBS video talks about the nationwide banning of books about LGBTQ+ issues, race and freedom of speech and the ways education issues are being politicized.","3.10.2022",
"A Texas school district approved limits on books, critical race theory and gender identity","CNN","Rebekah Riess, Raja Razek and Andy Rose,","This article looks at the Grapevine-Cooley school district in texas and the policies they put into place for this school year and how they will impact both teachers and students.","8.23.2022",
"Florida’s law limiting LGBTQ discussion in schools, explained","Washington Post","Amber Phillips","This article looks at what all is included in Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and the various impacts that it could have on students.","4.22.2022",
"Educators Fight Back Against Gag Orders, Book Bans and Intimidation","National Education Association","Tim Walker","This article looks at various teacher censorship laws around the country and the things that educators are doing to combat them for their students. ","7.28.2022",
"‘Don’t Say Gay’ law brings worry, confusion to Florida schools","PBS","Anthony Izaguirre and Adriana Gomez Licon","This article looks at the ways that the “Don’t Say Gay” law impacts teachers, especially LGBTQ+ teachers, in Florida, and the concerns they have about how it will affect their classroom. ","8.15.2022",
"The Teenager Leading the Smartphone Liberation Move","New York Times"," Lulu Garcia-Navarro","This podcast episode interviews Logan Lane, a 17 year old who gave up her smartphone and founded the Luddite Club to support others who do the same.","2.02.2023",
"Five Ways Screen Time can Benefit Children and Families","Child Trends","Courtney Nugent, Lauren Supplee","This article shows how certain digital tools can support family interactions and help prepare children for school, among other benefits.","3.14.2018",
"Screen Time May Actually Be Good For Kids, New Oxford Study Finds","Forbes","Eric Mack","This article shows how children who spend 1-2 hours a day watching screens or using digital devices can experience social and emotional benefits. ","10.22.2019",
"Media Use Guidelines for Teens","Kids Health"," Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD","This article provides suggestions for for parents to help teens use screens non-addictively, in a way that balances their other priorities.","8.01.2022",
"Too Much Screen Time? Study Finds Link Between Infant Screen Time And Cognitive Issues Later In Life","Forbes","Becca Stanek","This article explains the risks of screen time for children, including negative brain effects, suggests healthy screen habits, and describes some benefits of screen use. ","2.02.2023",
"Children and screen time: How much is too much?","Mayo Clinic","Jill Christensen","This article describes the health risks of too much screentime, lists steps to reduce screentime, and provides suggestions of positive and healthy ways to use screens. ","5.28.2021",
"Are Video Games Good or Bad for Kids? A Global Debate Hits Home for the Holidays","Riverhead Local","Greg Blass","This op-ed by a public servant and columnist for a small-town Long Island news website investigates the positive and negative effects of video games on the health of kids and the difference between the U.S. and China\'s responses to heavy video game usage by young people.","1.01.1970",
"Can Video Games Give People Motion Sickness?","KidsHealth","","This brief article explains the connection between video games and motion sickness while suggesting solutions.","1.01.1970",
"Is Gaming Good for Kids?","Scholastic Action","Tod Olsen","This article identifies some skills which video games help develop and how those skills can be applied to real life.","1.01.1970",
"Kids and Video Games","KidsHealth","Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph MD","This article investigates how video games can be good and bad for kids and gives parents suggestions on moderation and limits.","1.01.1970",
"What Is Cultural Appropriation?","Encyclopedia Brittanica","","This encyclopedia Britannica page on cultural appropriation provides a concrete definition.","1.01.1970",
"Hailey Bieber faces accusations of ‘cultural appropriation’ for ‘brownie glazed lips’ look","ABC News","Amanda Su and Jessica Mendoza","This article looks at cultural appropriation through the lens of the backlash being directed at Hailey Bieber for “rebranding” a trend popular amongst people of color.","9.28.2022",
"What Does Cultural Appropriation Really Mean?","New York Times","Ligaya Mishan","This article looks at cultural appropriation through the lens of music and art to try to define cultural appropriation.","9.30.2022",
"What’s the Difference Between Appropriation and Appreciation?","Vice","","This Vice video compares cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation through the perspectives of those it impacts and through examples in fashion.","1.21.2020",
"Black English is being misidentified as Gen Z lingo, speakers say","Washington Post","Samantha Cherry","This article looks at the ways that AAVE is being twisted as Gen Z vocabulary and the ways that can impact black people.","8.17.2022",
"The Costs of Code-Switching","Harvard Business Review","Courtney L. McCluney, Kathrina Robotham, Serenity Lee, Richard Smith, and Myles Durkee","This article examines the effects of “code-switching” between AAVE and “proper” English on people of color.","11.15.2019",
"Awkwafina posts statement about past use of African American Vernacular English, ‘Blackccent’ before quitting Twitter","NBC News","Kalhan Rosenblatt","This article looks at actress and comedian Awkafina’s apology for her use of AAVE and her “blackccent.” ","2.06.2022",
"A new dictionary will document the lexicon of African American English","NPR","Jeevika Verma","This article talks about the creation of a dictionary of AAVE being released as The Oxford Dictionary of African American English.","7.27.2022",
"Black English is being misidentified as Gen Z lingo, speakers say","Washington Post","Samantha Cherry","This article looks at the ways that AAVE is being twisted as Gen Z lingo and the ways that can impact black people.  ","8.17.2022",
"The second wave of “cancel culture”","Vox.com","Aja Romano","This article looks at the debate around cancel culture and what counts as free speech.","5.05.2021",
"Cancel Culture – Top 3 Pros and Cons","ProCon.org","","This list from procon.org lists the major pros and cons of cancel culture in society.","1.20.2022",
"“We can’t cancel everyone”: The cultural phenomenon at a crossroads","Newsela","","This article looks at some of the pros and cons of cancel culture and a few specific examples of those who were “canceled”.","7.21.2020",
"Americans and ‘Cancel Culture’: Where Some See Calls for Accountability, Others See Censorship, Punishment","Pew Research Center"," EMILY A. VOGELS, MONICA ANDERSON, MARGARET PORTEUS, CHRIS BARONAVSKI, SARA ATSKE, COLLEEN MCCLAIN, BROOKE AUXIER, ANDREW PERRIN AND MEERA RAMSHANKAR","This article provides statistics, quotes and an in-depth look at some of the differing perspectives on cancel culture. ","5.21.2021",
"A growing share of Americans are familiar with ‘cancel culture’","Pew Research Center","Emily A. Vogels","This article provides detailed statistics on how many Americans are familiar with cancel culture.","6.09.2022",
"The Thanksgiving Tale We Tell Is a Harmful Lie. As a Native American, I’ve Found a Better Way to Celebrate the Holiday","Time","Sean Sherman","This article speaks to a Native man about how he chooses to spend Thanksgiving and the flaws in the story of Thanksgiving that we tell.","11.11.2019",
"For some Americans, July 4 is a time not to celebrate, but reflect","PBS","Courtney Vinopal","This article discusses whether we should continue to celebrate the fourth of July in the midst of 2020’s political and social unrest. ","7.03.2020",
"A day of reckoning","The Harvard Gazette","Liz Mineo","This article speaks to members of the Harvard community about whether or not we should celebrate Columbus Day and, if so, what should replace it. ","10.08.2020",
"Goodbye, Columbus? Here’s what Indigenous Peoples’ Day means to Native Americans","NPR","Emma Bowman","This article discusses the importance of Biden’s proclamation for Native People and what Indigenous People’s Day celebrates. ","10.10.2022",
"How will COVID-19 end? Experts look to past epidemics for clues","Associated Press","","This article looks at the ways past pandemics and epidemics have come to an end and speculates endings for the COVID-19 pandemic. ","3.29.2022",
"The Pandemic’s Soft Closing","The Atlantic","Katherine J. Wu","This article looks at the ways the United States and other countries are trying to move past the COVID-19 pandemic and debates if it is truly over.","8.16.2022",
"D.C. schools expand covid vaccine mandate, unlike most other districts","Washington Post","Lauren Lumpkin and Perry Stein","This article talks about the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in DC schools in comparison with that in other states and districts.","7.31.2022",
"Should schools require the COVID vaccine? Many experts say it’s too soon","NPR","Anya Kamenetz","This article shares some of the history of vaccine mandates and discusses whether or not schools should mandate the COVID-19 vaccines in schools.","11.19.2021",
"What parents, teachers and students should know about the CDC’s new COVID guidelines","NPR","Juliana Kim","This article outlines the CDC’s COVID-19 guidelines for schools as of the beginning of the 2022-23 school year. ","8.12.2022",
"Biden Says the Pandemic Is Over. But at Least 400","New York Times","Sheryl Gay Stolberg","This article discusses President Biden’s remarks on 60 Minutes about the end of the COVID-19 pandemic but shares stories of those continuing to be affected.","9.19.2022",
"Video: Environmental Racism Explained","AJ+","","This video by AJ+ explains environmental racism and how it is playing out throughout the United States.","1.29.2016",
"Trump’s EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is Real","The Atlantic","Vann R. Newkirk II","This article discusses the results of an EPA report done under Donald Trump which concluded that people of color are more likely to live near pollutants.","2.28.2018",
"Racism seen as root of water crisis in Mississippi capital","AP","Drew Costley","This article talks about how infrastructure and systemic racism created the Jackson Water Crisis. ","9.16.2022",
"‘They let us down’: Water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, flows from systemic racism","Southern Poverty Law Center","Esther Schrader","This article shares stories and some of the history of what led to the Jackson Water Crisis and how it impacts the residents.","9.16.2022",
"Girls’ playground, Harriet Island, St. Paul, Minn.","","Detroit Publishing Co.","This image shows girls playing at recess in 1905. While looking at this picture think about what has changed since it was taken.","1.01.1970",
"Playground Baseball League Takes Boys off Streets and Puts them into Health","","Hugh S. Fullerton","This excerpt from The Day Book reports on a new playground baseball league for boys. What impact does having an athletic outlet for children have on the cities? How does this compare to current views on similar outlets and structured activities?","1.01.1970",
"Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine","","Daisy Bates","Daisy Bates wrote to NAACP Executive Secretary Roy Wilkins about the progress of the Little Rock Nine in their school. She shares some of the horrible ways that they have been treated. What are some of the differences between Daisy\'s experience and the experience of students today? What are some similarities?","12.17.1957",
"Detail of work-offer board, Manzanar Relocation Center, California","","Ansel Adams","Manzanar was a relocation center for Japanese Americans during World War II. Look at the photo of the work offer board at Manzanar. What does this tell you about the history of racial equality for Japanese Americans? What does this tell you about the freedoms available to this group during this time?","1.01.1970",
"Gay rights demonstration at the Democratic National Convention, New York City","","Leffler, Warren K.","This image shows a gay rights demonstration in New York City in 1976. What do you see in this image? How have things changed since this image was taken?","7.11.1976",
"A cultural Juneteenth festival digital file from original","","Mission Gráfica and Sances, Jos","This poster shows an invitation to a Juneteenth celebration in San Francisco from the 80s. At this time Juneteenth was not an official holiday. How have Juneteenth celebrations changed since this flyer was made? Has the day becoming a holiday changed celebrations? ","1.01.1970",
"Today in History June 19th, Juneteeth","","Library of Congress","Read this \"Today in History\" to learn about the history of Juneteenth. What is the importance of Juneteenth? What is the value of making it a holiday?","1.01.1970",
"Today in History May 1st, May Day/ Haymarket Affair","","Library of Congress","Read the information on the history of May Day. How have different groups addressed income inequality in the larger context of workers\' rights movements?","1.01.1970",
"I’d Rather Not be on Relief","","Lester Hunter","Read the 1938 song \"I\'d Rather Not be on Relief\" to see the experience of migrant farm workers during the dustbowl. What narrative does this put forward about those who rely on public assistance to survive? How does this combat or play into current narratives around public assistance and those who rely on it? ","1.01.1970",
"Real Estate Industry: A Resource Guide","","Lynn Weinstein","This resource guide provides access to all of the resources the Library of Congress has on the real estate industry. It also highlights the ways the real estate industry dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. What are some of the ways the real estate industry tried to support renters and homeowners?","4.25.2020",
"Plan to Fight Discrimination in Higher Education","","Charles H. Houston","Charles Houston composed this memo to propose using an available $10,000 to fight discrimination in higher education. What progress on this issue has been made since 1934? What problems of discrimination still exist in higher education? ","1.01.1970",
"NAACP’s Campaign for the Removal of the Confederate Flag","","Kweisi Mfume","This letter was sent in 2000 regarding the removal of a confederate flag in South Carolina\'s capitol. What tactics did the NAACP use as part of their campaign? ","6.08.2000",
"Woman Scientists Who Carry on Research Work For Uncle Sam","","James Nevin Miller","What makes these women notable? How does the language used in the text portray the women? ","11.29.2021",
"Demonstrators marching in the street holding signs during the March on Washington, 1963","","Marion S. Trikosko","What\'s happening in this photo? If this photo were taken today, what would look different? ","1.01.1970",
"People start pollution, people can stop it","","Advertising Council","Who do you think was the audience for this image? What problem and solution are presented in this image?","1.01.1970",
"LGBTQIA+ Studies: A Resource Guide","","Library of Congress","This guide provides access to Library of Congress resources that tell the history of the LGBTQ+ community in America. What tactics have LGBTQ+ activists used to advocate for change?","4.10.2020",
"9 Circulars of the Democratic National Committee, Washington, D.C. 1940","","Democratic National Committee","The New Deal introduced government programs that transformed American society. This political broadside praises the economic progress from 1932 to 1940: how have we progressed economically between 1940 and today? Where could we continue to improve?","1.01.1970",
"George Perkins Marsh","","Library of Congress","The impact of humans on the environment has long been recognized by people like George Perkins Marsh. What action did he take to solve the problems of his day? What can we learn from his example?","1.01.1970",
"Disease Still Spreads, but Fewer Deaths are Reported","","The Washington Times","Read the October 12, 1918 edition of the Washington Times to see the impact of the last major pandemic, the Spanish Flu. How much has public health messaging changed over the last 100 years? ","1.01.1970",
"Covid vaccine sign, 96th St. Subway Station, West Side, Manhattan","","Camilo J. Vergara (photographer)","Covid-19 vaccine mandates have been a polarizing issue in the United States. Examine this photo and reflect: which point of view best represents you?","1.01.1970",
"Women in Science and Technology","
","","This primary source set from the Library of Congress highlights the many women who have contributed to scientific fields in spite of the discrimination and exclusion they faced. As you review this set, ask yourself how has the role of women in STEM changed over time?

 

","1.01.1970",
"U.S. Military Grapples with a Rising Epidemic of Sexual Assault in its Ranks","PBS NewsHour","","\"A video\" posted by a female U.S. Marine about sexual assault in the military rocketed across the internet and into a Pentagon press-briefing room Friday. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin promised to take additional steps to stop such violence. But as Nick Schifrin reports, sexual assault in the military continues to rise and individual families continue to be ripped apart. ","2.19.2021",
"The Problem of Sexual Assault on Campus","The New Yorkker","","In this video, Jia Tolentino reports on a new study at Columbia that could make schools safer.","2.05.2018",
"Campus Sexual Violence: Statistics","Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)","","These statistics reveal that women Ages 18-24 Are at an Elevated Risk of Sexual Violence.","1.01.1970",
"Education Department Reviewing Campus Sex Assault Rules","Associated Press","Collin Binkley","This article describes how the Education Department on Tuesday moved forward with plans to revise federal rules around campus sexual assault, paving the way for an overhaul of a polarizing Trump-era policy that President Joe Biden has vowed to reverse.","4.06.2021",
"Confronting Campus Sexual Assault Prevention And Fall School Reopenings Head On","Forbes","Tracey Vitchers","The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new challenge for colleges and universities as it relates to sexual assault prevention and survivor support. This article explores various issues and suggestions as students return in the fall. ","4.20.2021",
"The Biden Administration Wants to Change Guidelines on Campus Sexual Assault","The Economist","","This article discusses the various presidencies of Obama, Trump, and Biden, and discusses how they impact the law regarding sexual assault. ","6.12.2021",
"Americans Know Wealth Inequality is a Problem, but What Does it Look Like?","CBS This Morning","","This video discusses how the growing gap between rich and poor Americans is one of the U.S.’s biggest challenges, with the top 1% controlling more wealth now than at any time in the last 50 years. A recent survey found that over half the country thinks it’s a problem, though most people might not know exactly what wealth inequality looks like. Tony Dokoupil speaks to Americans to see if they know what their “share of the pie” looks like.","1.31.2021",
"Growing Wealth Inequality In The World And America","Practical Wisdom","","This video covers the growing wealth inequality in the world and America. The combined wealth of the nine richest men in the world, according to Forbes in January 2018 was 687.6 billion. This is equivalent to the total wealth of; get this, 4 billion of the poorest people in the world. This means, in terms of wealth, if you put these 9 gentlemen on one side of the scale (or see-saw if you prefer), you would need a good 4 billion of the world’s poorest on the other side in order to balance it out.","10.20.2019",
"Covid-19 Accelerating Economic Trends, Including Inequality","Forbes","Richard McGahey","More than one year into the Covid-19 pandemic, this article discusses seeing stronger signs of economic recovery. And although the pandemic may be inducing some real changes in the American economy, its biggest impact is acceleration and deepening of pre-pandemic trends, especially inequality.","4.30.2021",
"Racial Wealth Gap May be a Key to Other Inequities","Harvard Gazette","Liz Mindeo","This article takes a look at how and why we got to the wealth gap, explores how race intersects with it and discusses what we can do about it.","6.03.2021",
"The State of America’s Children","Children’s Defense Fund","","The 2023 State of America’s Children report summarizes the status of America’s children in 11 areas: child population, child poverty, income and wealth inequality, housing and homelessness, child hunger and nutrition, child health, early childhood, education, child welfare, youth justice, and gun violence.","1.01.1970",
"Trends in Income and Wealth Inequality","Pew Research Center","","In this article, the Pew Research Center discusses how most Americans say there is too much economic inequality, but fewer than half call it a top priority. ","1.09.2020",
"Is College Worth The Money?","NBC Nightly News","","This video discusses how as the cost of a four-year degree continues to rise, more corporations and CEO’s are saying you don’t need to go to college to have a good career. Some major tech companies will even pay to train new employees who don’t have a degree.","4.24.2021",
"The Exploding Cost of College","ABC News","","ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with author and New York Times Columnist Ron Lieber about the rising cost of college and how to navigate financial aid","4.26.2021",
"Biden’s American Families Plan Could Make Free College a Reality","CNBC News","Jessica Dickler","This article discusses a joint session of Congress, in which President Biden will pitch his plan for free college. His proposal could increase the number of students attending college and their incomes over time, the White House said.","1.01.1970",
"The 11 Best and Worst Things Said About the Cost of College","Ramsey Solutions","","It’s no secret that college is expensive. Sadly, more and more incoming freshmen and grad students are signing up for student loans without thinking about the long-term effects of that debt. This article is a collection of advice about everything from student loan horror stories to advice on how to attend college without financial aid. ","6.04.2021",
"How Much Does College Cost?","College Board","","When thinking about the price of college, people often focus on college tuition costs. But the total price tag can include additional expenses ranging from housing and transportation to school supplies. This article takes a look at the average costs behind a year of college.","1.01.1970",
"What Biden’s Free College Plan Could Mean for You","Nerd Wallet","Celia Clark ","This article discusses the president’s plan to address the high cost of college and his plans for more student aid, including free community college and higher Pell Grants.","4.30.2021",
"Teens Talk About Mental Health During the Pandemic","Commonsensemedia.org","","This video features teens discussing their mental health, and refers to a report that seeks to understand how best to reach adolescents who are disproportionately affected and most vulnerable, support them in digital spaces, and improve their mental health outcomes.","10.26.2020",
"Coronavirus, Teen Trauma and Mental Health","DW News","","This video talks about how teens are especially hard hit by the psychological toll the COVID crisis has taken. Instead of going to class and hanging out with friends, teenagers have been banished to a life of screens, solitude and uncertainty. School closures and social distancing have cut them off from their support networks. The risk of developing anxiety and depression is higher. Psychologists say the needs of teens are often overlooked, when it comes to COVID restrictions.","3.26.2021",
"The State Of Mental Health In America","Mental Health America","","This report presents several key findings, including Youth mental health is worsening. 9.7% of youth in the U.S. have severe major depression, compared to 9.2% in last year’s dataset. This rate was highest among youth who identify as more than one race, at 12.4%.","1.01.1970",
"Teens’ Mental Health Claims Skyrocket in Pandemic","Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy","Mary Van Beusekom","According to a Fair Health report released, this article shares how mental health insurance claims for US teens roughly doubled early in the COVID-19 pandemic over the same period in 2019. ","3.03.2021",
"Racial Differences in Statewide Suicide Mortality Trends in Maryland During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic","JAMA Psychiatry","Michael Johnathan Charles Bray, Nicholas Omid Daneshvari, Radhakrishnan, et al","Mental health experts have predicted changing patterns of suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic, but national mortality data remain unavailable. African American individuals are disproportionately impacted by the virologic and socioeconomic consequences of COVID-19, with probable implications for mental health. ","12.16.2021",
"Mapping Police Violence","mappingpoliceviolence.org","Samuel Sinyangwe","This interactive map tracks police violence and killings and compares them to past years","6.17.2021",
"A Brief History of Police Impunity in Black Deaths","VOX","","This video reviews the amount of black Americans killed by police and how many police are held accountable. ","6.30.2020",
"Police have Killed More than 100 Children Since 2015 in US, Data Shows","ABC News","Kiara Alfonseca","This article discusses the deaths of 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Chicago and 16-year-old Ma\'Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, which are just two of more than 100 instances of people younger than 18 killed by police since 2015. ","4.28.2021",
"Here’s What the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Would Do","NBC News","Henry Gomez","This article discusses the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. President Joe Biden says the guilty verdicts against Derek Chauvin are a \"step forward.\" Now he wants Congress to pass police reforms.","4.21.2021",
"People Expected Police Behavior to Change After George Floyd’s Murder. The Numbers Tell a Different Story","Time Magazine","Andrew Chow","In June 2020, police in the U.S. have killed people across different backgrounds at virtually the same rate that they have for the past five years, according to several surveys, despite a pandemic that kept many people at home.","5.13.2021",
"Police are Still Killing People at the Same Rate as Before","Politico","Noland McCaskill","This article discusses how little things have changed despite a pandemic and reviews the intense scrutiny of policing practices in the 12 months since the world witnessed the Floyd killing in Minneapolis.","3.25.2021",
"Bevy Smith & Soledad O’Brien Discuss School To Prison Pipeline In America’s Most Incarcerated City","YouTube","BETNetworks","Join Soledad O\'Brien and Bevy Smith for a conversation to explore the recurring injustice Black people face in America and how we can rally our community to affect positive change.","2.28.2021",
"School-to-Prison Pipeline","ACLU","","\"Zero-tolerance\" policies criminalize minor infractions of school rules, while cops in school lead to students being criminalized for behavior that should be handled inside the school. Students of color are especially vulnerable to push-out trends and the discriminatory application of discipline. This infographic contains important data points.","1.01.1970",
"The Pandemic Paused the US School-to-Prison Pipeline: Potential Lessons Learned","The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health","Sarah Vinson","This article covers, that while not ideal in many respects, the shift to online learning placed adolescents in the USA out of the reach of harsh school disciplinary procedures (ie, zero-tolerance policies, out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, and law enforcement referrals), contributing to a drastic reduction in juvenile court referrals nationally. The school-to-prison pipeline paused.","9.17.2020",
"Panel Calls for Paradigm Shift in School-To-Prison Pipeline","US News and World Report","Associated Press","This article covers the comments of speakers at a University of Richmond symposium that say schools have become places of trauma for students of color and help reinforce centuries of systemic racism by driving students into the criminal justice system.","3.19.2021",
"2023 State of America’s Children Report","Children’s Defense Fund ","Jerri Chadwell","The 2023 State of America’s Children report summarizes the status of America’s children in 11 areas: child population, child poverty, income and wealth inequality, housing and homelessness, child hunger and nutrition, child health, early childhood, education, child welfare, youth justice, and gun violence.","1.01.1970",
"From Zoom to Jail: Covid-19’s Effects on the School-to-Prison Pipeline","American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law","Violet Soliz","This article details how COVID-19 continues to impact the country. COVID-19 has brought many of the nation’s systemic inequities, including education inequities, to the forefront, and that includes the school-to-prison pipeline. ","3.08.2021",
"Climate Change: How We’re Accelerating Towards The Perilous 2 Degree Milestone","NBC News","","The Paris Climate Agreement has a goal to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures. On Earth Day, NBC News’ Al Roker explains how the road to that milestone is getting shorter and what the devastating impacts of continued warming will be. ","4.22.2021",
"Climate Change 2021: Global Warming Effects","YouTube","Alluring Planet","This video by Alluring Planet talks about how the Pandemic has shaken much of human society, but still the threat posed by global warming has not gone away. The Earth\'s average temperature is about 15 degree Celsius, in recent years the temperature has been much higher and lower. ","4.16.2021",
"How Will Covid-19 Ultimately Impact Climate Change?","MIT","Mark Dwortzan","This article is about a study that probes pandemic’s long-term effects on the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.","1.29.2021",
"How Heat Waves Form, and How Climate Change Makes Them Worse","VOX","Umair Irfan ","Heat domes, heat islands, mega-droughts, and climate change: this article discusses the anatomy of worsening heat waves in response to climate change and global warming. ","6.23.2021",
"Climate and Environment Resource Page","The United Nations","Various Authors","This is the climate and environment page managed by the United Nations, which contains many articles suitable for research and support. ","1.01.1970",
"The State of the Climate in 2021","BBC News","Isabelle Gerretsen","In this article, BBC Future takes stock of the state of the climate at the beginning of 2021. This article contains several helpful charts and graphs to assist research. ","1.10.2021",
"2021 Animal Law Review Symposium: Why We Need to Replace Animal Testing and How to Do It","Lewis and Clark Law","Dr. Aysha Akhtar","In this presentation, Dr. Aysha Akhtar of the Center for Contemporary Sciences explores the ways in which animal testing harms humans, barriers to systemically shifting away from animal models, and possible solutions moving forward. ","4.13.2021",
"The Truth About Animal Testing for Cosmetics #BeCrueltyFree","Lush Cosmetics, North America","","This video goes over questions about the way companies still test on animals in North America today, provides the answers–and some solutions. The reality is that many alternatives to animal testing are more reliable, safer and don’t result in half a million rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, and rats being blinded or killed every single year.","9.09.2018",
"Lab Rat Chat","Player FM","Jeff Marshall","A podcast dedicated to providing an accurate and alternate narrative to the public regarding the necessity of humane and ethical animal research. ","1.01.1970",
"Bye Bye Guinea Pig? The Battle to STOP Animal Testing","Endevr","","In this video, scientists are adding their voice to the debate on animal testing, saying that the results of many animal experiments are inaccurate, biased or plain useless. They claim that better alternatives to animal testing exist. So why are pharmaceutical companies lobbying to stop alternative tests being used?","4.04.2021",
"Breaking News: Maryland Lawmakers Say ‘No’ to New Cosmetics Tests on Animals","A Humane World","Kitty Block and Sara Amundson","This article describes how Maryland will soon become the fifth U.S. state to say no to cosmetics testing on animals. The laws reflect rising consumer opinion in the United States against unnecessary testing on animals for products like shampoos, mascara, and lipstick.","3.30.2021",
"2021: Our Year to Save Animals","Rise for Animals","Nathan Herschler","This article details how in the wake of the Covid 19 pandemic, activists have risen up to put animal rights back on the mainstage. ","1.19.2021",
"New Bill Introduced to Reduce Animal Testing","One Green Planet","Eliza Erksine","This article describes the Humane Research and Testing Act of 2021 (HRTA) that has been reintroduced in Congress. This bill is the first of its kind focused on funding, incentivizing, and training scientists on non-animal alternatives to research. The bill will also ensure that NIH is using fewer animals in research.","1.01.1970",
"Cosmetics testing FAQ","The Humane Society of the United States","","This FAQ helps set the facts about cosmetics animal testing and our fight to end this cruel and unnecessary practice worldwide.","1.01.1970",
"Unemployment Benefits Extension Confirmed as COVID-19 Relief Package is Signed into Law","ABC Action News","","In this video, ABC Action news discusses the President signing the COVID-19 relief package into law which will push forward an extension of unemployment benefits and a new round of stimulus checks that many Floridian’s have waited for.","12.28.2020",
"Looking at Unemployment Benefits One Year After COVID-19","KVUE","","This video talks about how most people approaching a year of unemployment benefits will continue to receive money.","3.25.2021",
"Congress Extended Unemployment Benefits. What Should Come Next?","Brookings.edu","Lauren Bauer and Adrianna Pita","In this article, Lauren Bauer explains how benefits have affected household finances and workers’ behavior, and why Congress should prepare for the next recession by adding automatic triggers to unemployment safety net programs","3.12.2021",
"COVID-19 Relief Package: $1,400 Checks, $300 Bonus for Federal Unemployment Benefits","USA Today","Jessica Menton","Congress is poised to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan this week after the Senate narrowly approved the package over the weekend. This article reviews the plan and describes the benefits.","3.09.2021",
"Policy Basics: How Many Weeks of Unemployment Compensation Are Available?","Center on Budget and Policy Priorities","","Workers in most states are eligible for up to 26 weeks of benefits from the regular state-funded unemployment compensation program, although eight states provide fewer weeks, and one provides more. Extended Benefits (EB) are given in ten states plus the District of Columbia.","6.17.2021",
"New COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits: Answering Common Questions","U.S. Department of Labor","Jim Garner","This article provides answers to common questions asked about the unemployment insurance benefits in the new law.","1.11.2021",
"Homelessness and COVID-19","Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health","","This video discusses homelessness as a public health emergency in the US. COVID-19 now adds to the unique challenges facing individuals without homes. So how are the homeless and their caregivers responding? Kevin Lindamood and Dr. Adrienne Trustman of Baltimore’s Health Care for the Homeless, and Barbara DiPietro of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council talk with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about homelessness amid a pandemic.","5.04.2020",
"Homelessness in 2021: Five Factors to Watch","National Alliance to End Homelessness","NAEH","This article discusses how as the nation emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, homelessness will continue to be a national crisis.","12.29.2020",
"State of Homelessness in 2021: Statistics, Analysis, & Trends","Security.org","","Statistics, Analysis, & Trends in Federal Data Shows Steady Pre-COVID-19 Increase in homelessness even before the COVID-19 pandemic. ","4.12.2021",
"The DC Region’s Homelessness Figures Declined in 2021, but Effects of COVID Remain to be Seen","Streetsense Media","Jake Maher","The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments released a report on May 12 on the number and demographic information of all people experiencing homelessness in the region, showing sustained progress in reducing many forms of homelessness. This article shows graphs, data, and important information about the current state of homelessness in DC.","5.26.2021",
"Shelter House Breaks Ground On New ‘Housing First’ Development","Iowa Public Radio","Kate Payne","This article discusses a homeless services agency in Iowa City that formally broke ground on its latest “housing first” development Thursday. Shelter House’s The 501 Project will ultimately provide supportive, long-term housing to people experiencing chronic homelessness, regardless of drug or alcohol use. ","6.17.2021",
"Women Rising up Against ‘shadow pandemic’ of Domestic Violence","ABC News","","This video talks about the nearly one-third of women around the globe have suffered from violent or sexual abuse, which the United Nations has dubbed “the shadow pandemic.”","4.15.2021",
"Assessing Challenges, Needs, and Innovations of Gender-based Violence Services During the Covid-19 Pandemic","National Coalition Against Domestic Violence","Kellie Lynch, PHD & TK Logan, Phd","This report includes key data points on domestic violence occurrences during the Covid-19 pandemic and links to a longer research study. ","1.01.1970",
"COVID-19 Increases Challenges for Combating Domestic Violence","Wiley Library","Haley Sutton","This article summarizes key data on domestic violence occurrences during the Covid-19 pandemic and links to a longer research study.","5.20.2021",
"Domestic Violence Is a Pandemic Within the COVID-19 Pandemic","Time.com","Jeffrey Klueger","This article gives timely statistics and information on how the Covid-19 pandemic has increased incidents of domestic violence.","2.03.2021",
"Supporting Survivors of Domestic Violence During Covid-19","Public Health Insider","Brittany Bevis","This article discusses the rise in domestic violence cases during the pandemic. Social distancing and other efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 over the last year have escalated the risk of violence for survivors through more time spent at home, increased levels of household stress, and compromised access to advocacy and direct support systems. ","6.17.2021",
"Frequently Asked Questions About Domestic Violence and Firearms","Center for American Progress","","This fact sheet and article describes who is affected by domestic violence and intimate partner abuse. ","4.26.2021",
"When Will We Reach Gender Equality?","Harvard Business Review","","In this video, students talk about when we will reach gender equality. Ten years? Fifty? Business students take their best guesses, and Melinda Gates explains why the real number is centuries away.","9.24.2019",
"How the Pandemic is Deepening Gender Inequality Nationwide","CBS News","","In this video, economists go through statistics on the financial fallout over the coronavirus crisis. There\'s evidence that the negative impacts are being felt more by women than men. Washington Post economics correspondent Heather Long joins CBSN to discuss her reporting on how the pandemic changed women\'s lives in the workplace and which groups of women have been the most vulnerable. ","10.20.2020",
"Gender Bias in the Workplace Starts with Communication During Recruitment","Phys.org","Bocconi University","This article describes how the persistence of a gender wage gap indicates that while discrimination is ending, bias lingers. This article gives data to describe how gender bias still exists in 2021. ","3.24.2021",
"Gender Discrimination Is Still Alive And Well In The Workplace In 2021","Forbes","Bryan Robinson, PHD","This article asserts that as men and women work together, gender discrimination persists in 2021. ","2.15.2021",
"‘Careers have no gender’, Connect Girls to Tech, for a Brighter Future UN Urges","United Nations","","Despite information and communication technology playing such a key role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said that half the world remains offline, in his message marking International Girls in ICT Day, on Thursday – most of whom are women and girls in developing countries. ","4.22.2021",
"Rep. Linda T. Sánchez talks sweeping immigration reform bill","Good Morning America ","","This video shows California congresswoman, Linda T. Sánchez, as she leads the U.S. House of Representatives’ legislative efforts on immigration reform by introducing the Biden-Harris bill.","2.26.2021",
"The House passes two immigration bills that would establish a path to citizenship for millions","CNBC","","This video talks about two bills passed by lawmakers in the House of Representatives. These bills will establish paths to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, including those brought to the country unlawfully as children and agriculture workers.","3.19.2021",
"A Profile of Immigrant Women in the Workforce","Center for American Progress","Sofia Carratala, Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, and Sarah Jane Glynn","This article outlines the top occupations and industries among working immigrant women. ","3.10.2021",
"What Would a Better US Immigration System Look Like? We Asked the Experts.","USA Today","Matthew Brown and Sarah Elbeshbishi","In this article, experts discuss how the Biden administration can make important changes and improvements to America’s current immigration system.","6.04.2021",
"Key Facts About U.S. Immigration Policies and Biden’s proposed Changes","Pew Research Center","Jens Manuel Krogstad and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera","This article contains bar graphs and data to summarize key facts about immigration policies, and notes how the Biden administration will impact immigration.","3.22.2021",
"Reinstating the LIFE Act and Eliminating Entry Bars Would Allow Millions of Immigrants To Stay With Their Families","Center for American Progress","Silva Mathema, Nicole Prchal Svajlenka, and Sofia Carratala ","This article discusses how the Biden administration is moving to create a more fair, humane, and workable immigration system, and asserts that they should use every avenue possible to put undocumented immigrants on a pathway to legal status. ","5.27.2021",
"What Defund the Police Really Means","VOX","","This video clarifies what it means to defund the police, asserting that it is not as radical as it sounds.","6.26.2020",
"Obama Says “Defund Police” Hurts Democrats","The View","","The co-hosts weigh in on the former president commenting on the current state of politics in recent interviews and his warning to progressive Democrats to be careful how they pitch their platforms.","12.02.2020",
"These US cities defunded police: ‘We’re transferring money to the community’","The Guardian","Sam Levin","This article discusses the more than 20 major cities have reduced police budgets in some form, and activists are fighting to ensure that is only the start.","3.11.2021",
"Defund the Police Encounters Resistance as Violent Crime Spikes","CNN","Peter Nickeas, Julia Jones, Josh Campbell and Priya Krishnakumar","This article talks about the defund the police movements impact one year in. It\'s not clear whether any city achieved anything resembling what protesters demanded: massively defunded or abolished police departments.","5.25.2021",
"7 Myths About “Defunding the Police” Debunked","Brookings.edu","Howard Henderson and Ben Yisrael","The authors of this article address seven common myths associated with the campaign with the goal to demonstrate that while some have labeled it a radical movement, the DTP (defund the police) philosophy is based on well-researched, evidence-based positions. ","5.19.2021",
"Is Defunding the Police ‘Obamacare 2.0’? Democrats face dilemma with voters heading into 2022","USA Today","Phillip M. Bailey","This article explores the issues of defunding the police in the democratic party and links to several other articles as well. Along party lines, the poll found, close to a majority of Democrats (48%) oppose the phrase compared with 84% of Republicans and 61% of independents. ","6.17.2021",
"COVID-19 Resources for Schools, Students, and Families","The Department of Education","","This webpage, produced by the Department of Education, contains fact sheets, data points, and ongoing articles relevant to the school response to Covid-19. ","1.01.1970",
"What COVID-19 revealed about US schools and 4 ways to rethink education","YouTube","Nora Flanagan","This video talks about the abrupt shift to online learning due to COVID-19 and how it rocked the US education system. Educator Nora Flanagan says we can reframe this moment as an opportunity to fix what\'s long been broken for teachers, students, and families -- and shares four ways schools can reinvent themselves for a post-pandemic world.","2.12.2021",
"HHS Announces Nearly $1 Billion from American Rescue Plan for Rural COVID-19 Response","U.S. Department of Health & Human Services","","This article describes how funding will help communities, hospitals, health clinics respond to the pandemic and support local efforts to increase vaccine confidence in rural communities.","5.04.2021",
"How Americans View Biden’s Response To The Coronavirus Crisis","FiveThirtyEight","Jasmine Mithani, Aaron Bycoffe , Christopher Groskopf and Dhrumil Mehta","This article asserts that less than a month after he assumed office, many more Americans approve of President Biden’s handling of the pandemic than former President Donald Trump’s.","6.17.2021",
"Guidance for Wearing Masks in Schools","CDC.gov","CDC","This article provides guidance for unvaccinated people to help slow the spread of Covid-19.","4.19.2021",
"Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials","The White House","","This article details the Covid-19 response as of mid-June 2021. As a result of our success vaccinating Americans, cases and deaths are down more than 90 percent since President Biden took office on January 20th.","6.17.2021",
"Dismantling Racism in Schools Podcast","Heinemann.com","","This podcast features authors Sara K. Ahmed, author of Being the Change, Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul, who most recently co-wrote Breathing New Life into Book Clubs and The Educator’s Guide to Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, and Cornelius Minor, author of We Got This.","6.05.2020",
"Is Your School Culture Racist?","Above the Noise ","","Student reporters from @PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs at Oakridge High School in Conroe, Texas worked with Above the Noise to make a video exploring racism in schools. Whether you want to admit it or not, racism is a problem in schools across the country. This episode asks, \"How can we make schools less racist?” They talked to some high school students at Lowell High School in San Francisco, California who are on the ground working to disrupt racism in their schools.","5.12.2021",
"No, It Isn’t Racist to Teach Anti-Racism","edweek.org","Mica Pollock","This article discusses the benefits of teaching anti-racism and serves as a strong counterclaim to those who oppose critical race theory in schools.","5.20.2021",
"Texas’ divisive bill limiting how students learn about current events and historic racism passed by Senate","The Texas Tribune","Kate McGee","This article summarizes how a Texas bill aims to ban critical race theory in public and open-enrollment charter schools. Supporters say it merely ensures students aren\'t taught that one race or gender is superior to another. Critics say it limits how race in America is taught.","5.22.2021",
"Data Reveals Significant Racial Disparities in School Reopening","US News and World Report","Lauren Camera","This article explores the racial disparities that the COVID-19 pandemic and reopening models across America have on minority vs white students. ","3.24.2021",
"Dismantling Systemic Racism in Schools: 8 Big Ideas","Education Week","Elizabeth Rich","This article gives an overview of how educators can work to dismantle racism in schools. ","9.23.2020",
"School safety from a student’s perspective","TEDxDeerPark","Brianna Collora","In this TED video, student Brianna Collora shares her perspective on school safety. Places such as sports arenas, concerts, and airports have armed guards to make people feel safe. Shouldn\'t our schools be treated with the same level of assurance for the safety of students and staff?","3.23.2020",
"School Safety Insider Podcast","National School Safety and Security Sources ","Ken Trump ","In this podcast, School Resource Officer (SRO) Mike Rudinski was a featured guest this month on the School Safety Insider Podcast with Ken Trump. He shares what it’s really like to be an SRO at a large public school and how important relationship-building is to success and the development of a safe school community. This podcast also explores other school safety issues, such as: Communicating school safety in COVID-19.","8.21.2020",
"A Brief History of School Violence in the United States","Verso","Annette Fuentes","Journalist Annette Fuentes reports on the variety of ways in which American schools were remodeled for the age of mass incarceration, even as rates of violence in schools and juvenile crime declined.","3.23.2018",
"SRO Program: ‘Fundamentally Mismatched for Schools’ in Montgomery County","Connection Newspapers","Ken Moore","This article describes how 31 of 33 speakers spoke virtually in support of council member Will Jawando’s bill to prohibit Student Resource Officers (SROs) in Montgomery County High Schools, MD. ","5.29.2021",
"Knoxville parents discuss what safety and security in schools looks like to them","ABC News","Jordan Brown","In this article and video, parents are sharing their thoughts on Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon’s request for a new agreement with Knoxville PD on withdrawing police from schools.AB","5.26.2021",
"Holistic Approach Produces Safer Schools and Prevents School Violence","Maryland.gov","","A new report from the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office at the Department of Justice (DOJ) highlights critical actions that schools, school districts, and law enforcement agencies can take to improve the overall safety of schools.","8.25.2020",
"Do NH students need protection from school lunch debt policies?","Citizens Count","","This article discusses how in recent years, schools have run into some major issues regarding lunch debt. Update: The House of Representatives voted to kill HB 202 on April 7, 2021.","3.28.2021",
"Food Fight: How 2 Trump Proposals Could Bite Into School Lunch","NPR Education","Cory Turner","This article outlines two pending rule changes meant to reduce what the Trump administration calls the abuse of federal benefit programs, which could mean hundreds of thousands of children lose access to free school meals.","2.19.2020",
"Obama-era school nutrition policy led to better diets for students but faces changes","University of Washington School of Public Health","Ashlie Chandler","This article gives a brief overview of the positive school lunch program changes under the Obama administration, providing strong data and statistics to support these changes. ","7.28.2021",
"School lunch as we know it is over. Here’s how school nutrition directors are reinventing it for an uncertain year.","The Counter","Jessica Fu","This piece was produced by The Counter, a nonprofit newsroom investigating the forces shaping how and what America eats. This article discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted school lunches. ","6.23.2021",
"Inside A Tech-Free School Where Tech Executives Send Their Kids","CNBC","","This video discusses the Waldorf teaching philosophy which is used at more than 1,000 institutions in 91 countries, including 136 schools in the U.S. Technology and screens aren\'t used at all through 8th grade, and are scarce even in high school. CNBC gets an inside look at what it is like.","6.08.2019",
"Why You’re Addicted to Your Phone","CBS News","","This video explores the question, are you addicted to your smartphone? Companies are using science and artificial intelligence to keep you hooked, but tech insiders reveal how you can curb the urge to constantly stay connected.","11.03.2017",
"Cellphones in the classroom: Learning Tool or Distraction?","OxfordLearning.com","","This article lays out the pros and cons of using cell phones in classrooms. This article lists various positive ways that cell phones contribute to learning in the academic environment.","4.22.2019",
"Cellphones in classrooms contribute to failing grades: Study","abc.com","Dr. Kevin Riutzel","This article explores a study that takes a close look at the effect of electronics in the classroom.","7.27.2018",
"Should cell phones be banned from American classrooms?","Changing America","Liz Langley","This article outlines the approach that the French public school system takes toward cell phone policies. This article links to several other great resources from NPR and Forbes as well!","11.26.2019",
"Schools Say No to Cellphones in Class. But Is It a Smart Move?","Education Week","Alyson Klein","This article explores the issues regarding cell phone bans in schools, from teachers’ concerns to parent concerns.","9.06.2019",
"Cyberbullying On the Rise During the Pandemic"," Observatory of Educational Innovation","Paulette Delgado","This article outlines a study that proves that hate speech among children and teens has risen 70% since students started classes online during the pandemic.","1.01.1970",
"Bullying 2020: How to help kids deal with bullying over masks, politics and more","Today.com","Meghan Holohan","This article outlines the various ways that students have been bullied during the pandemic, and what teachers and schools can do. ","8.24.2020",
"What are the best ways to Prevent Cyber Bullying in Schools?","Greater Good Magazine ","Diana Divecha ","This article outlines a new study that identifies the most effective approaches to bullying prevention.","10.29.2019",
"A 1-Minute Warmup Video","One World Educatiom","","Start your research on School Safety by taking one minute to view One World\'s Drew Anderson!  See his creative and engaging way of reminding us all that there are many sides to every issue. The goal is not just to win arguments, but to listen and learn from other people’s points of view too! Civil discourse matters. So, view Drew.","1.01.1970",
"A 1-Minute Warmup Video","One World Educatiom","","Start your research on the Cost of College by taking one minute to view One World\'s Drew Anderson!  See his creative and engaging way of reminding us all that there are many sides to every issue. The goal is not just to win arguments, but to listen and learn from other people’s points of view too! Civil discourse matters. So, view Drew.","1.01.1970",
"Effects of COVID-19 on the Opioid Crisis: Francis Collins with Nora Volkow","National Institute on Drug Abuse ","NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins and NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow","

NIH Director, Dr. Francis Collins and NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic may be escalating the opioid crisis and efforts to adapt research as a result of the convergence of two drastic health crises.

","7.06.2020",
"FactSheet CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain","Center for Disease Control","","This infographic reviews key statistics concerning Americans\' overuse of opioids as well as CDC guidelines for reducing the overuse of opioids. ","1.01.1970",
"As opioid deaths remain near record highs, Maryland offers $50 million in new grants","Fox 5 News ","Chris Berinato","This article discusses how the Maryland Department of Health announced $50 million in new grant funding to help people suffering from opioid addiction. The money comes as the state remains near record highs in the number of deaths attributed to the drug.","10.28.2020",
"Congress is on the verge of a bipartisan opioid package. But experts have big concerns.","VOX","German Lopez","This article describes what the Opioid Crisis Response Act does and explains potential concerns. Although potentially dated, the article links to many strong resources and provides background on policy that impacts the opioid epidemic. ","9.12.2018",
"‘Cries for help’: Drug overdoses are soaring during the coronavirus pandemic","The Washington Post","William Wan and Heather Long","This news briefing outlines how, in addition to the ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 global pandemic, the nation’s opioid problem has grown into a much more complicated and deadly drug overdose epidemic. It links to many studies and additional resources.","1.01.1970",
"Issue brief: Reports of increases in opioid- and other drug-related overdose and other concerns during COVID pandemic","American Medical Association","American Medical Association","This news briefing outlines how In addition to the ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 global pandemic, the nation’s opioid epidemic has grown into a much more complicated and deadly drug overdose epidemic. It also links to many studies and additional resources. ","10.21.2020",
"Focus Remains On Troubled Boston Area Amid Concerns The Pandemic Is Worsening The Opioid Crisis","WBUR","Deborah Becker","This article discusses the intersection of the opioid epidemic with the current crisis of Covid-19. State data released Wednesday show a 2% increase in opioid-related overdoses in Massachusetts for the first nine months of this year. The numbers are the first to bear out what many advocates have feared for months now: that the opioid epidemic may be worsening amid the coronavirus pandemic.","11.19.2020",
"Opioid Overdose Crisis","National Institutes of Health","","This informational webpage gives background information on the opioid crisis. This source also gives links to the following: Opioid Overdose Reversal with Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio) Opioid Summaries by State Opioids Trends & Statistics Opioid Research Findings Funded by NIDA. ","5.27.2020",
"Unemployment Claims Rise to Nearly 50 Million Amid Coronavirus Pandemic","NBC News","Stephanie Ruhle","1.5 million Americans filed for unemployment in one week in June.  People are still losing their jobs months into the coronavirus pandemic. When we shut down the economy to face the pandemic and it’s difficult to restart because of continued outbreaks of the virus and problems with reopening businesses.","6.25.2020",
"Should Rent Be Canceled During the Coronavirus Pandemic?","Spectrum News NY1","Zack Fink","Governor Cuomo has extended a moratorium on evictions through August to help New Yorkers who are facing financial hardship during the coronavirus pandemic.  Some people argue that there should be more relief for renters while businesses are closed.  Others argue that this is too difficult for landlords.","5.08.2020",
"Rent is Due Today, But Millions of Americans Won’t Be Paying","NPR","Mariza Penaloza","Many Americans are being threatened by eviction, even though there are new laws to prevent evictions during the pandemic. There is a debate happening between politicians about whether or not there should be federal relief to help families pay back their rent.","5.01.2020",
"Cancel Rent","The Atlantic","Annie Lowrey","Millions of Americans have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic and are unable to pay rent this month. Activists across the country are organizing a rent strike in response. Cancelling rent for the duration of the pandemic would allow low-income families keep their heads above water.","5.02.2020",
"Rally to “Cancel Rent” Brings Out Crowd on Saturday in Columbia Heights","WUSA9","Tom Dempsey","In Columbia Heights, D.C., people gathered to call on leaders to cancel rent during the coronavirus pandemic. The gathering was organized by the D.C. Tenants Union. People are concerned about eviction and homelessness during the pandemic.","7.25.2020",
"Unemployment Rate Remains Historically High: These U.S. Cities Are Among Those With Highest Jobless Rates","USA Today","Samuel Stebbins","The U.S. unemployment rate remains high overall. Some cities have been hit especially hard, with unemployment rates over 15%.  ","8.08.2020",
"Protections for Renters","Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","","There are protections for people having trouble making rent payments because of the coronavirus pandemic.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has temporarily paused all evictions because of nonpayment of rent.","9.04.2020",
"Economic Fallout From COVID-19 Continues to Hit Lower-Income Americans the Hardest","Pew Research Center","Kim Parker, Rachel Minkin & Jesse Bennett","Many Americans, especially those with lower incomes, are struggling to pay their bills during the coronavirus pandemic.  Lower-income adults are more likely to be affected by coronavirus-related job loss or pay cuts.Pew Research Center","9.24.2020",
"Why Activists Are Pushing for Rent Forgiveness During the Coronavirus Pandemic","CNBC","Alicia Adamczyk","Unemployment rates in the U.S. are at their highest since the Great Depression, and lots of Americans are struggling to pay their bills.  Rent is the largest monthly expense for most of the country, so many politicians are advocating for rent cancellation and to increase federal aid and rent assistance.CNBC","6.01.2020",
"Unemployment Among Young Workers During COVID-19","Brookings","Stephanie Aaronson & Fransisca Alba","Young workers are especially hard hit during economic recessions, and the recession caused by the coronavirus is no exception. Young workers are more likely to be unemployed than the rest of the labor force.  This is especially true for young Black and Hispanic workers and young workers with lower levels of education.","9.10.2020",
"UnSheltered","NPR","Jon Lloyd","This podcast is about homelessness, the barriers that homeless people face in finding housing, and the nonprofits working to provide services. Each episode of the podcast covers a different facet of homelessness.  Episodes three and four focus on the coronavirus pandemic.","1.01.1970",
"DC Homeless Struggle as Coronavirus Shuts City Down","AFP News Agency","N/A","In this YouTube video, a homeless man named Kevin explains how the coronavirus has made his life more challenging.  He is not able to sit in restaurants anymore and churches where homeless people could get food have been shut down.","3.19.2020",
"How the Coronavirus Made Ending Homelessness Even More Critical","Yes! Solutions Journalism","Taylor Sisk","During the pandemic, advocates for the homeless in West Virginia are working to ensure that shelters have supplies they need to keep people safe, and working with communities to keep people who are living in encampments safe. They are also working to move those most vulnerable into motel rooms for temporary housing.","6.03.2020",
"Not Going Back: Ending Homelessness in the Age of COVID-19","National Alliance to End Homelessness","Steve Berg","People facing homeless have a myriad of challenges during the pandemic.  Many communities are keeping homeless people safe from COVID by using hotel rooms as temporary housing, but this is a temporary measure. The pandemic highlights the vulnerability of people without housing, and the pandemic can be the moment to change the way that America addresses this issue.","9.08.2020",
"Homelessness in Washington, DC: Here Are the Statistics","Fox News","Nick Givas","Homelessness is decreasing in Washington, D.C.  The city has taken a lot of steps forward to reduce homelessness, including housing vouchers for veterans, increasing year-round access to shelters for families, and the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP).","2.15.2020",
"Annual Survey Reveals a Continued Decrease in Family Homelessness, No Change for Youth, and an Increase For Single Individuals","Street Sense Media","Avi Bajpai","The number of homeless people in D.C. fell in 2020 for the fifth consecutive year.  However, within the homeless population, the number of unsheltered individuals has grown. During the coronavirus pandemic, housing of homeless people is a priority in recovery planning.","6.21.2020",
"Women and Men in STEM Often at Odds Over Workplace Equity","Pew Research Center","Cary Funk and Kim Parker","This article explores inequities that are especially common among women in science, technology, engineering and math jobs who work mostly with men.","1.09.2018",
"Bridging the Gender Divide: Guide to Overcoming Broadband Access to be a Woman Leader in STEM","Reviews.com","Staff","This article explores why women are underrepresented in STEM.","4.23.2020",
"3 things to know about women in STEM","World Economic Forum","Johnny Wood","This article provides data, charts, and facts about challenges of being a woman in STEM.","2.11.2020",
"Women in Science","Unesco.org","Staff","This page provides infographics and data about women in science and STEM.","6.19.2019",
"15 Black Women Who Are Paving The Way In STEM And Breaking Barriers","Essence Magazine","Marquita K. Harris","This article highlights and honors 15 black women who are paving the way in STEM and breaking barriers.","2.13.2018",
"Why So Few?","American Association of University Women","Catherine Hill, Ph.D. Christianne Corbett Andresse St. Rose, Ed.D.","Though dated, this research report gives a history and thorough review of the issues women face in STEM, which have not changed in the last decade.","1.01.1970",
"The Untold History of Women in Science and Technology","The White House Archives","Obama Administration","This is an archive of the Obama Administration. Podcasts and articles feature women from across the Administration telling the stories of their personal heroes across the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).","1.01.1970",
"The United States White House","US Government","White House Staff","This is the page of the United States White House on current Foreign Policy. This page contains articles and resources for citizens.","1.01.1970",
"Foreign Policy","The Guardian","Guardian Staff","This is a dedicated resource page hosted by The Guardian that houses all articles that relate to US Foreign Policy.","1.01.1970",
"Vote By Mail: Is It Safe, Fair, and Ready for November?","The Christian Science Monitor, adapted by NewsELA","","Some states are expanding voting by mail ahead of the 2020 election to ensure that people can vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. Some people argue that voting by mail could increase voting fraud and cause inaccurate results.","6.17.2020",
"Should We All Be Able to Vote by Mail?","New York Times","Jeremy Engle","In primary elections this spring, voters had to make decisions about their right to vote and their personal safety during the coronavirus pandemic. Switching to voting by mail can be done to allow people to vote safely in upcoming elections.","4.15.2020",
"As Pandemic Imperils Elections, Democrats Clash with Trump on Voting Changes","New York Times","Carle Hulse","Politicians disagree about how far the United States should go in expanding voting access in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats think that voters should have more safe options for voting, while Republicans are resisting changes to voting.","4.08.2020",
"Vote-By-Mail Delivers an Array of Problems","USA Today","Lanhee Chen","Many people are pushing for increased voting-by-mail and early voting systems to keep people safe during the coronavirus pandemic. However, some argue that this could lead to voter fraud and logistical problems.","4.07.2020",
"How Voting in the U.S. is Harder Than Just Checking a Box","Bloomberg Quick Takes, adapted by NewsELA","","This article outlines the history of voting in the United States, how many Americans vote, and why so few people eligible to vote exercise this right. It also explains how voting could be made easier and more accessible to all Americans.","5.28.2020",
"We Should Never Have to Vote in Person Again","New York Times","Charlotte Hill, Jacob Grumbach, Adam Bonica & Hakeem Jefferson","In Colorado, increased voting-by-mail for the recent primary election increased voting across all age groups. This system should be expanded beyond the coronavirus pandemic to continue to boost voter turnout.","5.04.2020",
"States Should Embrace Vote by Mail and Early Voting to Protect Higher-Risk Populations from Coronavirus","Center for American Progress","Danielle Root","The coronavirus pandemic threatens U.S. elections; people should not have to risk their lives in order to participate in the democratic process of voting. Lawmakers need to take action to keep voters and election officials safe during the pandemic and make sure that people can safely share their views.","5.14.2020",
"The GOP Fight Against Voting by Mail","Facing South","Benjamin Barber","People contracted the coronavirus while voting in spring primary elections; if there are no alternatives to in-person voting, fewer people will turn out for the November presidential election. The Republican party is against mail-in voting, even during the pandemic.","4.21.2020",
"Video: How the Pandemic Will Affect This Year’s Election","NPR","Miles Parks","Even during the pandemic, people can’t vote online because of lack of security and accusations of hacking and malfunctions. Decisions about voting-by-mail are decided by each state, not nationwide.","6.04.2020",
"What a National Vote-By-Mail Election Might Look Like","NPR","Celeste Headlee","Switching entirely to a vote-by-mail system by this November’s presidential election would be a logistical challenge. Absentee ballots do allow people to vote safety from home during the coronavirus pandemic.","4.30.2020",
"DC Lawmakers Proposing to Give Convicted Felons Voting Rights while in Prison","WUSA9","Janice Park","This article discusses how D.C. lawmakers are hoping to make history soon, by making the District the first jurisdiction to give felons the right to vote while in prison.","6.03.2019",
"Iowa governor says she will restore voting rights for paroled felons","ABC New","Ella Torres","Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said she would sign an executive order to restore voting rights to paroled felons.Iowa is the only state in the U.S. to bar all felons from voting unless the governor approves a voting rights application.","6.18.2020",
"Florida urges US Supreme Court to keep stay on felon voting","Associated Press","Bobcaina Calvin","This article explores the voting rights history in Florida, and explores how the Florida governor’s appeal in these matters.","7.14.2020",
"Felon Voting Rights","National Conference of State Legislators","NCSL","This article gives a history and overview of states rights for convicted felons in regards to voting.","10.18.2024",
"Felon Voting – Podcast","The Federalist Society","Michael Kirk","This is a podcast that covers issues that could arise in connection with states’ prohibitions against felon voting, such as racial discrimination.","11.02.2016",
"‘You Need Your Voting Power’: Florida’s Ex-Felons Fight For Their Voting Rights","NBC News","YouTube","This video reviews the history of felon voting rights in Florida and discusses the impact on community.","10.29.2018",
"Sexual Assault: Problem and Solutions","jGirls Magazine","Ruby Rosenblatt","Many sex offenders do not have charges placed against them out of fear from the victim. Providing a sexual health education helps to prevent sexual violence.","1.01.1970",
"Facts Everyone Should Know About Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence, & Stalking","The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey","","View this graphic to understand the prevalence of sexual violence in both women and men. Instances of sexual violence are broken down by age and gender including intimate partner violence and stalking.","1.01.1970",
"What is Sexual Violence","CDC","","This video defines sexual violence and how often it occurs with women and men.","2.01.2018",
"Tensions Run Deep at Standing Rock Over the Dakota Access Pipeline","Al Jazeera, adapted by NewsELA","","Native Americans and activists from across the country are protesting against the proposed Dakota Access pipeline because the project would threaten tribal water sources and cultural sights. This is not the first time that Natives in the area have experienced racism.","1.19.2017",
"What is Environmental Justice?","Cengage Learning, adapted by NewsELA staff","","Environmental justice means that every person has the right to be treated equally to the benefits of a healthy environment. In the United States, minorities and the communities they live in receive more hazardous waste than other communities. Many indigenous people, for example those protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline project, have been at the front lines of the environmental justice movement.","11.15.2017",
"The View From Two Sides of the Standing Rock Front Likes","New York Times","Jack Healy","Clashes erupted over the Dakota Access oil pipeline between law enforcement and protesters; law enforcement arrested protesters and used pepper spray. The protesters want to protect the water supply and Native Americans’ sacred land. Law enforcement wants to protect the private land and keep the community safe.","11.01.2016",
"Standing Rock: Three Years and Still Fighting","Resilience","Tracy L. Barnett","This April marked the third anniversary of the Water Protectors movement at Standing Rock. Donald Trump is seeking to build the Keystone XL Pipeline through more than 800 miles of Lakota treaty territory. Grandmother Cheryl speaks about her connection to our Earth and why she won’t stop fighting to protect it.","4.30.2019",
"Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Wins a Victory in Dakota Access Pipeline Case","New York Times","Lisa Friedman","A federal judge ordered a sweeping new environmental review of the Dakota Access Pipeline. This victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe comes three years after the pipeline began carrying oil from North Dakota to Illinois, and has been contested by Native American tribes and environmental groups.","3.25.2020",
"Standing Rock Tribe Wins in Court After Years of Perseverance","Earth Justice","Alison Cagle","On March 25, 2020, after years of litigation, a court struck down the pipeline’s water permits. The court found that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to consider the health and environmental impacts to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in the event of an oil spill.","3.25.2020",
"Stand Up / Stand N Rock","Hip Hop Caucus & Taboo","Johnny Lee","This music video encourages activists to stand with the First Nations against the Dakota Pipeline. It celebrates native activists and water as life.","12.04.2016",
"Keeping Girls in STEM: 3 Barriers, 3 Solutions","Edutopia","Carly Berwick","Women are less likely than men to enter careers in STEM fields, even though girls and boys perform the same on school math tests. Barriers to girls and students of color wanting to enter STEM fields include stereotypes and context, but there are solutions that may open up STEM opportunities.","3.12.2019",
"Is the U.S. Focusing Too Much on STEM?","The Atlantic","Alexandra Ossola","Schools today focus on STEM education to keep up with the needs of today’s workforce with mixed results. This focus on STEM does mean that students are missing out on other types of learning.","12.03.2014",
"STEAM Rising: Why We Need to Put the Arts Into STEM Education","Slate","Anna Feldman","Some people argue that the arts is a critical component of STEM learning and that the arts allow people to apply creative thinking and design skills to STEM projects. Others argue that the inclusion of arts in STEAM takes away focus and time from the hard sciences.","6.16.2015",
"Podcast: STEAM Education for Every Child","IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association)","Paula Johnson & Aurelio Montemayor","STEM is important, but kids also learn through creative play and the arts. Arts should be incorporated in STEM learning to make abstract concepts more understandable.","1.01.1970",
"Video: After School STEM Programs Inspire Kids to Keep Learning","PBS NewsHour","","After school STEM programs give students the opportunity to learn through creative exploration. These programs complement school curriculums and give students time to practice teamwork, analytical thinking, and the STEM thinking necessary for many future jobs.","11.14.2017",
"The United States Needs a New Foreign Policy","The Atlantic","William J Burns","This article argues that the global order is crumbling, domestic renewal is urgent, and America must reinvent its role in the world","7.14.2020",
"How to Keep Schools Safe? We’re Focusing Our Time, Energy and Money on ‘All the Wrong Things,’ Experts Say","USA Today","Jorge L. Ortiz","Acts of violence in schools are increasing, but metal detectors are not the best solution. Schools should instead empower staff members to use preventative measures to stop violence and practice drills in case of emergency. *TRIGGER WARNING","11.21.2019",
"The New Normal Heading Back to School is Security and Armed Guards","Miami Herald, adapted by NewsELA","","Following the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, schools across the state have changed their security procedures. They have hired more security officers and students will have to adjust to this new normal.","8.12.2018",
"Social Media Posts Come Under Scrutiny Following School Shootings","Christian Science Monitor, adapted by NewsELA","","It can be hard to differentiate between social media posts that are true threats vs. those that are pranks. Schools and lawmakers struggle to protect free speech and punish and prevent social media posts about threats to schools.","7.20.2018",
"Keeping Our Schools Safe: A Plan for Preventing Mass Shootings and Ending All Gun Violence in American Schools","Everytown for Gun Safety","","Gun violence makes schools unsafe, and we need to take action to change this troubling increase in violence. There are a number of solutions to make schools safer, including laws to make it harder for unstable people to access guns and planning in advance for emergencies so that staff know how to react.","2.11.2020",
"10 Years. 180 School Shootings. 356 Victims.","CNN","Christina Walker","This data collection documents every school shooting in the United States from 2009 to 2019. It demonstrates an upward trend in frequency of school shootings and commonalities between events. *TRIGGER WARNING","1.01.1970",
"A Grim Education: 72 Years of School Shootings","New York Magazine","","Survivors of school shootings explain the terror of their experiences and how it impacts them to this day. They share their advice for future school shooting survivors. *TRIGGER WARNING","10.28.2018",
"The School to Prison Pipeline, Explained","Justice Policy Institute","Libby Nelson & Dara Lind","The amount of suspensions have increased in schools, especially for students of color. This article explains six different ways schools are handling this problem.","2.24.2015",
"The School-to-Prison Pipeline","Teaching Tolerance","Marilyn Elias","The article defines the school-to-prison pipeline and highlights the demographic of students involved in the pipeline. Concrete actions to avoid the Pipeline are also explained.","7.05.2013",
"Let Her Learn: A Toolkit to Stop School Push Out for Girls of Color","National Women’s Law Center","","This toolkit shares data on the implications of the school to prison pipeline of girls of color. Suggestions are provided on ways schools can become safer for girls of color.","1.01.1970",
"How the School-to-Prison Pipeline Functions","The Root","","This video illustrates the school-to-prison pipeline and how that impacts the future for minority students.","9.07.2017",
"The School-to-Prison Pipeline, Explained","Vox","","This video explains how zero-tolerance policies have increased black students being suspended, expelled, and even arrested. Data is explained on the types of behaviors students display at school and the ways in which students are disciplined based on the color of their skin. CAUTION: Graphic Content","1.11.2016",
"Violence Prevention","Centers for Disease Control (CDC)","","This article from the CDC provides an overview of sexual violence. Statistics on how often violent acts occur and the amount of people exposed to sexual violence is shared in this article as well as solutions on how to stop sexual violence.","1.01.1970",
"A majority of Americans now say that sexual harassment is a “serious problem”","The Washington Post *Limited Access","Caitlin Gibson and Emily Guskin","There is an increase in the amount of Americans who believe sexual harassment in the work place is a serious problem. Protecting women in the workplace from male predators is unlikely to happen as men rarely experience consequences.","10.17.2017",
"Sick, Dying and Raped in America’s Nursing Homes","CNN","Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken","Sexual violence takes place with one of our most vulnerable populations, the elderly. Nursing homes have become a location for sexual violence where the elderly are raped by their caregivers. *Sensitive Content","2.22.2017",
"Prison Rape Allegations Are on the Rise","The Marshall Project","Alysia Santo","Prison rape has transitioned from being a joked about topic to reality. Victims of sexual abuse are afraid to report their abusers. This has caused a decrease in cases reported.","7.25.2018",
"Report: Solutions to Stop Sexual Violence Against Children","NPR","Susan Brink","Sexual violence against children leaves lasting health impacts. There are a few interventions that can be implemented to protect minors.","11.19.2019",
"Why the United States Was So Slow to React to the Coronavirus Outbreak","Channel 4 News","","Tim Ziemer, the former Head of Global Health Security, left his office two years ago and was not replaced. In 2019, the budget for the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) was cut by 80%. Undervaluing public health in the United States has contributed to the coronavirus crisis.","3.14.2020",
"Food Policy Fight: What is Best for School Lunch?","Washington Post, Adapted by NewsELA","Vicky Hallett","School lunches are vastly different in countries around the world. Some schools provide more or less nutritious foods, and some do not require kids to pay.","11.06.2019",
"Why School Lunches are Unhealthy and 10 Ways You Can Take Action to Improve Them","Food Revolution Network","Lindsay Oberst","School lunches are not as healthy as they need to be to support students and their learning because they are made as cheaply as possible. There are ways that you can take action in your community to improve school lunches.","8.29.2018",
"Lessons from the Lunchroom: Childhood Obesity, School Lunch, and the Way to a Healthier Future","Union of Concerned Scientists","","Unhealthy school lunches contribute to childhood obesity. Childhood obesity rates are on the rise and can lead to health problems, so schools should set stronger standards for healthy lunches and increase funding.","2.19.2015",
"What if Children Ran the School Lunchroom?","New York Times","Anahad O’Connor","When students are able to customize their meals and have a say in what they eat, they are more likely to make healthy choices. Food served at school shouldn’t just be nutritious; it should also taste good.","4.14.2020",
"Public Schools Face the Rising Costs of Serving Lunch","New York Times","Fernanda Santos","The government is making school lunches more nutritious, but this also makes them more expensive. School districts may have to raise prices for families above the cutoff line for reduced-price lunches.","9.19.2011",
"School Food Shapes Learning and Health – and Our Food System","Healthy Schools Campaign","","The Healthy Schools Campaign fights for healthy school lunches that fuel learning. When children eat healthy lunches at school, their taste buds change and this will make them healthier eaters as adults.","4.28.2025",
"How Students Would Improve Their School Lunches","Mindshift Podcast","KQED","School lunches have not changed over the past few decades, even though what we know about nutrition has changed. Students are rushed to make quick decisions about what to eat in order to rush through eating and get to play.","10.01.2019",
"Study: School Lunch and TV Time Linked With Childhood Obesity","Michigan Medicine","","Eating school lunches is correlated with childhood obesity. Schools should teach healthy behaviors, like eating fruits and vegetables and reducing sugary drinks.","8.11.2013",
"State Politicians and Parents Debate School Recess Bills","NewsELA","","Parents from across the United States are advocating for their children to have recess time during the school day. Politicians are divided about whether they should pass laws requiring recess or whether individual schools should make this decision.","5.19.2016",
"Time to Play: More State Laws Require Recess","Edutopia","Brittany Shammas","Politicians across the U.S. are introducing new legislation to increase recess time in schools. Research studies show that students are more physically fit, able to better concentrate in class, and have better creativity when they have time to play.","3.07.2019",
"Is Recess Important for Kids or a Waste of Time? Here’s What the Research Says","Time","Katie Reilly","The No Child Left Behind policy in 2002 led to increased math and reading time and more testing. This reduced recess time in schools, which has harmed students’ ability to learn and lessened their physical activity.","10.23.2017",
"Recess","CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)","","This fact sheet developed by the CDC lists the physical, academic, and social emotional benefits of recess.","3.29.2019",
"No Time for Recess, No Need for Nap","Fairtest: The National Center for Fair and Open Testing","","To cram in more test preparation, some schools have cut recess and nap time. Many teachers question this think that giving kids breaks during the day leads to more academic progress.","1.01.1970",
"Back-to-School: Recess 101","NPR Wow in the World","Guy Raz & Mindy Thomas","When feeling fidgety from sitting still for a long time, it can be helpful to take a break. Recess actually makes kids smarter, even though it takes time away from academic classes.","8.24.2017",
"Is Recess Important For Kids or a Waste of Time?","Time","","Students today take more standardized tests than in the past, but health and education experts argue that time at recess may be more important for learning than preparing for those tests. Students do better in and outside of school when they have recess time.","10.24.2017",
"Two Students Die After School Shooting in Southern California","Los Angeles Times, adapted by NewsELA","","In 2019, a teenager shot five students at a high school in California. Students and their families were terrified, and some students are afraid to return, feeling that school is not a safe place to be. *TRIGGER WARNING","1.01.1970",
"The Pros and Cons of Tracking in Schools","Public School Review","Kate Barrington","Tracking is a system that divides students into different classes based on their grades, test scores, and other measures of academic achievement. Some people argue that tracking is good because students get instruction at their level for each subject. Some people argue that tracking is bad because students of color and low-income students are usually placed in lower-level classes.","5.03.2018",
"Why Are Black Students Punished So Often? Minnesota Confronts a National Quandary","New York Times","Erica Green","In Minneapolis, Minnesota, black students are suspended far more frequently than white students. President Trump is trying to overturn policies that President Obama put into place to address these racial disparities in suspensions.","3.18.2018",
"Students of Color Make a Space for Themselves in Advanced Classes","CPR News","Jenny Brundin","Students like Enihs Medrano are often some of the only students of color in their advanced classes. In Colorado, a program called Public Achievement is working to challenge this by pairing University of Colorado undergraduate students with K-12 students to study activism.","4.25.2019",
"Black Students ‘Face Racial Bias’ in School Discipline","Forbes","Nick Morrison","Black students are more likely to be suspended and expelled from school than their white peers. This gap in discipline widens in counties where people of color experience more racism.","4.05.2019",
"The Race Gap in High School Honors Classes","The Atlantic","Sophie Quinton","Black, Hispanic, and Native American students are less likely to have access to advanced classes, which puts them at a disadvantage when applying for college. Schools need to do more to identify students of color for honors work and support their success.","12.11.2014",
"Fewer AP Classes, Suspended More Often: Black Students Still Face Racism in Suburbs","USA TODAY","Justin Murphy and Georgie Silvarole","In suburban schools, black students face racism in both school discipline and in access to advanced coursework. Students are forced to fight for the challenging educations they deserve as President Trump’s administration decreases protections for students of color in school.","2.04.2019",
"Kids Exposed to Racism Have Higher Risk of Depression and Sickness","Washington Post, adapted by NewsELA","","Racism has long-term, negative effects on children’s health, from depression to heart disease. The stress of racism can make kids more vulnerable to physical and mental illnesses and must be addressed.","8.13.2019",
"Getting on the Right Track: How One School Stopped Tracking Students","Teaching Tolerance","Michelle Higgins","There are many problems with tracking, or splitting kids up into different classes based on their perceived academic abilities. One school decided to get rid of “foundations” or remedial classes and allow any student to sign up for advanced classes.","1.01.1970",
"Study: Teachers Show Racist Bias in Discipline","Newsy","","In a Yale study, researchers found that teachers are more likely to notice misbehavior from black students. White teachers had more lenient standards for behavior in black students than black teachers, lowering their expectations for achievement.","9.28.2016",
"Education Tracking System","Video: Waiting for Superman","Davis Guggenheim","Tracking in public schools was designed at a time when only a small percentage of students needed to attend college for their future careers. Today, this practice still exists, and it further slows learning for kids forced into remedial or low-level classes.","10.29.2010",
"Public Health Response to the Initiation and Spread of Pandemic COVID-19 in the United States","CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)","Anne Schuchat","By mid-March of 2020, coronavirus cases were rapidly increasing in the United States. Public health responses to the coronavirus included efforts to detect cases and trace contact and quarantining portions of the population.","5.08.2020",
"Governors Form Compacts to Coordinate Reopening Society Amid Pandemic","NewsELA","Geoff Mulvihill","President Trump stated on Twitter that it was his decision when states would reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. In response, governors in two separate regions announced that they are working together to coordinate reopening society in order to keep residents safe.","4.15.2020",
"The United States Leads in Coronavirus Cases, But Not Pandemic Response","Science News","","The United States has surpassed all other nations in the reported number of people infected with the coronavirus. Across the country, officials are scrambling to find ventilators and protective gear and put in place stay-at-home orders. There is not a solid national plan for how to respond to the coronavirus, which has caused more people to get infected.","4.01.2020",
"Coronavirus Response: Things the US Has Got Right – And Got Wrong","BBC News","Anthony Zurcher","The United States has slowed the spread of the virus through shutdowns and social distancing measures and hospitals have not surpassed their capacities. However, President Trump has also overhyped treatments that are dangerous or untested, the United States does not have adequate testing, and economic aid has not been efficiently distributed.","5.13.2020",
"What Would the U.S. Pandemic Response Look Like if Someone Else Were President?","Esquire","Jack Holmes","Countries like South Korea and New Zealand have done a better job than the United States at reducing the transmission of coronavirus. President Trump has fumbled the United States’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, and did not quickly develop a widespread testing program.","5.05.2020",
"How the US Stacks Up To Other Counties in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases","Vox","Dylan Scott & Rani Molla","The United States has the most confirmed cases of coronavirus in the world and has tested people at a slower rate than most other developed countries. The U.S. health system was not prepared for a pandemic, which has led to more deaths.","5.11.2020",
"There are Sensible Ways to Reopen a Country. Then There’s America’s Approach","Time","Haley Sweetland Edwards","The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continues to climb and millions of Americans are now unemployed; it didn’t have to be this way. Other countries like New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland acted more quickly to curb the spread of the coronavirus and have suffered less damage.","5.14.2020",
"The Horror of the Coronavirus Data Lag","The Atlantic","Amanda Mull","People in the United States are confused about what is happening with the coronavirus pandemic because states have all responded differently to the crisis. Every state tests at a different rate and counts results differently; as some states begin to open, others with similar rates of the virus remain closed.","5.15.2020",
"Why the American Approach is Failing","The Daily","Michael Barbaro, Claire Toeniskoetter, Rachel Quester & Kelly Prime","The United States is losing the battle against the coronavirus because the government was too slow to respond. This podcast shows how the response has been a patchwork effort across the country; each state responded differently.","3.24.2020",
"Video: What the US Gets Wrong About the Minimum Wage","Vox","","The federal minimum wage in the United States is more unpredictable than in other countries because there is no consistency in when wages will go up and is in the hands of politicians. In France and other countries, the minimum wage automatically goes up tied to inflation and average salaries.","8.15.2019",
"Video: Why Raise the Minimum Wage?","UC Berkeley Labor Center","","Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has not changed. More than a quarter of minimum wage earners are supporting families. If the federal minimum wage were tied to inflation or productivity, it would be significantly higher than $7.25 per hour.","10.14.2014",
"No Indictment for Police Officers in Fatal Portland Shooting","The AP","Gillian Flaccus","This article highlights an instance in police brutality where police officers fired 12 shots, killing a civilian. A grand jury found the cops justified in their actions. CAUTION: Sensitive Content","10.31.2018",
"Bad Chicago Cops Spread Their Misconduct Like A Disease","The Intercept and The Invisible Project","Rob Arthur","Police misconduct happens amongst tight-knit groups of police officers. There is data to prove that cops commit negative acts due to peer influence and due to lack of being reprimanded when committing smaller, less harmful acts.","8.16.2018",
"Risk of Being Killed by Police Use of Force","PNAS- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America","Frank Edwards, Hedwig Lee, and Michael Esposito","The likelihood of being killed by the police is measured based on social groups and identities (race, sex, and age). Young men of color, dying from police force is one of the highest likely causes of death. CAUTION: Sensitive Content","8.20.2019",
"Police in Cleveland Accept Tough Standards on Force","The New York Times *Limited Access","Mitch Smith and Matt Apuzzo","The city of Cleveland adopts policies to reduce the amount of excessive force police officers are allowed to use when detaining citizens. Cleveland began collecting data so it can track the use of excessive force.","5.26.2015",
"Chief responds to Vallejo police brutality accusations in light of video","ABC News","Sergio Quintana","This ABC news article shows a video of a police officer punching an individual that he is trying to arrest. The news reporter interviews a Police Training Expert to understand their perspective on the situation.","3.13.2017",
"What Is the Statute of Limitations For Filing a Race Discrimination Lawsuit?","Employment Law Firms","","In order to prove racial discrimination, there must be substantial evidence. Proving prima facie is required to have a case. Seeking a lawyer can assist in proving your case.","1.01.1970",
"Signs of Discrimination in the Workplace","Global Post","Lisa Finn","There are many effects of discrimination on employees. Discrimination takes a toll on productivity, morale, company budget, and the physical health of employees.","1.01.1970",
"Hiring Discrimination Against Black Americans Hasn’t Declined in 25 Years","Harvard Business Review *LIMITED ACCESS TO SOURCE","Lincoln Quillian, Devah Pager, Arnfinn H. Midtboon, & Ole Hexel","Many people believe that racial discrimination has ended. Data suggests the opposite. In regards to hiring, White applicants receive more call backs to jobs than Black applicants.","10.11.2017",
"Should Employers Fire Employees Who Attend White Supremacist Rallies?","Harvard Business Review *LIMITED ACCESS TO SOURCE","Jessica A. Clarke","Employers are grappling with the ability to fire employees who attend white supremacist rallies. This is a conflict between political views and the ability to use those views against an employee at their job. In many instances, being a member of a white supremacist group does not interfere with work productivity. On the other hand, keeping an individual employed sends a larger message about a company’s stance on racial issues.","9.19.2017",
"Federal Law That Requires Racial Equality in the Workplace","Houston Chronicle","Ruth Mayhew","There are federal and state laws established to prevent racial discrimination. These laws include recruitment, candidate selection, and retention. If an employee experiences discrimination, they can file a claim and go through conciliation before moving to a lawsuit.","1.01.1970",
"White Woman Who Called Police on a Black Man Bird-Watching in Central Park has been Fired","CNN","Amir Vera","A woman who called the police on a black man was fired from her job. Her former employer made a public statement that they do not tolerate racism of any form.","5.26.2020",
"Social and Demographic Trends: Discrimination and Racial Inequality","Pew Research Center","","There are many differences in reporting on racial inequality. This article provides multiple graphs that highlight data and perceptions of racial inequality from people who identify as black, hispanic, and white.","6.27.2016",
"The Hidden Racism of School Discipline, in 7 Charts","Vox","Libby Nelson","Seven charts demonstrate black students, especially girls, are more likely to receive harsh discipline in school than their white peers. This racism in discipline practices is not explained by differences in students’ behavior. *TRIGGER WARNING","10.31.2015",
"2018 LGBTQ Youth Report","Human Rights Campaign","Ellen Kahn, Ashland Johnson, Esq., Mark Lee, and Liam Miranda","In 2017, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation partnered with researchers at the University of Connecticut to deploy a comprehensive survey capturing the experiences of LGBTQ youth in their family settings, schools, social circles and communities.","7.10.1905",
"Teachers’ Perceptions of Bullying of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Students in a Southwestern Pennsylvania Sample","National Center for Biotechnology Information","Jered B. Kolbert, Laura M. Crothers, Matthew J. Bundick, Daniel S. Wells, Julie Buzgon, Cassandra Berbary, Jordan Simpson, and Katherine Senko","This study was designed to ascertain teachers’ perceptions of bullying of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth.","5.28.2015",
"Talking About Suicide and LGBT Populations","Movement Advancement Project","Ann P. Haas, PhD, and Andrew Lane, MSEd","This infographic provides facts about suicide and LGBT people, as well as ways to talk about suicide safely and accurately—and in ways that advance vital public discussions about preventing suicide among LGBT people and supporting their health and well-being.","1.01.1970",
"LGBT youth share stories with GLAAD about being bullied","GLAAD","Hetrick-Martin Institute","The Hetrick-Martin Institute is a non-profit organization that serves the needs of LGBT youth. This YouTube video features interviews of the LGBT young people about their experiences being bullied.","1.01.1970",
"Watch Your Words: Why Mental Health Awareness Should be Year Round","Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)","Nina Rifkind","May is Mental Health Awareness month. Licensed Clinical Social Worker Nina Rifkind believes mental health should be a focus throughout the year. There is research that proves that many chronic illnesses are caused by anxiety. Schools today do not have a comprehensive health curriculum that talks intelligently and informs students about the importance of mental health.","1.01.1970",
"The State of Mental Health in the U.S.-Improving Awareness","Regis College","","Mental health issues are prevalent in the US and there is a negative stigma around these issues. Increased suicide numbers can be attributed to mental health issues. To help support mental health, there are actions that we should take to keep each other healthy.","1.01.1970",
"Mental Health Conditions","NAMI","","This article highlights the prevalence of mental illness and provides an overview of multiple illnesses and disorders that result from mental illness.","1.01.1970",
"Mental Illness","Mayo Clinic","","Mental health concerns can turn into illnesses. There are many symptoms that accompany a mental illness. Seeking medical help is suggested. There are causes and risk factors that can be monitored in individuals.","1.01.1970",
"Prevention of Mental Disorders","World Health Organization","","This summary report includes interventions and policy options to support individuals with mental health disorders. Some of the interventions include how to support parents with mental illnesses, improving nutrition, and reducing stress at work.","1.01.1970",
"The Importance of Mental Health Awareness","Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services","Jean Holthaus, LISW, MSW","This blog post discusses how prevalent mental illnesses are in adults, teenagers, and children. It defines what a mental illness is and steps you can take to help someone with a mental illness.","1.01.1970",
"Resources and Programs","Suicide Prevention Resource Center","","This website provides resources to support individuals who are considering or have attempted suicide.","1.01.1970",
"Minimum Wage","U.S. Department of Labor","","The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 per hour since July 24th, 2009. This government website includes links to learn about the history of the minimum wage, minimum wage laws in different states, and information on raising the minimum wage.","1.01.1970",
"Raising the Federal Minimum Wage to $15 by 2025 Would Lift Wages for Over 33 Million Workers","Economic Policy Institute","David Cooper","Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025 would lift wages for more than one fifth of the workforce. This increase would benefit 6.2 million workers currently in poverty.","7.17.2019",
"When It Comes to Raising the Minimum Wage, Most of the Action is in Cities and States, Not Congress","Pew Research Center","Drew Desilver","The federal minimum wage has stayed at $7.25 per hour since 2009, and is unlikely to change in the near future. However, some cities and states, from Oregon to New York, have adopted their own local minimum wage laws.","2.24.2020",
"The Unintended Consequences of Raising Minimum Wage to $15","Forbes","Jack Kelly","Increasing the federal minimum wage would benefit some workers, but would leave other workers jobless. Employers, especially of small businesses, will be unable to keep their full staff if the minimum wage increases, which will increase poverty.","7.10.2019",
"5 Reasons Raising the Minimum Wage is Bad for Public Policy","Foundation for Economic Education","John Phelan","Increasing the federal minimum wage will decrease the amount of labor needed and will lead to unemployment. Increasing the minimum wage will also make products and services more expensive.","3.25.2019",
"Podcast: The Real Minimum Wage","Planet Money, NPR","Stacey Vanek Smith & Cardiff Garcia","The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, but state and city governments can require a higher minimum wage. Economists disagree about the effects of raising the federal minimum wage; some argue that raising the federal wage will decrease jobs, while some argue that the federal minimum wage has been stagnant for 10 years while the prices of goods and services have gone up.","5.16.2019",
"Podcast: The Fight for $15: Are Minimum Wage Increases a Path Out of Poverty or a Job Killer?","Arnold Ventures","Laura Arnold","More than half of Americans favor a federal minimum wage of $15 an hour to address inequality. Those that oppose a higher minimum wage want to protect small businesses and are worried that increasing wages will decrease available jobs.","12.09.2019",
"Juneteenth Celebrations Commemorate Final End to Slavery","Washington Post, adapted by NewsELA","DeNeen Brown","Juneteenth celebrations commemorate the final end of slavery in the United States. President Trump planned to hold a political rally on this celebration of freedom in Tulsa, the sight of one of the worst episodes of racial violence ever. Pressured by many, Trump rescheduled his rally to June 20th.","6.18.2020",
"The History of Juneteenth","Houston Chronicle, adapted by NewsELA","Andrew Dansby","On June 19th, 1865, people in Texas were informed that slavery had ended in the United States. This happened more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and months after General Robert E. Lee surrendered. Juneteenth has remained as an annual day to celebrate freedom.","10.31.2019",
"Freedom is in the Claiming","New York Times","Gina Cherelus, Martha Jones, Toni Tipton-Martin & Emma Goldberg","Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the arrival of the news of emancipation from slavery, has received increased attention and recognition this year. Juneteenth is not a replacement for justice and equality that Black people are still fighting for in the United States, but an important recognition and celebration of this struggle.","6.19.2020",
"Make Juneteenth a National Holiday","Black Lives Matter","","Juneteenth should be a national holiday as we continue the fight for freedom and justice. It should be a time to reflect on history and progress, learn, and empower the Black community.","6.17.2020",
"Activists Are Pushing to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday. Here’s the History Behind Their Fight","Time","Olivia Waxman","When President Trump announced his plan to hold a rally in Tulsa on June 19th, there was strong opposition; he did not recognize the significance of Juneteenth or honor the site of the 1921 race massacre in Tulsa. Advocates for Juneteenth hope that this moment in history, when more and more white people are recognizing ongoing racism in the United States, will help them make Juneteenth a national holiday.","6.17.2020",
"Juneteenth is Still Not a Federal Holiday, and What Supporters Are Doing to Change That","Fast Company","Zlati Meyer","Some state and local governments and businesses recognize Juneteenth as a holiday. However, the federal government of the United States does not. Momentum for Juneteenth has increased as people learn more about the history of slavery and its ongoing impact on the lives of all Americans.","6.18.2020",
"Video: Why All Americans Should Honor Juneteenth","Vox","","Even after the end of slavery, as Black people accumulated more wealth, education, and power, there were still lynchings and racist violence. Juneteenth is the recognition that Black lives have been expunged through racist violence and that no one has been held accountable.","6.19.2020",
"Podcast: 153 Years of Juneteenth","The Takeaway","Priscilla Alabi & Tanzina Vega","Many people do not know the history and meaning of Juneteenth, even though it’s been a celebrated holiday for more than a century. Juneteenth is a national cry to celebrate Black progress and continue the fight against racism.","6.19.2018",
"Trump Removes United States from Paris Climate Deal","Washington Post, adapted by NewsELA","","President Trump made an announcement that he is planning to remove the United States from the Paris climate agreement. People are divided in response; people who voted for Trump are happy, but many businesses and environmentalists are disappointed by the decision. Note: The US did leave the Paris climate agreement in 2020 but returned to it in 2021 under President Biden.","6.16.2017",
"Youth on Every Continent United in Strikes to Demand Climate Action","Washington Post, adapted by NewsELA","","On Friday, September 20, 2019, students from more than 150 countries skipped school to participate in global climate protests. Will these protests compel elected leaders to make the difficult choices necessary to halt global warming?","9.22.2019",
"U.S. Formally Begins to Leave the Paris Climate Agreement","NPR","Rebecca Hersher","The Trump administration formally notified the United Nations that the U.S. will leave the Paris climate agreement in one year (after a waiting period). The purpose of the agreement was to set goals about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and the United States is the only country that has withdrawn from the pact.","11.04.2019",
"The Consequences of Leaving the Paris Climate Agreement","Council on Foreign Relations","James McBride","President Trump is against the Paris Agreement on climate reached by President Obama’s administration because he argues that cutting back on carbon emissions would kill jobs and hurt the U.S. economy. The United States is the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. Many countries argue that the U.S. leaving the agreement will weaken the resolve of other countries to make their own tough cuts.","6.01.2017",
"Leaving the Paris Agreement Would Be Indefensible","The Atlantic","Todd Stern","The Paris Agreement is successful, and the United States’ leadership has been important every step of the way. Leaving the agreement would cause diplomatic damage and hurt the relationship between the United States and key allies.","5.31.2017",
"Video: What Leaving the Paris Accord Could Mean for U.S. and the World","PBS NewsHour","","The Paris Climate Accord is an agreement between nearly 200 countries to reduce global warming. Many scientists agree that increased global temperatures could have huge impacts, including global sea level rise and droughts and bigger storms. President Trump argues that the United States should withdraw from the agreement for economic reasons.","5.31.2017",
"Erasure and Resilience: The Experiences of LGBTQ Students of Color","GLSEN Research Institute","Nhan L. Truong, Ph.D., Adrian D. Zongrone, M.P.H., and Joseph G. Kosciw, Ph.D.","A series of reports on LGBTQ students of color that examines the school experiences of Black LGBTQ youth.","1.01.1970",
"The Trevor Project Model School Policy","The Trevor Project","Christine Moutier, M.D. and Doreen S. Marshall, Ph.D.","This modular, adaptable document will help educators and school administrators implement comprehensive suicide prevention policies in communities nationwide.","1.01.1970",
"Schools Struggle to Support LGBTQ Students","Edutopia","Emelina Minero","This article shares recent research that shows the majority of teachers want to help LGBTQ students but don’t always know how.","4.19.2018",
"New Study Reveals Shocking Rates of Attempted Suicide Among Trans Adolescents","Human Rights Campaign","HRC Staff","This short article shares statistics and resources from a study recently published by the American Academy of Pediatrics on levels of attempted suicide among transgender youth.","9.12.2018",
"Confederate monument debate continues in the South","Youtube","CBS Evening News","In Birmingham, Alabama, workers raised a plywood wall around the city\'s Confederate memorial. The city\'s mayor, William Bell, said the monuments don\'t belong in his city - a debate playing out across the South. Omar Villafranca reports from Birmingham in this video.","8.16.2017",
"The Problem with Confederate Monuments","Youtube","The Atlantic","This video captures footage and explores the issues across the American south where towns are reckoning with whether or not to tear down Confederate statues in public spaces.","8.13.2017",
"The Contributions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Upward Mobility","Brookings Institute","Richard V. Reese & Nathan Joo","HBCUs are a way for low-income black students to access college. The future career success rate after attending an HBCU is not equivalent with graduates from other institutions.","1.19.2017",
"Choosing Between an HBCU and a PWI","Huffington Post","Ja’el Gordon","HBCUs have a historical and cultural presence in the African American community. HBCUs provide a space for African Americans to learn and be mentored by professors who have experienced and overcome the racial challenges in our country.","10.03.2011",
"Viewpoint: HBCU vs. PWI Debate Misses the Real Point of Higher Education","USA Today","Jaleesa Jones","The debate surrounding HBCUs vs. PWIs undermine the education students receive at HBCUs. This debate further perpetuates the false sentiment that white is better. PWIs have name recognition and financial resources that HBCUs currently do not have. HBCUs make up for a lack of financial support by having an extremely loyal alumni, faculty, and staff population.","6.01.2014",
"Creating an Opportunity When None Existed is Not Choice. It’s Survival.","University of Texas News","Richard J Reddick","The Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, has an incorrect understanding of HBCUs, believing them to be school choice. Historically Black Colleges and Universities were created because African Americans had no other educational options. There were laws in place until the 1950s that lawed for black people and white people to be educated separately. Without HBCUs, African Americans would not have opportunities to receive a college education.","3.28.2017",
"Why Choose an HBCU","UNCF","","There are many reasons why students should choose to attend an HBCU. A few of these reasons are receiving a top-notch education, diversity, and affordability.","1.01.1970",
"180+ Years of Excellence","HBCU First","","HBCUs have been in existence for years. Many of our current African American leaders attended HBCUs. These institutions contribute to America’s prosperity and enroll a diverse set of students.","1.01.1970",
"Should You Go to an HBCU?","Say It Loud","","This video is moderated by two African American women who attended PWIs. They explain the history of HBCUs and how HBCUS were founded during a time when the only way African Americans could receive a college education was if African Americans created their own schools.","8.22.2019",
"10 Things you NEED to Know About HBCUs","YouTube.com","Brelynn","Brelynn is a student at the HBCU Spelman College. In her video she addresses 10 things everyone should know about HBCUs.","7.21.2017",
"The 1% Owns Almost As Much Wealth As The Middle Class: Will The Rich Keep Getting Richer?","Forbes Magazine","Jack Kelly","This article explores the trend of growing wealth inequality in the U.S. and provides several reasons to account for the vast chasm between the groups.","11.02.2019",
"Richest 1% of Americans Close to Surpassing Wealth of Middle Class","Bloomberg.com","Alexandre Tanzi and Michael Sasso","This article explores the U.S.’s historic economic expansion and provides data on how the 1% now hold almost as much wealth as the middle- and upper-middle classes combined. The article may be accessed one time without a subscription.","11.09.2019",
"Income Inequality in America","TheBalance.com","Kimberly Amadeo","This article gives an overview of how income inequality is measured and how the gap has worsened in America.","5.18.2020",
"Income Inequality","Encyclopedia Britannica","Valerie J. Carter and Michael W. Howard","This article explores both U.S. and world-wide income inequality.","8.16.2016",
"US Income Inequality Continues to Grow","CNBC","Carmen Reinicke","This article explains how income inequality continues to build and grow in the United States.","7.19.2018",
"Coronavirus lifestyles of the rich and famous: how the 1% are coping","The Guardian","Edward Helmore","This article describes how, while the middle class faces the pandemic, the wealthy are donning face masks, boarding private jets and heading for the hills.","3.18.2020",
"Wealth Inequality in America","YouTube.com","Politizane","Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actual numbers. The reality is often not what we think it is.","11.20.2012",
"Minding the Gap","YouTube.com","Time","This video takes a look at income inequality that has always existed in the U.S., but explains that the gap between rich and poor hasn\'t always been as wide as it is today.","2.20.2020",
"Why Juneteenth Needs To Be a National Holiday","Bustle","Lani Seelinger & Syeda Khaula Saad","Juneteenth is an important piece of our national memory, and deserves to be recognized as a nationwide holiday. Juneteenth commemorates June 19th, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Texas and freed enslaved people (two years after the Emancipation Proclamation). Recent racist killings have demonstrated that America cares too little about Black lives; recognizing Juneteenth is a good place to start in changing this recognition.","6.17.2020",
"Calls Intensify in Congress to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday","ABC News","Jack Arnholz","A group of Senate Democrats plan to introduce legislation to make June 19th Juneteenth National Independence Day. Juneteenth is a recognition of America’s racist history, a celebration of the progress that Black people have made, and a recommitment to the anti racist work that still needs to be done.","6.19.2020",
"Global warming","Britannica","Henrik Salen","This article gives an overview and study of the effect of increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide on Earth\'s atmosphere and plant life, as well as an overview of the role greenhouse gases play in modifying Earth\'s climate.","4.27.2020",
"Overview: Weather, Global Warming and Climate Change","NASA","Holly Shaftel","This article explains the difference between global warming and climate change, linking several NASA articles and sources around these issues.","7.07.2020",
"The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Climate Change","Berkeley Economic Review","BER Staff","This article presents a cost-benefit analysis model of analyzing the impact and cost of climate change.","4.14.2020",
"What is climate change, and how is it affecting Earth?","Live Science","Stephanie Papas","This article provides facts and an overview of how climate change is impacting the earth and life on it.","3.10.2020",
"Clean energy, climate change focus of Biden’s economic recovery plan","ABC News","ABC News Reporting Staff","This is a video of presidential candidate Joe Biden discussing clean energy and climate change in his campaign.","7.14.2020",
"Does Global Warming Impact The Environment","Fuse School","Keith Ross","This video explores the impact that global warming has on the earth’s environment.","5.03.2020",
"Gun Control Really Works","Business Insider","Ailyn Woodward","This article explores scientific data that promotes preventing mass shootings and saving lives.","8.06.2019",
"That Assault Weapon Ban? It Really Did Work","New York Times","John Donohue and Theodora Boulouta","This article explores data that shows the impact of assault rifle bans, and explores what happens to the data when those bans are lifted.","9.04.2019",
"Gun Violence in America: A State-by-State Analysis","Center for American Progress","Eugenio Weigend Vargas","This article provides data on the rate of gun deaths from 2008-2017.","11.20.2019",
"What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.","Pew Center for Research","John Gramlich","This article explores 10 common questions about gun deaths in the U.S., with answers based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the FBI and other sources.","8.16.2019",
"Congress weighs gun control measures after latest mass shootings","NBC News","Rebecca Shabad","This article discusses issues as Congress weighs gun control measures after latest mass shootings. In the wake of recent violence, there\'s been another fresh push for Hill movement — and questions over whether this time, momentum will last long enough for lawmakers to take action.","8.11.2019",
"We won’t stop: Students across US renew demand for gun safety in second walkout","CNN","Faith Karimi and Holly Yan","This article discusses and explores how teens unite to walk out against gun violence in America.","4.20.2018",
"Teens on Guns","National Public Radio","National Public Radio","This video bolsters teenage voices from all sides of the issue and reinvigorates one of the nation\'s longest-raging debates.","2.07.2019",
"Gun violence in schools and in urban communities","TedX","Brandon Dasent","A survivor of the Parkland Shooting, as well as someone who initially grew up in an urban community plagued by gun violence, goes on to shed light on the common links between gun violence in schools/affluent communities and urban communities in this video.","6.20.2020",
"The Fall Of America’s Monuments To Racism","Microsoft News","Travis Waldron","This article explores Nationwide protests over the racism of America’s present monuments and discusses the current climate to have these monuments removed.","6.08.2020",
"Honoring the unforgivable","CNN News","Eliott McLaughlin","This article highlights several statues that honor unforgivable acts in history.","6.17.2020",
"Why People Are Toppling Monuments to Racism","Scientific American","Verity Platt","This article explores the power structures that exist in racist monuments throughout history.","7.03.2020",
"Desecration Of Statues With Racist Connections Triggers White Protests in the U.K.","NPR","Frank Langfitt","This article explores the issue from a world lens, explaining how the UK is battling with their racist monuments.","6.17.2020",
"Tackling The Number One Cause Of Gender Inequality At Work: Unequal Pay","Forbes.com","Michelle King","In this interview Jenkins shares why closing the pay gap is critical to advancing gender equality in the workplace and what companies can do to make sure women get their fair share.","3.07.2018",
"Racism and Sexism Combine to Shortchange Working Black Women","Center for American Progress","Jocelyn Frye","This article explores the pay gap specifically in African American and Black women.","8.22.2019",
"Bias Correct: Workplaces Around the World","YouTube.com","Catalyst.org","This video explores how the unconscious gender bias functions are the biggest invisible barrier for women\'s advancement.","2.28.2020",
"The Paycheck: A Podcast About Women, Work, and Money","Bloomberg.com","Bloomberg.com","This podcast explores issues women face in the workplace.","1.01.1970",
"How the Paycheck Fairness Act Will Strengthen the Equal Pay Act","National Women’s Law Center","","The Paycheck Fairness Act was written to help strengthen the Equal Pay Act. When women make claims that they are being paid less due to their gender, employers have been able to use loopholes to prove that men had qualified reasons to be paid more. The Paycheck Fairness Act will prevent this from happening.","1.23.2019",
"Low-paid Women Workers on COVID-19 Frontlines Face a Double-Whammy of a Pandemic and a Gender Wage Gap, Says New NWLC Analysis","National Women’s Law Center","","March 31 is Equal Pay Day for Women. During the global pandemic due to COVID-19, women are facing an even larger unfair advantage. Not only are women paid less, but women are more likely to have jobs that are considered “essential.” This means that women are more likely to put their lives at risk, performing jobs to support the human population.","3.31.2020",
"Women Deserve Equal Pay","American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)","","There are many factors that go into the gender pay gap. This gap impacts the amount of money a woman makes over the course of her lifetime. There are solutions to this and it requires a universal approach to wages.","1.01.1970",
"The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap","AAUW","","Women have more degrees in higher education than men and hold a majority of the student loan debt. Employer practices prevent women from receiving equal pay.","1.01.1970",
"Equal Pay Act","History.com *Potential Limited Access due to source","","This article tells the history of the gender wage gap. It starts with the beginning of the women’s work force and describes the laws that were and were not passed to protect equal wages for women.","1.01.1970",
"Just Who Are You ‘Equal’ To Under The ‘Equal Pay Act?’","Forbes *Limited Access","Eric Bachman","Proving wage discrimination on the basis of gender requires a substantial amount of evidence. There are cases where a woman has taken her employer to court, but if the responsibilities that the woman has are not similar to the responsibilities of her male counterparts, she will be unable to prove discrimination, even if it is true.","8.13.2019",
"What Did the Equal Pay Act of 1963 Do?","History.com","","This video describes the bills that were in Congress to fight for equal wages. Many of the early bills died in Congress. In 1963, the Equal Pay Act was passed. Although there is a law that demands equal pay, what happens in practice is still inequitable.","3.09.2018",
"The intersectional wage gaps faced by Latina women in the United States","Washington Center for Economic Growth","Kate Bahn and Will McGrew","This article explores how Like other women of color, Latinas face multiple structural barriers in the U.S. labor market, including both gender discrimination and racial and ethnic discrimination.","11.01.2018",
"Discriminatory Penalties at the Intersection of Race and Gender in the United States","Washington Center for Equitable Growth","Mark Paul, Darrick Hamilton & William Darity, Jr.","Women of color face intersectional discrimination or a double discrimination in the workforce. In other words, women of color suffer from the gender wage gap plus the racial wage gap.","8.07.2018",
"Wide Partisan Gaps in U.S. Over How Far the Country Has Come on Equality","Pew Research Center","Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Kim Parker & Renee Stepler","Democrats are largely dissatisfied with progress that the United States has made towards closing the gender pay gap, while most Republicans think that enough progress has been made. Democrats and younger women are more likely to say that men have easier lives than women than Republicans and older women.","10.18.2017",
"Gender Inequality, Work Hours, and the Future of Work","Institute for Women’s Policy Research","Ariane Hegewisch & Valerie Lacarte","Women tend to spend more time on unpaid work like household and family care, while men tend to spend more time on paid work. This unequal use of time makes it harder for women to advance at work and creates a gender pay gap.","11.14.2019",
"The Effects of Paid Family and Medical Leave on Employment Stability and Economic Security","Center for American Progress","Heather Boushey & Sarah Jane Glyn","Paid family and medical leave makes it easier for employees, especially women to provide care for family members and transition back into their jobs. Parental leave makes women more likely to return to work after giving birth.","4.01.2012",
"Video: The Future of Gender Equality at Work","International Labour Organization","","Women want to work and be paid equally for their work, but around the work, women are subject to workplace discrimination and are less likely to be employed full-time. Gender roles are slow to change, and women do more unpaid house and care work at home than men. One solution is to recognize, reward, reduce, and redistribute care work.","6.15.2017",
"Relationships Among Credit Counseling Clients’ Financial Wellbeing, Financial Behaviors, Financial Stressor Events, and Health","Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning","Jihnee Kim, E. Thomas Garman, and Benoit Sorhaindo","In an experiment, data from participants at a credit counseling organization was analyzed. Receiving credit counseling has an impact on financial wellbeing and health.","5.16.2013",
"Financial Knowledge and Best Practice Behavior","Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning","Cliff A. Robb & Ann Woodyard","There are numerous factors that impact financial behaviors. Most are subjective and include income, education, age, race, and ethnicity.","5.16.2012",
"Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Can’t Pass A Basic Test of Financial Literacy","Fortune *LIMITED ACCESS","Madeline Farber","Most Americans are unaware of the basic math formulas needed to calculate financial literacy. There are important concepts and calculations that everyone should learn to appropriately manage money.","7.12.2016",
"How Financial Knowledge Drives Wealth Inequality","Walls Street Journal","Olivia S. Mitchell","People who have less financial literacy are more likely to make financial decisions that further set them behind financially. There is financial inequality because people with access to more money are able to invest in a financial education; people with access to less money, who would benefit more from financial literacy, are unable to invest in a financial education.","4.09.2017",
"The Economic Importance of Financial Literacy: Theory and Evidence","Journal of Economic Literature *MUST VERIFY IDENTITY TO ACCESS ARTICLE","Ricardo Calcagno & Chiara Monticone","Investing in financial knowledge is investing in human capital. There are negative impacts of financial illiteracy and this impacts sub-populations differently.","3.01.2014",
"What Do You Need to Know About Financial Literacy?","daveramsey.com","","This blog post states that the majority of people are financially illiterate. There are specific steps you can take to become financially literate and change your lifestyle for the better.","1.01.1970",
"Season 1, Episode 24: From 6 Figures in Debt to 7 Figures in Savings with Revanche","Mo’ Money Podcast","Jessica Moorhouse","In this podcast, Revanche explains how she was able to get her family out of debt. Revanche also describes her goal and plan for becoming a millionaire.","10.27.2015",
"Five Years After Flint Water Crisis, Unresolved Issues Remain","National Geographic Society, adapted by NewsELA","","In 2014, Flint city officials changed their water service to the local Flint River in an effort to save money. This water was not properly treated and created a public health crisis and caused children and babies to drink lead. This is still an emergency and some people in Flint still struggle to get access to clean drinking water.","5.16.2019",
"It’s Been Three Years Since Flint Residents Have Had Access to Safe Water","Washington Post, adapted by NewsELA","","For years after the Flint water crisis began, the state helped pay for residents’ water bills because that water was not safe to drink/use without filtration. These credits are ending because officials say that the water is now safe to drink, but Flint’s mayor is against this decision because tap water still needs to be filtered and is not entirely safe.","3.05.2017",
"Flint Water Crisis: Everything You Need to Know","NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)","Melissa Denchak","Flint’s water crisis is a story of environmental injustice and bad decision making. Contaminated water in Flint has compromised the health of its youngest generation and has not been adequately or rapidly addressed.","11.08.2018",
"Michigan’s Governor Promises to Drink Water From Flint Faucets for One Month","NewsELA","","In an attempt to show residents that Flint’s water is safe, Rick Snyder, Michigan’s governor, has announced that he will drink filtered Flint tap water for at least a month. Flint residents have been slow to trust city officials after their decision in 2014 to switch the city to an unsafe water source.","4.25.2016",
"Flint Water Crisis Fast Facts","CNN","","In 2014, city officials turned to the Flint River as a water source, which led to dangerous levels of lead in the water. Lead leads to numerous problems in children, especially lowered IQ, behavioral disorders, hearing problems, and delayed puberty. It took a long time for the water to be declared unsafe and for the city to distribute clean drinking water.","12.13.2019",
"Five Years On, The Flint Water Crisis Is Nowhere Near Over","National Geographic","Dustin Renwick","In an effort to save money, Flint’s water service changed from nearby Detroit’s system to the local, contaminated Flint River. This water was not properly treated and residents immediately noticed the change in color, smell, and taste. The most recent testing of Flint’s drinking water showed that 90% of homes have safe water, which means that 10% still do not.","4.25.2019",
"Why It Won’t Be Easy or Cheap to Fix Flint’s Water Crisis","New York Times","Julie Bosman","Solutions in response to Flint’s water crisis, from providing bottled water and filters to residents to improving the city’s infrastructure, will not be easy or cheap. Lead also causes irreversible health and developmental issues in children that will require funding.","2.11.2016",
"CDC: Flint Water Crisis “Entirely Preventable”","CBS News","Margaret Farley Steele","Even low levels of lead in children’s blood can affect their intelligence, ability to pay attention in school, and their academic achievement. All children from Flint need to be screened and many will need additional services because of their lead exposure. The problems that Flint families are facing today were entirely preventable.","6.24.2016",
"Podcast: Unleaded","America Dissected","Abdul El-Sayed","The state knew about the dangerous levels of lead in Flint’s water, and did not respond quickly enough to prevent severe damages. It’s been five years since this crisis began but Flint residents still can’t trust their water or city officials.","11.04.2019",
"Video: Flint’s Water Crisis, Explained in 3 Minutes","Vox","","Flint, Michigan failed to provide basic protections to its citizens to save money. Even once the city switches back to clean water, the impacts of this decision will be felt for decades.","1.21.2016",
"Gender Discrimination Comes in Many Forms for Today’s Working Women","Pew Research Center","Kim Parker & Cary Funk","Gender discrimination in the workforce comes in many forms, from women earning less than men for doing to sexual harassment. Women with higher levels of education and Black women are more likely to experience gender discrimination at work.","12.14.2017",
"U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Files Gender Discrimination Lawsuit","Washington Post, adapted by NewsELA","","The U.S. women’s soccer team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation. Even though they do the same job as the U.S. men’s national team, the women’s team members are paid less and have worse working conditions and publicity from their employer, U.S. Soccer.","6.05.2019",
"How much of a boost should institutions give low-income students?","EducationDive","Patti Zarling","This article offers strategies that institutions can implement to help low-income students understand financial aid and the various costs to consider while attending college.","11.27.2017",
"The FAFSA and Gaps in College Financial Aid","Journalist’s Resource","Denise-Marie Ordway","This article highlights that there are multiple ways to fund a college education. Most options require students to complete the FAFSA forms which are more difficult to complete that most forms, including taxes.","6.23.2017",
"UM Launches New Financial Aid Effort at Columbia Campus","News Tribune","Bob Watson","This article details two new grants that will be available for Missouri residents at the University of Missouri in Columbia. The grants will provide gap funding between financial aid and the cost of attendance.","8.27.2017",
"Bridge the Financial Aid Gap","Fast Web","","This article offers suggestions on ways college students can fund the financial aid gap.","5.03.2017",
"So You Got Financial Aid for College. But How Do You Pay for the Rest of It?","New York Times","Jeffrey Selingo","This article highlights the extreme measures families are taking to finance college tuition. The burden increases with each year as the price of tuition increases yearly. Few schools have found ways to be transparent about tuition prices and most schools have higher fees than financial aid packages cover.","2.20.2020",
"So You Want to Offer an Income-Share Agreement? Here’s How 5 Colleges Are Doing It.","EdSurge","Sydney Johnson","This article highlights one option select universities are piloting to help provide gap funding for students.","2.15.2019",
"Elizabeth Warren’s $1.25 trillion education plan aims to end the cycle of student debt – here’s how","CNBC Make It","Abigail Hess","This article provides an alternative to the financial burden of paying for college.","4.23.2019",
"Beyond Financial Aid: A Guidebook for Strengthening Stability of Low-Income College Students to Improve Outcomes","Higher Ed Live","","During this hour-long session, higher education professionals and higher education partner organizations discuss ways to increase access and success for low-income and first generation college students.","9.09.2015",
"Closing California’s Degree Gaps Requires Keeping College Affordable","College Opportunity","Jake Brymner","This article provides graphs and charts that highlight the rising price of college tuition and the amount of money still needed in gap funding after aid and grants are distributed at three colleges in California.","1.01.1970",
"4 Stats That Reveal How Badly America Is Failing at Financial Literacy","Forbes","Dani Pascarella","An overview of America’s financial literacy problems.","4.03.2018",
"Are States Providing Adequate Financial Literacy Education?","Brookings Institute","Matt Kasman, Benjamin Heuberger, and Ross A. Hammond","This article examines financial literacy standards by state to assess if they are doing enough to prepare students for life after high school.","10.03.2018",
"PISA Results Highlight US Teens Limited Financial Knowledge","Education Dive","Linda Jacobson","News article on the results of an international financial literacy assessment that highlights how poorly American students perform.","5.07.2020",
"How Each US State is Shaping the Personal Finance IQ of Students","CNBC.com","Eric Rosenbaum","This article looks at the wide variety of financial literacy education programs in schools and the impact on students.","2.05.2020",
"This High School Taught “Adulting,” Life Skills, to Its Students","USA Today, via NewsELA","Joel Shannon","This article is about a high school in Kentucky that created a conference for students to teach important life skills that will help them transition to adulthood.","1.08.2019",
"National Financial Capability Study","FINRA Investor Education Foundation","","View national and state data on Americans financial knowledge and behavior.","1.01.1970",
"Infographic PISA 2018 Financial Literacy","Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)","","An infographic on students and money created using data from the 2018 PISA financial literacy test.","1.01.1970",
"Prince George’s County Adds Financial Literacy to Graduation Requirements","WTOP.com","Kate Ryan","A news article about a county in Maryland that is trying to improve students’ financial literacy.","4.18.2020",
"7 Financial Lessons to Teach Your Kids","U.S. News","Maryalene LaPonsie","Tips for how parents can help their children have better financial literacy.","3.29.2018",
"Workplace Financial Wellness","The George Washington University Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center","","A webpage with research, data, and resources focused on financial education in the workplace.","1.01.1970",
"Financial Literacy","Annuity.org","Alanna Ritchie","Financial literacy is knowing how to manage your money. Understanding debt, credit, savings, loans, repayments, capital, and annuities are all crucial to becoming financially literate.","5.29.2020",
"National Domestic Violence Hotline","The Hotline","","This is the website for The National Domestic Violence Hotline. There is a chat option provided for immediate assistance and information on healthy relationships and how to seek support if in an abusive relationship.","1.01.1970",
"Power and Control","Domestic Abuse Intervention Project","","This graphic explains the different types of abuse that can be experienced in a domestic partnership. It defines and gives examples of the different ways an abuser can exert their force and control.","1.01.1970",
"Are Drone Swarms the Future of Aerial Warfare?","The Guardian","Michael Safi","This article discusses the technology of deploying drones in squadrons is in its infancy, and asserts that armed forces are investing millions in its development.","12.04.2019",
"History of Drone Warfare","Bureau of Investigative Journalism","BIJ Staff","This article gives a brief historical overview of the use of drones in war throughout history.","1.01.1970",
"Is drone warfare ethical?","The Stanford Daily","Matthew Cohen","This oped from the Stanford Daily lists the benefits of using drone warfare in war and explores the ethics of using drones.","2.16.2015",
"The Ethics of Modern Warfare","Brown Political Review","Aaron Mayer","This article calls for more transparency of the US military in regards to the use of drones in military warfare.","11.25.2016",
"Drones and the Ethics of War","Huffington Post","Tom Mockaitis","This article explores the debate of using drones in warfare and offers a different approach in questioning the use of drones.","1.12.2017",
"The Moral Case for Drones","New York Times","Scott Shane","The article explores the rate of civilian casualties in war and uses this data to support a moral case for using drones.","7.14.2012",
"Drones are Ethical and Effective","Youtube","Benjamin Wittes, Oxford","Benjamin Wittes gives his argument for the use of drone warfare in this video.","5.03.2013",
"The Electoral College, explained","CNN","Zachary B. Wolf","At the polls, voters are voting through the Electoral College. Our Founding Fathers created our voting system in this way as a compromise to make sure citizens make an informed decision and to give Congress power in selecting the president.","3.01.2020",
"What is the Electoral College?","National Archives","","This article provides answers to commonly asked questions about the Electoral Office. It explains the number of electors, how electors are chosen, and why it is important to vote.","1.01.1970",
"The Electoral College Misrepresents Every State, but Not As Much As You May Think","The Washington Post *LIMITED ACCESS","Denise Lu","Electoral votes are distributed amongst states based on the amount of seats in Congress the state has and this number is partially determined by state populations. This means that some states are over-represented and others are under-represented in the electoral college.","12.06.2016",
"Is Our Electoral Process Broken?","WBUR","Katherine Brewer","The 2016 presidential election highlighted the inequity in the Electoral College. A presidential candidate winning the electoral vote, but not the popular vote has only occurred four times in American history. An explanation surrounding each of these occurrences is explained.","10.26.2017",
"Electoral-college reform would have defeated Donald Trump; now some Republicans back effort, seek action before 2020","The Oregonian/Oregon Live","Douglas Perry","Equal Votes is an organization that is working to reform the Electoral College. They are proposing that electoral votes be equally distributed based on state populations. There are some states that hold a larger weight in determining the electoral vote. These states have a demographic that does not mirror the American people.","5.17.2019",
"Civics 101: It Is Time To Abolish The Electoral College","The Silicon Valley Voice","Dominic Caserta","A teacher shares his experience of teaching about the Electoral College. One of his students challenged the status quo. This article explains three potential reforms that could take place to change the Electoral College.","10.18.2017",
"What is the U.S. Electoral College and How Does It Work?","YouTube","","This video explains how a presidential election works and the steps needed to win an election. The popular vote is decided by citizens. The electoral vote is decided by the Electoral College.","7.08.2016",
"The Electoral College","U.S. Census Bureau, Federal Election Commission, National Archives","","This infographic explains the Electoral College and the path your vote takes when you cast your vote for a presidential election.","1.01.1970",
"Video: Does Your Vote Count? The Electoral College Explained","TED-Ed","Christina Greer","The electoral college is a group of people from each state who formally elect the president and vice president of the United States. In this system, a presidential nominee could lose the election and still win the popular vote. Some people argue that the electoral college is necessary to give small states a say, but others argue that the system is unfair and the popular vote should decide the presidency.","11.01.2012",
"Video: Should the Electoral College Be Abolished?","The Federalist Society","","The electoral college consists of 538 members who actually elect the president of the United States. The electoral college is a blend of democracy and federalism. Some argue that the electoral college is necessary to protect small states and avoid tyranny.","12.12.2019",
"The Death Penalty’s Slow But Seemingly Sure Decline","NPR","Alan Greenblatt","Maryland was the sixth state to outlaw the death penalty. As violent crime has decreased, so has the need for the death penalty. People who are wrongfully accused also attribute to the need to outlaw the death penalty.","6.21.2013",
"The Death Penalty Has Long Divided Americans. Here’s Why Those Who Oppose It Are Winning","The Los Angeles Times *LIMITED ACCESS *Heavy content","Jaweed Kaleem","Public support for the death penalty has declined as well as the amount of individuals being executed. The courts generally avoid this form of capital punishment along with pharmaceutical companies who provide the drugs needed to execute individuals.","4.27.2017",
"Death Penalty Information Center Podcasts","Death Penalty Information Center","Various","These are a variety of podcasts that explore issues related to the death penalty.","1.01.1970",
"When Protesters Say “Defund the Police,” What Does It Mean?","NewsELA","","Protesters across the United States are pushing to defund the police in response to the death of George Floyd and other Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement. Defunding the police means addressing racist problems in policing and reassigning resources away from the police and towards other ways of supporting communities.","6.10.2020",
"“Defund the Police”: Cities Respond to Demands for a Major Law Enforcement Shift","Washington Post, Adapted by NewsELA","","Officials across the United States are considering scaling back their police departments and redirecting their budgets to other programs in the pursuit of social justice. Money could go towards things like housing, education, and programs that increase quality of life in communities that have been over-policed.","6.11.2020",
"There’s a Growing Call to Defund the Police. Here’s What it Means","CNN","Scottie Andrew","Growing numbers of Americans believe that we can survive and thrive without law enforcement as it’s been practiced in the United States. Instead of spending money on a police department, each city’s budget could be invested in the community.","6.17.2020",
"Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer","ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)","Paige Fernandez","The first U.S. city police department was a slave patrol, and throughout its history, policing in the United States has been a racist system. Police departments should be defunded, and that money can be used to support job training, counseling, and violence-prevention programs.","6.11.2020",
"6 Reasons Why It’s Time to Defund the Police","AFSC (American Friends Service Committee)","Mary Zerkel","Our policing system was built to reinforce racism in our society. Policing does not keep people safe, and policing diverts billions of dollars away from schools, health care, and other programs that strengthen our communities.","6.04.2020",
"Black Ex-Cop: I Understand the Anger But Don’t Defund the Police. It Could Make Things Worse.","USA Today","Erroll Southers","Change is coming to law enforcement in the United States; protests across the country are delivering real change. However, police departments should not be defunded because they can have a strong positive impact.","6.11.2020",
"What Would Efforts to Defund or Disband Police Departments Really Mean?","New York Times","Dionne Searcey","Across the country, many activists and elected officials are calling to defund, downsize, or abolish police departments. Money diverted from policing could be spent on mental health, cousin, and education, which would cut down on crime and violence.","6.08.2020",
"Podcast: Is It Time to Defund the Police?","Deconstructed","Mehdi Hasan","Some politicians like the mayor of Minneapolis are hesitant to commit to defunding and dismantling the police. What would defunding the police look like? What could the billions of dollars spent on law enforcement be used for?","6.11.2020",
"Video: What Does it Mean to Defund the Police?","The Guardian","","Scholars have been advocating for abolishing the police for decades because there’s a lot of evidence that policing is not working in the United States, especially for Black people. Police rarely face consequences for racist behavior and policing is extremely expensive. Communities that abolish the police could use that money to invest in schools, hospitals, housing, and mental health supports.","6.22.2020",
"What is Domestic Violence?","National Domestic Violence Hotline","","This article defines domestic violence and explains the warning signs of someone experiencing domestic violence.","1.01.1970",
"Eight Reasons Women Stay in Abusive Relationships","Institute for Family Studies","Jason Whiting","Victims of domestic violence undergo mass changes to their physical appearance, self confidence, sense of belonging, and need to support their partner. This results in victims remaining in their relationships despite the harm that was caused. There are eight common reasons women choose to stay.","7.21.2016",
"Why Women Stay: The Paradox of Abusive Relationships","Time Magazine","Eliana Dockterman","Janay Palmer is the wife of a Baltimore Raven’s football player. She is a victim of domestic violence who chose to stay with her husband after a recording was released of Janay being punched by her then finance. This article examines why she chose to stay.","9.09.2014",
"7 Helpful Things to Say to Someone in an Abusive Relationship–and 3 to Avoid","Self","Carolyn L. Todd","If you suspect or know that a friend is in an abusive relationship, there are ways for you to help your friend. There are many positive things to say that can help improve the situation from your friend. It is important to always be supportive.","5.23.2019",
"How to Help Yourself – or Someone Else – In an Abusive Relationship","NBC News","Marika Price","There is an app that was developed that supports victims and allies of those experiencing domestic violence. The app helps you navigate resources for safety and support.","10.20.2017",
"What is DACA and Who Are the Dreamers?","The Guardian, adapted by NewsELA","Joanna Waters","DACA is a federal government program created by President Obama that allows people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children the temporary right to live, study, and work in America. On September 5th, 2017, President Trump announced that he would begin ending DACA.","9.17.2017",
"Trump Ends DACA Program for Young Undocumented Immigrants","NewsELA","","President Trump announced that he will “wind down” DACA, which protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children. There is new legislation proposed to project young immigrants.","9.06.2017",
"‘Dreamers’ Are Elated After Getting a Reprieve on DACA","New York Times","Miriam Jordan","Since President Trump took political action to try to end DACA, Dreamers have been alternatively crushed and hopeful about their prospect of legally remaining in the United States. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the administration did not have sufficient justification for terminating DACA.","6.18.2020",
"What the Country Needs, on DACA and So Much More","New York Times","Qian Julie Wang","The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could not immediately shut down DACA. This decision upholds the belief that our immigrants and our citizens deserve a good government that they can trust.","6.18.2020",
"Immigration Coalition Calls for Permanent Solution to DACA","The Hill","Rafael Bernal","Immigration advocacy groups call for permanent legislation to replace the temporary DACA program. Even though the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration cannot immediately end DACA, Dreamers still face uncertainty about the future and deserve a permanent solution.","6.19.2020",
"Video: DACA, Explained","Vox","","In 2012, President Obama created DACA, which protected young immigrants without legal documentation from being deported and allowed them to pursue education and job opportunities. President Trump tried to remove DACA protections, which put Dreamers at risk for deportation.","9.06.2017",
"Podcast: DACA Decision","Code Switch","Shereen Marisol Meraji","Miriam Gonzalez, a 6th-grade teacher, was a plaintiff in the DACA case recently brought before the Supreme Court. She is in a mixed-status household, meaning that some of her family members are American citizens, and some do not have legal documentation.","6.19.2020",
"Susan Rice pushes for DC statehood after military presence ordered during protests","The Hill","Zack Budryk","Former White House national security advisor Susan Rice advocates for DC Statehood. She believes DC is at the mercy of the federal government due to DC’s mayor’s ruling being vulnerable to being overturned by the president, similar to the placement of federal troops throughout Washington, DC during Black Lives Matter protest.","6.10.2020",
"Liberal groups and federal employee unions lobby for DC statehood amid Republican opposition","OpenSecrets.org","Ian Karbal","Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, DC advocates for DC statehood. With statehood, DC would gain appropriate representation in congress. This is one of the reasons why conservatives are against this issue because DC is a liberal district.","6.11.2020",
"Why Statehood for DC","State of Washington, DC","","This article provides evidence as to why DC should be given statehood. DC is more populated than some states and residences are actively seeking representation.","1.01.1970",
"The US Almost Tore Itself Apart to Get to 50 States. Can DC Make it 51?","Vox","Alan Greenblatt","This article discusses the complications behind making DC the 51st state. Due to DC being a federal district, it allows DC residents to be subjected to federal control during times of civil unrest and most recently during the protests surrounding the murder of George Floyd due to police brutality. Democrats and Republicans are unable to agree on DC Statehood and the chances of a Bill passing in the House of Representatives and the Senate is small with a Republican majority Senate.","6.05.2020",
"D.C. Statehood Is Back On the Table. Here’s What You Need to Know About its Push to Become the 51st State","WAMU 88.5 American University Radio","Natalie Delgadillo, Rachel Kurzius, and Rachel Sadon","DC is fighting for statehood. Currently, DC is self-governed. There have been obstacles to prevent DC from achieving statehood, including racism and states refusing to share their voting power.","9.19.2019",
"Statehood for the District of Columbia: Why it Matters","League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia","","This is a collection of resources including toolkits and videos.","1.01.1970",
"Supporting DC Statehood Is Practical Politics","Data For Progress","John Ray","This blog post shares data on people’s opinion about the statehood of DC. There are mixed opinions from citizens. Data for Progress surveyed over 1200 voters to gather their opinions on the matter.","3.13.2019",
"DC Statehood","@DCstatehood on Facebook","","This is the formal Facebook page for DC Statehood. It includes testimonials, pictures, and data around making Washington, DC into the 51st state.","1.01.1970",
"Should the Death Penalty be Allowed?","ProCon.org","","There are 10 perspectives to consider about the death penalty such as morality, retribution, race, and closure for victims’ families. This article reviews the pros and cons of each perspective.","1.01.1970",
"Death Penalty and Race","Amnesty International","","Reports and studies prove that African Americans are treated more harshly than white people when being sentenced. For similar crimes, African Americans are more likely to receive the death penalty than to be sentenced to life in prison.","5.18.2017",
"Delaware Returns to Death Penalty Debate After Prison Uprising","PBS Newshour","Kamala Kelkar","Delaware is the smallest state, but has one of the largest inmate population. Prisons are understaffed which leads to mistreatment of inmates. Inmates are responding and uprising which has caused the Governor of Delaware to reconsider the death penalty.","4.16.2017",
"Dylan Roof is the Best Argument We Have for the Death Penalty","The Week","W. James Antle III","The author of this article weighs in on the need to have the death penalty for extreme and outrageous crimes including the crime Dylan Roof committed when he murdered nine African Americans while they were praying at church. It is addressed that the death penalty should not be a regular form of punishment because it is disproportionately given to African Americans. For someone who commits an outrageous act, however, the death penalty should be considered.","12.16.2016",
"Should Cell Phones Be Banned From American Classrooms?","Changing America","Liz Langley","The French government banned the use of phones from preschool to ninth grade; this phone ban led to higher test scores. Some schools in the United States are following suit, recognizing that removing cell phones as distractions helps kids learn.","11.26.2019",
"Should Public Schools Ban Cell Phones?","Public School Review","Grace Chen","There is an ongoing debate about whether or not cellphones should be banned in schools. Some argue that phones provide students with a tool to contact their parents, but others argue that phones are a distraction from learning.","8.06.2018",
"Podcast: Time for Cell Phones in School?","The Brian Lehrer Show","Brian Lehrer","Cell phones in New York City schools were banned, but these bans were inconsistently enforced. Schools with metal detectors prevented students from bringing their phones, while teachers at schools without metal detectors mostly looked the other way unless a kid had their phone out during class.","9.24.2014",
"Video: This School Locks Up Students’ Phones","CNBC","","Schools are questioning the wisdom of allowing students to use cellphones because they can lead to social anxiety, distraction, stress, and low self-esteem. A solution called Yondr keeps students’ phones safely locked away where they can’t be a distraction.","2.23.2019",
"Keep Schools Closed Until There’s a Coronavirus Vaccine","Boston Herald","Marie Szaniszlo","Schools should not reopen until there is a vaccine for the coronavirus because children can get sick or pass on the virus to at-risk family members. If some schools open before there is a vaccine, families with at-risk members should continue with virtual learning.","6.12.2020",
"Steps for Schools to Respond to an Outbreak","Education Week","Mark Lieberman","Schools can take steps to protect students, teachers, and families in case of a coronavirus outbreak. Schools should defer to the health department to make decisions about closing/reopening, develop a plan for school closures in advance, and routinely clean high-touch surfaces.","1.01.1970",
"Senate Panel Asks: When Can K-12 Schools Safely Reopen?","NPR","Cory Turner","The U.S. Senate’s education committee met to discuss what it will take to safely reopen schools. Many of the changes needed to keep students and staff safe will require more funding in a time when education funding is likely to be cut.","6.10.2020",
"Reopening Schools in the Context of COVID-19: Health and Safety Guidelines From Other Countries","Learning Policy Institute","Hanna Melnick","As schools begin to reopen, policymakers will need to figure out how to keep students and staff safe. Schools that have reopened in other countries like China and Denmark can serve as a model for the United States and can inform our safety policies.","5.15.2020",
"Schools Will Need to Make These Changes to Protect Students From Coronavirus, Experts Say","CNN","Faith Karimi","Schools will have to take safety measures, like checking temperatures and limiting class sizes, to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Schools will also have to support students emotionally; trauma from losing family members and losing a sense of safety will impact kids.","5.22.2020",
"When Can Kids Go Back to Class?","The New York Times","Spencer Bokat-Lindell","Reopening schools is crucial for parents’ mental health, children’s development, and reinvigorating the economy. Parents struggle to work when they cannot send their children to school.","5.14.2020",
"How Students and Schools Can Recover From Coronavirus","University of Chicago Big Brains Podcast","Elaine Allensworth","COVID-19 and the resulting school closures has had a major impact on student learning, and will likely continue to impact school stability and learning next school year. The amount that students are learning depends on resources and technology that kids have at home and the level of communication between families and schools.","1.01.1970",
"Video: Coronavirus: When Will Schools Reopen?","NBC News","","Parents are worried that school closures from coronavirus are causing their kids to lose academic skills and are hopeful that schools will reopen in the fall. States have different plans for reopening, and people are worried that reopening schools could increase the spread of coronavirus.","5.19.2020",
"What You Need to Know About College Tuition Costs","US News and World Report","Farran Powell and Emma Kerr","This article shares facts and statistics about the cost of college, which might seem less expensive at state institutions, but argues that sticker prices can be deceiving.","9.18.2019",
"The cost of college increased by more than 25% in the last 10 years—here’s why","cnbc.com","Abigail Hess","This article presents facts, data, and charts that track the trends of the growing cost of college.","12.13.2019",
"The Case Against Free College Tuition","Forbes.com","Richard Vedder","This article argues against free college, citing potentially very negative economic growth implications from financing free college.","4.12.2018",
"Tuition-Free College Could Cost Less Than You Think","The New York Times","David Deming","This article proposes free college and explores various ways that free college would be affordable based on federal vs. state budgets.","7.19.2019",
"There are consequences to making college free","The Washington Post","Editorial Board","This article criticizes the free college approach to resolving the high college tuition rates.","10.26.2019",
"College is more expensive than it’s ever been, and the 5 reasons why suggest it’s only going to get worse","Business Insider","Hillary Hoffower","This article explores the reasons why college is expensive, including a surge in demand, an increase in financial aid, a lack of state funding, a need for more faculty members and money to pay them, and ballooning student services.","6.26.2019",
"What’s the Deal with Free College?","YouTube","The Atlantic","In a new Atlantic Argument video, Harris explains that while this is an intriguing idea, it is also a vague and sweeping one, and voters want policy specifics.","2.26.2019",
"Is College Worth The Cost?","NPR","Peter O’Dowd and Jill Schlesinger","Peter O’Dowd speaks with CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger, host of “Jill on Money,” about the cost and value of college in this recording.","3.18.2019",
"New Law Protects Transgender Students","Washington Post, adapted by NewsELA","","In Virginia, there is a new law in place that protects transgender students like Gavin Grimm from harassment. This law will allow students to be themselves and feel safer in school.","3.10.2020",
"LGBTQ Secondary Students Still Face Hostility in School, But Considerable Improvements Show Progress","GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network)","","While LGBTQ students still are still likely to face harassment and bullying in school, there have been significant improvements since 2001. School-based supports have a positive effect on school climates and have decreased homophobic remarks.","12.14.2016",
"Should Schools Be Held Responsible for Cyberbullying?","International Society for Technology in Education","Renee Bogacz & Miguel Gomez Gordillo","Some teachers argue that cyberbullying majorly impacts students and should be addressed at school. Other teachers argue that schools cannot be held responsible for cyberbullying that happens off of school grounds.","1.01.1970",
"Podcast: 3 Ways to Make Schools Safe for LGBTQ Students","IDRA (International Development Research Association)","Michelle Martinez Vega & Aurelio Montemayor","All students deserve a safe and equitable education. Teachers and parents can take action to protect LGBTQ students in schools by educating themselves, speaking up to stop bullying, and supporting inclusion.","1.15.2019",
"Podcast: Cyberbullying: Signs to Look for in your Children","Parenting Teens Conversations Podcast","Pinnah Chichi","Cyberbullying is common and increasing amongst teens. Parents need to be aware, know warning signs of cyberbullying, and know ways to address it with their kids.","2.04.2019",
"Staying Safe on Campus","Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)","","This article provides tips to help you stay safe on campus and to feel safe after experiencing an assault. It is important to know your resources and be aware of your surroundings.","1.01.1970",
"The Largest-Ever Survey of Campus Sexual Assault Shows How Outrageously Common It Is","Mother Jones","Maddison Pauly","A survey of more than 181,000 students proved that sexual assault is highly prevalent on college campuses. This impacts women and transgender individuals the most.","10.16.2019",
"A Guide for Friends and Family of Sexual Violence Survivors","NSVRC","","This guide provides an overview of what victims of sexual violence experience and how family members can support victims of sexual violence.","1.01.1970",
"The Uncomfortable Truth About Campus Rape Policy","The Atlantic","Emily Yoffe","The strict restrictions in place surrounding allegations of sexual assault on college campuses can sometimes be harmful if the allegations are false. School officials may use the policies to advantage the individual filing the complaint, even if the complaint later is discovered to be false. Kwadwo Bonsu experienced this as he was wrongfully accused of sexually assaulting a female classmate.","9.06.2017",
"Title IX: How It Affects Community Colleges and Students","League.org","Kent Seaver","Title IX was created to protect against sexual discrimination in schools and federally funded institutions. Different schools have interpreted this law differently. Schools now have a Title IX specialist to make sure schools are in compliance in their protections of individuals.","7.01.2015",
"Rape At College: Why Back to School is so Dangerous for Women","USA Today","Alia E. Dastagir","Sexual assault on college campuses is more prevalent during the first semester. Females are more likely to be victims of sexual assault. There are actions that individuals can take to help them be more aware of their surroundings. These options are discussed in the article.","8.26.2019",
"Campus Sexual Violence: Statistics","Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)","","This website displays three statistics surrounding campus sexual violence: women ages 18-24’s risk for sexual violence, the prevalence of sexual violence as a crime in college, and how many victims report sexual violence to law officials.","1.01.1970",
"College Student Falsely Accused of Rape Speaks Out","Fox News","","In this video, a female student claims that two male students raped her at a party. The male students were pressured to leave school as the allegations were being investigated. The female student later admitted that she made up the allegations.","1.01.1970",
"More Schools Are Giving In to Parents’ Demands About Cellphones","NewsELA","","More schools are allowing cellphones in response to parents’ wishes to keep tabs on their kids and make sure that they are safe. Teachers are adapting to cellphones in schools and are using them as learning tools in class.","4.11.2018",
"Should Cellphones Be Allowed in School?","School of Education at American University","","Most teens go online daily, and are using their phones frequently throughout the day; teachers think that using cellphones is distracting for students. However, others argue that cellphones can be tools for learning in school, from access to educational videos to music to help students focus.","9.12.2018",
"Teenage Hangups: The Drastic Plan to Keep High Schools Off Their Phones","The Guardian, adapted by NewsELA","Vivian Ho","In schools with cellphone bans, teachers frequently have to regulate phone usage during school hours. Some schools are now using Yondr, a pouch system that allows students to lock away their phones for the duration of the school day, as a solution to help students focus.","9.09.2019",
"5 Benefits of Using Cellphones in School: Smartphones as Learning Tools","Resilient Educator","","Students frequently have access to cell phones and their many educational apps. Cell phones can help students learn in school by facilitating easy access to information and bringing learning to life through audio and video files.","1.01.1970",
"The Pros and Cons of Obamacare","Healthline","James Roland","The Affordable Care Act provides health care coverage to people at an affordable rate, despite pre-existing conditions that someone has due to previous health concerns. On the other hand, some people have to pay higher premiums and some businesses cut employee hours to avoid having to provide health care.","1.01.1970",
"Understanding Obamacare","eHealth","","The Affordable Health Care Act has changed since the Trump administration took over. Payments to insurance companies, which allowed them to have low deductibles for customers, have been cut. Individuals can still be fined for not having health insurance.","2.13.2020",
"Average Cost of Health Insurance","ValuePenguin","","On average, health insurance costs over $400. There are many factors that contribute to the cost of healthcare. After Obamacare passed, the amount of factors that could contribute to an expensive insurance rate were decreased.","7.17.2021",
"Here’s the Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much More in the US","CNBC","Yoni Blumberg","The US spends double the amount on health insurance than other similarly positioned countries. This can be attributed to inflated prices in the medical field. The quality of care is comparable to similar countries. The Affordable Care Act allowed for a greater proportion of Americans to have access to affordable healthcare.","3.22.2018",
"The U.S. Spends $2,500 Per Person on Health Care Administrative Costs. Canada Spends $550. Here’s Why","Time Magazine *Limited Viewing","Abigail Abrams","The US uses private health care providers which increases the price of healthcare. Administrative costs have also increased. Individuals receiving Medicaid and Medicare are on private care plans with higher administrative costs.","1.06.2020",
"Excessive Administrative Costs Burden the U.S. Health Care System","Center for American Progress","Emily Gee & Topher Spiro","Each year, Americans spend billions of dollars on healthcare costs. A large portion of the raising costs can be attributed to overhead or administrative fees. These fees can be cut to help lower the cost of healthcare.","4.08.2019",
"Podcast Tells Alarming Stories of Healthcare Costs","PBS","","This video interviews Dan Weissmann, the founder of “An Arm and a Leg” podcast. Dan gives an overview of some of the stories that American citizens have endured to receive adequate health care.","8.05.2019",
"How American Health Care Got So Expensive","CNBC","","This video discusses how expensive the US healthcare system has become for patients who are unable to receive the services that they need.","12.19.2018",
"Animal Welfare, Testing and Research of FDA-Regulated Products","Food and Drug Administration","","In this article the FDA presents some facts about animal testing and their alternatives for human and animal medical products.","1.14.2025",
"Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing?","ProCon.org","","Millions of animals are used every year to test medicines. There are proponents for and opponents against using animals for testing. This article explored 12 pros and cons to using animals for medical testing.","1.01.1970",
"U.S. Seeks to Limit Animal Testing of Toxic Chemicals","Washington Post *LIMITED ACCESS","Steven Reinberg","One solution to using animals for medical testing is to use human cells and robots. This will end the testing of toxic chemicals on animals and will allow scientists to conduct faster testing.","2.14.2008",
"Animal Testing 101","People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)","","Animals used for testing are mistreated and abused. Taxpayer dollars have contributed to the funding of animal testing. There are solutions to this problem including using non-animal testing.","1.01.1970",
"Animal Testing is Cruel and Doesn’t Work: Here’s Why","Sentient Media","","Animal testing occurs for a variety of products. The animals chosen for testing are killed once scientists are finished using them. The results are unreliable and there are alternatives that can now be used instead of harming animals.","1.01.1970",
"What Are the Alternatives to Animal Testing?","Live Science","Emma Bryce","In 1980, the issue of using animals for testing, including cosmetic and chemical testing was brought to the public eye. Since then, institutions have made changes to their testing policy, with many creating methods of testing that do not require animals.","5.04.2019",
"Tail of Toxics-Improving Chemical Safety Without Animals","Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine","","This video discusses the prevalence of chemicals in our world and how animals are used to test chemicals. There are many reasons why using animals should end. One of the primary points is that it is cruel to animals.","5.12.2014",
"A Nationwide Rise in Cyberbullying Spurs Schools to Take Action","NewsELA","","This article shows that there has been an increase in cyberbullying or online abuse, especially for girls, as more and more people have access to social media. Cyberbullying is being addressed in schools with new social-emotional learning curriculums. * TRIGGER WARNING","8.07.2019",
"End the Silence on LGBT Bullying","Teaching Tolerance","Maureen Costello","This article discusses how school can be a hostile environment for LGBTQ youth, from preventing teachers from speaking up when they see bullying based on sexual orientation to excluding LGBTQ issues from the curriculum. LGBTQ students deserve teachers and schools that actively support them.","5.24.2011",
"What Is Cyberbullying?","stopbullying.gov","","This government resource explains what cyberbullying is and how it can be prevented or reported.","5.07.2020",