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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s AORTA helps organizations restructure for greater equity.

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Latino community members in Southern California use the tanda system for mutual financial support.

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The worker-owned collective ChiCommons helps Chicago residents find local mutual aid-based organizations.

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Formed in the early 1930s, this Tennessee institution is still fighting for social and racial justice.

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While politicians pit parents against schools, educators are finding a way to make parent involvement integral to what the school does.

21 June 2023
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It’s no coincidence that many states that have passed new laws forbidding the teaching of “divisive” topics are the same ones undermining and privatizing public schools.

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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona finally said the quiet part out loud.

26 February 2024
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Experts call for cultivating better student relationships and providing families with more supports—exactly what the community schools approach is all about.

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How exclusionary social movements rise in polarized societies, fueled by economic, political, and social factors. Can inclusive movements find a way forward?

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Society’s addiction to palm oil—the world’s most widely consumed vegetable oil—is killing critically endangered Sumatran elephants.

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