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Author: Bea Kirstein Manalaysay

5 evidence-based ways teachers can help struggling students

New South Wales recently introduced a draft Student Behaviour Strategy. This was released on the heels of a report suggesting …

Companies accused of crimes get more digital privacy rights than people under new Trump policy

Corporations increasingly receive the same rights as people. Now, it seems, they have privileges even people don’t. Case in point: …

Museum specimens could help fight the next pandemic – why preserving collections is crucial to future scientific discoveries

Behind the scenes, natural history museums store biological samples from the field. Ryan Stephens, CC BY-ND Imagine yourself as the …

5 ways MacKenzie Scott’s $5.8 billion commitment to social and economic justice is a model for other donors

The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced on Dec. 15 that she had given almost US$4.2 billion to hundreds of …

Why being stuck at home – and unable to hang out in cafes and bars – drains our creativity

While the pandemic has caused thousands of small businesses to temporarily close or shutter for good, the disappearance of the …

The reality of Black men’s love lives and marriages is very different than what’s usually shown on TV – I spent years actually talking to them

Finding and keeping a good Black man in a relationship has become a cottage industry. From celebrities and reality TV …

Families who experienced hunger decreases in November, SWS reports

In its November 2020 survey, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) saw a decline in the number of families in the …

Americans aren’t getting enough to eat during the coronavirus pandemic – here’s what’s happening in Los Angeles County

The number of Americans who can’t get enough food is rising from already troubling levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. About …

COVID-19 means a lot more work for families of children with disabilities, but schools can help

Children don’t come with how-to manuals. Even if they did, they would all require a manual of their own, tailored …

Canada finally has a climate plan that will let it meet its carbon targets by 2030

I’ve studied Canadian climate policy debates for three decades. Over that time, by my count, there has been seven national …
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