Schools struggle to address rising student homelessness
Schools struggle to address rising student homelessness
Cecilia Sirianni's small office at Massabesic High School can sometimes get a bit messy. Piles of donated clothes and bo... Read more
7 May 2019
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2mins
Research says collaboration is needed to address Houston's "food deserts"
Research says collaboration is needed to address Houston's "food deserts"
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says more than 50 million people across the country live in “food deserts” – low-inco... Read more
1 May 2019
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2mins
Kicking the habit
Kicking the habit
Many people in Wise County agree that they can’t jail their way out of a drug epidemic, but there’s a lot less agreement... Read more
18 Apr 2019
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49mins
African Americans' wages nearly stagnant over decade
African Americans' wages nearly stagnant over decade
The unemployment rate is near historic lows, the job market is tight, and wages have been rising steadily.But since the ... Read more
18 Apr 2019
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1min
Families bear the costs of alternative sentencing programs
Families bear the costs of alternative sentencing programs
For the past 30 years, courts in the United States have experimented with different programs designed to keep convicted ... Read more
12 Apr 2019
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3mins
Supply
Supply
It’s not easy being an undercover cop in a county of just 40,000 people. But drugs were making it hard for Bucky Culbert... Read more
11 Apr 2019
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40mins
Low interest rates have cost savers roughly half a trillion dollars
Low interest rates have cost savers roughly half a trillion dollars
Historically low rates of interest have helped the U.S. economy recover from the Great Recession. But there have been ca... Read more
10 Apr 2019
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2mins
Life for Americans without identifying documents can be financially devastating
Life for Americans without identifying documents can be financially devastating
When American-born children age out of foster care without identifying documents like birth certificates and state ID ca... Read more
10 Apr 2019
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2mins
Welcome to Wise County
Welcome to Wise County
It’s the deadliest drug epidemic our country has ever faced. We go to ground zero, where “nothing changes except for the... Read more
4 Apr 2019
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35mins
Sentencing
Sentencing
The drug bust and the trial were a “farce,” but the full force of the law still came down on Keith Jackson — and thousan... Read more
28 Mar 2019
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48mins