Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.This month marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a Michigan case that some experts say turned b…
Milliken v. Bradley: 50 years later, teachers across the country reflect on the historic case
Most of Alisha Washington-Hutton’s history students are familiar with Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 1954 that ended state-sanctioned racial segregation in schools.But few of them know about another decision by t…
Struggling with a shifting opioid crisis in Marion, NC
McDowell Co. overdoses soar as addiction crisis, once seen as white problem, surges in West Marion Black community. Leaders seek solutions.
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Park Fire explodes up list of biggest California wildfires

Park Fire — the largest wildfire in California this year, and one of the largest fires in the state’s history — continues to rage, burning more than 360,000 acres. The conflagration began last week near Chico, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for Butte and Tehama counties. Evacuation orders or warnings […]
Can’t find a doctor? California bill would punish insurers for giving customers outdated info

Patients looking for doctors who will take their insurance often find the list of doctors provided by their insurance companies are inaccurate or out of date. Insurers and doctors are fighting a bill that would fine insurers for having “ghost networks” that aren’t accurate.
California delayed a minimum wage bump for health workers. Some are getting raises anyway

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that set health care workers on a path to a $25 minimum wage. Lawmakers then delayed it, but some hospitals are raising pay ahead of schedule.
Two Wisconsin presidential rallies a few weeks apart highlighted very different energy levels
When Vice President Kamala Harris rallied thousands of supporters in West Allis last week, she hit a reset button on the presidential race, turning concerns from many voters about an inevitable Donald Trump landslide seemingly into ancient history.
A Dose of Donna: Belmont Blogger’s Book Dispenses Life Advice
Did you ever have a colleague whom you could trust with your deepest concerns, fears and secrets? Someone to mentor you, boost you up and listen to you rant when things just got to be too much to manage? For a long time, Donna Goolkasian was that colleague. Throughout a long career in medical communications, the Belmont native was the go-to gal for her co-workers and friends. She was the kind of worker who would befriend younger, less experienced colleagues and dispense worldly wisdom and career advice to those interested in personal growth. “I would be the one who would
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Large-scale Ohio research project to explore how solar and farming can co-exist
Spread across more than 1,900 acres, the 180 MW Madison Fields project will be one of North America’s largest test grounds for research into agrivoltaics — essentially farming between the rows on photovoltaic solar projects.
How 9 mistakenly discarded ballots in Luzerne County, Pa., fueled Trump’s 2020 lies about elections
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here.New details about a 2020 case of accidentally discarded ballots in Luzerne County …