A lot of federal money is now available for making school buildings healthier. Two environmental health experts explain how school districts can best use it.
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The federal government sent a lot of money to states to help with an anticipated COVID-related economic downturn. Turns out, states did not need that much money – but they may spend it anyway.
New research on Atlanta-metro students suggests they fell 7-8 months behind on learning during the pandemic.
The unprecedented wave of federal funding could be used to modernize public schools – the second-largest public infrastructure in our nation, behind only highways.
The federal minimum wage’s purchasing power has rarely been lower since it created in 1938 as part of the New Deal.
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Professor of Public Policy (retired), University of Virginia
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Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Carnegie Mellon University
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Director of Research at Georgia Policy Labs, Georgia State University
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Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Wayne State University
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Professor of Economics, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Environmental Health, Boston University