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“She’s a smart, little funny girl." Home visitor Maria Crostic is helping Chesterfield parents Beth and Omean Collins with their toddler, Reesa, as part of Families First.

Bob Chikos has been a special education teacher at Crystal Lake Central High School for 16 years. He mostly teaches students who have learning disabilities, he said, and also co-teaches some English and math classes in which students who have special needs are integrated with students who don’t. Chikos said it’s great that the education system is getting better at identifying children who have ...

Bob Chikos has been a special education teacher at Crystal Lake Central High School for 16 years. He mostly teaches students who have learning disabilities, he said, and also co-teaches some English and math classes in which students who have special needs are integrated with students who don’t. Chikos said it’s great that the education system is getting better at identifying children who have ...

CHICAGO — Bob Chikos has been a special education teacher at Crystal Lake Central High School for 16 years. He mostly teaches students who have learning disabilities, he said, and

This Wednesday, June 15, at 1 p.m. Eastern, join Next City’s Senior Economics Correspondent Oscar Perry Abello for the latest in his Bottom Line Conversations webinar series. In this edition, he will talk with Michelle Holder, the outgoing president and CEO of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth.  The economy is on everyone's minds right now. When will inflation subside? Will strong labor markets continue to boost wages for ...

Join Senior Economics Correspondent Oscar Perry Abello for the latest in his Bottom Line Conversations webinar series that goes beyond the issues of equitable economic development to talk to the people who do the work.

There are 40. 3 million people world-wide who are experiencing modern slavery. Up to 15,000 people are estimated to be in modern slavery in Australia. Modern slavery describes a range of exploitativ

Of the 47 million jobs lost at the start of the pandemic, men are back to work at pre-COVID levels, but women still aren't. Why not?

Telehealth has evolved from an infrequent method of providing health care services that was often abused into a vital tool used by providers to connect with patients. Government agency uses of claims analysis and data analytics in telehealth fraud investigations.

Financial institutions are showing resilience and will be central to the recovery Photo: Iwan Bagus/IFC A year ago, more than 120 countries were in the midst of full or partial lockdowns, hoping to limit the spread of COVID-19. Since then, the seesaw between easing and tightening restrictions on mobility and economic activity has become all too familiar as the world seeks to balance the health toll and economic impacts of the crisis. Today, vaccinations are finally being rolled out across many...