Low-income households could be eligible for free or reduced internet service under a new federal program

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In the news

  • A bill in Congress would ban hair discrimination at work, schools and other places. More than a dozen states have passed similar legislation that allows Black people and others to wear hairstyles that can result in punishment and other forms of discrimination. Students wearing dreadlocks, beads, afros and long hair have sometimes been barred from athletics competitions or been forced to cut their hair without their parents’ permission.
  • Recess is often taken away to punish elementary school students, but pediatricians and child development experts say this unstructured time for play is an essential break for kids. In the past year, lawmakers in Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Connecticut have introduced bills that would block schools from withholding recess as a punishment.
  • Since 2019, about 260 cities, counties, school boards, health associations and public health departments have declared racism a public health crisis. Capital B reports the declarations have had little to no impact.

On the bright side

New from BigIfTrue.org

At the end of last year, a survey found 44% of domestic workers were unable to pay their monthly rent or mortgage payment.

Freelance reporter Carly Stern wrote about a new housing model being developed in Baltimore, Maryland. It would be the first care-based, co-housing project in the United States – an intergenerational community that will house professional caregivers and their families, older adults and people with disabilities under one roof.

The project aims to make aging and the labor of domestic workers more visible.

This story was written with the support of a journalism fellowship from the Gerontological Society of America, the Journalists Network on Generations and the Commonwealth Fund.

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Founder and editor, BigIfTrue.org

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