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Education
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In the Union Strongholds of Central Appalachia, Labor Struggles for Health Benefits Echo in Teacher Vaccination Efforts
Robert Mitchell gets up while it’s still dark. Since the pandemic began last March, Mitchell, who has taught…
Commentary: Remote Learning Highlights Inequities in Public Education. But A Premature Return to In-Person Learning Could Be Worse.
Defending plans to reopen schools at the deadliest, most infectious period of this pandemic yet, some officials have…
In Rural Virginia, Remote Schoolwork Is Powered by the Sun
Solar-powered internet hotspots in Louisa County, Virginia, help fill the void in internet access in rural areas. A…
COVID-19 Complicates the Struggle to Stay for Young Appalachians
For her senior year of college, Hannah Adams is staying home. Although Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky,…
When Fad Industries Aren’t Enough, Coal Communities Have to Market Themselves for a New Economy
As the novel coronavirus pushed American into sheltering at home in the spring, Travis and Staci Swiney were…
Becoming the ‘Next Pigeon Forge’ Can’t be the Economic Savior It Once Was for Appalachia
In fall 2014, Michael and Betty Gill, in their 50s, were ready for a new adventure in their…