It’s halfway through the school day, and this first-grader doesn’t have any lunch money. In some school districts, she’d have to throw out the food on her tray, or clean …
Can School Lunches Be Fixed? Austin-East Experiments With “Real Food”
It’s almost lunch time at Austin-East High School, and David Howell is snapping on bright blue plastic gloves. The hulking senior will dish up food today, and then—unlike every other …
Who Gets Hurt by Trump’s Budget Cuts?
It was cold in Khadeja Al-Khelaifi’s house. In winter, she paid as much as $250 a month to heat the 800-square foot home—to 40 degrees. “We would sit in one …
Trump’s Budget: Taking Aim at Legal Aid for the Poor
One in six Tennesseans is too poor to hire a lawyer, even when they need one: When an abused wife needs a restraining order against her husband. When an elderly …
Can Ijams Nature Center Strike a Balance Between Its Increasing Popularity and Its Educational Mission?
On a sunny spring Saturday at Ijams Nature Center, a group of girls lie on their stomachs with their faces suspended inches over the murky water of a pond, ponytails …