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From Prison to a Preschool
Feb 3, 2026

From Prison to a Preschool

This story was co-published with The 74, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on education in America. It was January 2022, and Rhian Allvin was in search of a space that could bring her vision to life.  The early childhood leader had just finished up her nearly decade-long tenure as CEO of the National Association for […]

The US Government Is Trying to Make Coal Cute. It Isn’t.
Feb 3, 2026

The US Government Is Trying to Make Coal Cute. It Isn’t.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Can a lump of coal ever be…cute? It’s a question no one was thinking about until last Thursday, when Interior Secretary Doug Burgum posted a cartoon of himself on X kneeling next to “Coalie”—a combustible lump with giant eyes, an open-mouthed grin, […]