Vinyl records have outpaced CDs for the first time in decades, with sales exceeding a billion dollars this year. Yet each disc is mostly made from PVC resin, a chlorine‑based plastic that carries a hefty carbon load. A recent study showed that half of an LP’s emissions come from this material, equal
In a recent gathering in Lansing, leaders from Michigan’s correctional system and colleges shared how teaching inside prisons is changing lives. The event, hosted by a group that brings universities together for inmates, focused on ways to grow college courses in jails across the state. The confe
The Czech government wants to fix pension funds that aren’t giving good returns. Right now, about four million people in Czechia put money into these funds, run by nine different companies. But many Czechs have stopped trusting these funds because they don’t grow much and charge high fees. Most fund
School districts don’t work in isolation; they mirror the towns they serve. In the Freeport area, leaders have spent the past year not just running classrooms but also mapping out what those classrooms might look like years from now. Instead of focusing only on immediate needs like bus schedules or
When the polls closed at 8 p. m. on Tuesday, the results for the Orange County Board of Education District 5 race were posted. Lisa Sparks, who has already served two terms on the board, led Jason Sams by a wide margin. Sams works as an advisor at Roosevelt University, focusing on humanities and so
The school year may have ended, but the conversation about education keeps going. A reporter covering Cincinnati’s public schools and nearby colleges has noticed a lot of important topics that still need attention. From new school budget plans to the rising number of students who are homeless, and e
Bitcoin’s price was hovering around $67, 000 after a brief dip the day before. A key technical tool, the 14‑day Relative Strength Index (RSI), has fallen below 30. In trading language, that means the coin is “oversold” – a situation where many sell orders have pushed prices too low, sometimes hintin
A man in Virginia says Amazon’s Ring doorbell cameras violated his privacy by using facial recognition to capture and keep photos of people who simply passed by. He filed a federal suit in Seattle, hoping the case could become a class action that would award at least $5 million to those affected. Th
Two Syrian men who once worked in the country’s security forces found themselves in a Vienna courtroom facing serious charges. Both had arrived in Austria years ago as refugees and started new lives, but their pasts came back to haunt them. Anwar al-Halabi, a former security official, and Musab Abu
The United States is slowly reshaping its science system as funding shrinks and other countries poach top talent. Scientists feel the shift, but a new generation is ready to change how research is done if institutions give them the right tools. Traditional academia rewards individuals: people
