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Nearly 95,000 Wyomingites have completed some college, but have not earned a degree or credential, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Chad Auer, deputy superintendent of public instruction for the Wyoming Department of Education, said postsecondary education benefits individuals and the state s overall economy, and can give fossil-fuel industry workers real options. "If they did want to make a change, and maybe they want to work in a different industry, maybe they want to do something different, that requires additional college work or a degree," Auer pointed out. " . ....
The 2020 Census data revealed that rural America, which has faced a dwindling population for decades, is seeing growth in racial and ethnic diversity. ....
The reality of "affordable" housing is changing in New York, and advocates for renters rights argued it is time for an update. For years, affordable housing has been defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as 30% of a person s gross income, including utilities. . ....
May is Community Action Month, and Community Action Agencies in Massachusetts are raising awareness about the wraparound services they provide to low-income residents. Community Action was started in 1964 by the Johnson administration to fight poverty, and agencies have been working ever since to help folks - both in crisis situations and with economic empowerment. Sharon Scott-Chandler, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), said many still are struggling to meet basic needs in the economic fallout from the pandemic. . ....
From January 2020 to December 2021, utility companies shut off power to Hoosier homes more than 260,000 times. According to a new report from BailoutWatch and the Center for Biological Diversity, Indiana had the third-highest amount of energy shut-offs in the nation during the two-year time period. Christopher Kuveke, data analyst at BailoutWatch, noted Indiana s shut-off rate jumped from 2020 to 2021, as moratoriums on such practices expired. . ....