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Noah Haggerty
LA Times | July 9, 2024

At the start of summer, the White House swore in more than 9,000 members of the inaugural class of the American Climate Corps. The corps members are now serving across the country stifling wildfires, helping farms adapt to climate change, installing solar panels, conserving the country’s wildlands and, of course, helping climate organizations create some “hip” Instagram content. Read more on LA Times.

AmeriCorps | July 5, 2024

In an impactful response to the COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted education nationwide, the National Partnership for Student Success celebrates its second anniversary this July. The initiative, a collaborative effort between AmeriCorps, the US Department of Education, and the Johns Hopkins Everyone Graduates Center, was launched in July 2022. Read more on AP.

Matthew Olay 
US Department of Defense | June 24, 2024

The Defense Department is actively working to raise the public's awareness of opportunities to serve their country both in military and civilian capacities, according to DOD's top two leaders for personnel and readiness. Read more on US Department of Defense.

Thomas Toch and Liz Cohen
Washington Monthly | June 23, 2024

For most people, the lesson of pandemic schooling was that remote learning was an unmitigated disaster for America’s K–12 students, especially those from lower-income families. Learning loss at all ages was profound. Chronic absenteeism nearly doubled. The achievement gap that separates rich and poor kids widened. Read more on Washington Monthly.