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Former college campus transformed into affordable housing complex

What was once the Johnson & Wales University campus in Denver, Colorado is now home to 154 affordable housing units.

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High school students build tiny house village for homeless veterans states away: 'A great civics lesson'

The Golden Isles Veteran Village is now open to homeless vets.

A group of 21 inmates sit in a computer lab under a banner that reads "Central California Women's Facility Media Center"

The world's largest women's prison is now home to an independent newspaper — written by and for inmates

The Paper Trail is amplifying the voices of incarcerated women at The Central California Women’s Facility.

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This teacher has raised thousands to pay off student lunch debt by dancing on TikTok

Special education teacher Kati Jo Christensen is using the money she makes on the app to pay off students’ lunch debt.

Gold number balloons spell out 200,000 above a newly installed Little Free Library

Little Free Library opens its 200,000th book box in a milestone for youth literacy

Since its inception in 2009, Little Free Library has installed book-sharing boxes on all seven continents.

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High school students build tiny houses for homeless neighbors in construction class

Students at Sedro-Woolley High School are part of the solution when it comes to housing Seattle’s most vulnerable.

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A large majority of homeless people in California are not actually illicit drug users, study finds

The study, published in JAMA last month, examined the relationship between homelessness and substance use.

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Education Good News

Stories of increased access to education and using education for progress

Good News This Week: April 12, 2025 - Dire Wolves, Fridges, & Surfboards

Former college campus transformed into affordable housing complex

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High school students build tiny house village for homeless veterans states away: 'A great civics lesson'

The world's largest women's prison is now home to an independent newspaper — written by and for inmates

This teacher has raised thousands to pay off student lunch debt by dancing on TikTok

Little Free Library opens its 200,000th book box in a milestone for youth literacy

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High school students build tiny houses for homeless neighbors in construction class

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A large majority of homeless people in California are not actually illicit drug users, study finds

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