Morgan Cole

Sixto Cancel spent much of his youth in foster care. Now, as the founder of @thinkof_us, he’s a fierce advocate for proven solutions like kinship care—connecting youth in foster care with adults they already know and trust. Watch his TED Talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=ZPz_-w…

Downtown Montpelier and Barre were underwater Tuesday as the Winooski River and its tributaries exceeded their banks beyond levels seen during Tropical Storm Irene 7dvt.co/3XPD898

A serious situation is ongoing across central Vermont! Swift water rescues and evacuations are taking place in Berlin, Montpelier, and Chelsea, with rain ongoing. If you do not need to travel, please stay off the roads! Here is a map of the latest storm totals as of 8 PM. #vtwx

When bus service was eliminated for five years in Clayton County, in the #Atlanta metro area, residents endured substantial increases in #poverty and #unemployment rates. governing.com/community/new-…

👀 All eyes on Vermont, where the legislature is poised to take major steps on child care and paid family leave this session. A bill passed this week by the state Senate could leapfrog the state to the forefront of the nation’s early childhood policy conversation. What would it do? 🧵 👇

Incredible analysis. I would have assumed race and poverty were the primary drivers of lower credit scores in the South, but the biggest factor found is the lack of Medicaid expansion. (h/t @LemieuxLGM) washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

In the United States, the richest mothers and their newborns are the most likely to survive the year after childbirth — except when the family is Black. New from me @clairecm and @larrybuch, on the a massive new study of 2 million births. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

1/ Biden will end the #PublicHealthEmergency (PHE) on May 11. If you have private health insurance coverage, here's what will (and will not) change for you with the end of the PHE

A new study by @CDCgov finds that, even as more attention has been drawn to the issue, Black mothers are still experiencing fetal loss at incredibly high rates. #birthinequity bit.ly/3Hy48TP

Medicaid expansion was "significantly associated" with a decrease in evictions across 40 states, from 2002-2018. Interesting findings considering that 1 in 5 households were housing insecure in 2020. Housing = health. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

After they graduate, most Texas and California students stay in-state, while students in Rhode Island and Vermont take off for Massachusetts or New York. wapo.st/3S3cWn1

The percentage of Vermont homes bought by investors more than doubled in 2021, according to data from a company that analyzes property information. vtdigger.org/2022/09/05/per…

Housing is so tight in Vermont that some job applicants are turning down employment offers because they cannot find a place to live. vtdigger.org/2022/08/05/peo…

Reminder! Our first Families of Color Advisory Committee for Racial Equity in Child Care Policy meeting is coming up in SEVEN days! If you're interested in joining, please fill out this form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

@bonnierok I’m not gonna lie, this holds a certain appeal to me….

Read an unfortunately framed news story this morning about inflation’s effect on #childcare costs. Like many recent stories, the piece makes extensive use of the term “daycare” and includes a prominent reference to the rising price of “watching your child.” 🧵

Female patients and people of color are more likely to have their symptoms dismissed by medical providers, studies show. New York Times readers shared their experiences with what many refer to as "medical gaslighting." Read more: nyti.ms/3iPlCOo

Vermont is #1 in the nation in vacant homes, according to the U.S. Census. 23 percent of Vermont homes are vacant. It's largely because of second homes and speculative investment. This data is from April 2020, before the pandemic really kicked in. nytimes.com/2022/03/10/rea…

There's a big reality gap right now between people who are actively staying on top of COVID research & those who just trust the current guidelines. There's no judgment here, but I'd like to try to communicate the worldview of the former based on what we know about COVID now: 1/