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To use AI tools effectively, local leaders must optimize documents and information for AI, implement guardrails, and rely on human expertise to evaluate risks and benefits.
Building a better future in rural America Raising Bertie, a documentary about rural poverty, follows three African American boys as they navigate school, poverty, relationships, violence, and a world that seemingly expects them to fail.Schools are essential partners in identifying and addressing instability To help schools become even more effective partners, we must better understand how factors outside the classroom affect a child’s school experience.Stabilizing children’s lives when family income fluctuates from month to month Many US families have income that fluctuates considerably from month to month, but strategies are emerging to help them weather this instability.The ties that stabilize: How social networks and communities affect children There’s another safety net for families much closer to home: social networks and local communities.Change happens: It’s how we prepare for it that matters Completely preventing instability isn’t realistic. But with the right strategies in place, we can minimize the effects.