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School funding’s surprising U-shape, the future of work, digital tests, and more: A Chalkbeat Ideas roundup

Welcome to Chalkbeat Ideas . This is our semi-monthly roundup of interesting takes, tidbits, and links. Feel free to send along links and ideas for the next one. America’s strange U-shaped school funding system Conventional wisdom holds that property taxes create deep inequities in school funding between rich and poor school systems. Across the country as a whole, this is not true and hasn’t been…

School funding’s surprising U-shape, the future of work, digital tests, and more: A Chalkbeat Ideas roundup

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Access Holdings Deepens Sustainable Finance Impact, Expanding Green Assets to ₦92.14 Billion while Cutting Operational Emissions by 28.47%

Lagos, Nigeria – August 3, 2026: Access Holdings Plc has published its Sustainability Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, demonstrating how the Group is…

  • Access Holdings expands green asset portfolio to ₦92.14 billion
  • Cuts operational emissions by 28.47% since 2022 benchmark
  • Supports 2.53 million low-income individuals with financial services