ICYMI*: July 2024
Interviews, stories, and catching up with Boomtown
*In case you missed it, here is recap of July’s stories.
Stories we published in July:
Empathy: The Most Important Skill
On June 26, Boomtown presented an article (found here: A Desperate Need for Empathy) about the social emotional curriculum three Mountain Elementary school teachers introduced to their sixth grade homerooms during the 2023-2024 school year. This week we are offering the perspective of several sixth grade students, including anonymous feedback from a collective survey given at the end of the school year, as well as comments written by several students from the sixth grade journalism club.*
The hidden costs of “neighborhood defenders”
As Los Alamos National Laboratory's workforce swells, the community faces a housing crunch that’s sent prices soaring and forced most employees to commute from out of town. The situation mirrors challenges faced by other booming areas across the nation, prompting a closer look at how public-input processes and zoning regulations impact housing affordability.
New to “Resources and Further Reading”:
In other news:
Last month, we published our first “Boomsplainer” regarding t…
