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So-called vaccine hesitancy — often but not always based on misinformation — has emerged as a barrier in the effort to reach the “herd immunity” needed to extinguish COVID-19 as a serious health threat.

Welcome to the latest issue of The Districts, where we chronicle the people, issues and activities impacting special districts across the U.S.

Math teachers at Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District in Texas are seeing student grades improve through the use of My Math Academy, a game-based educational platform that tracks real-time progress.

The Virginia Smart Community Testbed in Stafford County will test emerging technologies in real-world settings. The project is a partnership between the county and the Center for Innovative Technology.

Sarasota County, Fla., has partnered with a subsidiary of Via Transportation to provide an on-demand public transit option. Some fixed routes of the current transit system will be eliminated.

Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a first-of-its-kind bill that prohibits companies like Facebook and Twitter from suspending political candidates from their social media accounts during election time.

Employees of Santa Fe, N.M., must now reapply for access to the city's social media accounts and email list. The city spokesperson said the change relates to cybersecurity and is more of a new practice than a new policy.

During the 2021 Code for America Summit earlier this month, experts discussed lessons they have learned using data to guide resource allocation and intervention efforts while combating housing insecurity.

Answer: By re-engineering the cells of the eye to be more light sensitive.

Intercontinental Exchange is putting its chips down on the startup, which helps government agencies issue bonds. The two companies are also partnering to put more data in the hands of public officials.

The Albuquerque Journal has noticed New Mexico schools are benefiting from MidSchoolMath, a startup in Taos whose interactive program teaches algebra through virtual games that help students remember core concepts.

We just need to look to other nations.

This is for the city of Issaquah, Wash.

Duh, yes — next question?

Used car prices rose 10 percent in one month. There are businesses looking for workers and yet the national unemployment rate is still at around 6 percent. Then, there are shortages of products like lumber and microchips. It seems to all be a bit crazy.

It is not transmissible between humans — yet.

Don’t become prepared, become fearful of multiple threats.

A new company to manage climate change risks for business and government.

Risk management applies to the individual and organizations.

Big tech companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple could soon face a 2 percent tax in New York state for profiting off of consumer data — if a recently proposed bill gains enough support to become law.

After learning in March that a cyber attack in December resulted in private information being posted online, students at UC Santa Cruz are asking the university for a four-year extension on credit-monitoring services.

Extended 48-hour shifts are the norm rather than the exception in Beaufort County, S.C., budget documents and schedules reviewed by The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette show.

The forecasters are predicting a likely range of 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which six to 10 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher).

A virtual event last week hosted the superintendent, the local chamber president and others to discuss how schooling has changed, lessons from the past year and the need to invest in internships and summer programs.

Sunnyside School District is partnering with Cox Communications to expand high-speed Internet services to more than 1,000 households in the neighborhood located about 2 miles south of the Tucson airport.