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Veteran Kindergarten & Preschool Teachers - Potty Training Trends

Journalist looking to interview kindergarten and preschool teachers Hello everyone, I’m a journalist working on a piece for The Atlantic about potty training. (The moderators said it was alright for me to post here.) There is some evidence/concern that rising numbers of children are starting school without having been potty trained. I’m trying to figure out if that’s actually happening, why, and what (if anything) there’s to be done about it. To that end, I am looking for kindergarten or pre-school teachers (ideally those who’ve been teaching for a long time) who might be willing to offer some perspective on whether there has been a real shift and, if so, what might be going on. If that sounds like you and you'd be up for sharing your thoughts with me, please send me a DM or email at [email redacted]. If for whatever reason you are unsure and would like to know more about the piece before agreeing to be interviewed, I’m more than happy to answer any questions you have! Thank you all and I looking forward to hearing from you.

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NSF Employees - Time-Sensitive Health Tip - Background OK

Atlantic journalist looking to speak with National Science Foundation employees Hi! I'm Hana Kiros. [email redacted] and sehai.55 on Signal. I report on health for The Atlantic. I'm hoping to speak with NSF staff in the next 24 hours to triangulate a time sensitive tip I've received (will go into detail upon contact). Can be on background, so not for attribution. Hit me up, and thanks for your time.

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Recent Midwest Transplants Interview for The Atlantic

For a story, I'm looking to interview someone who has moved to the midwest at some point in the past couple years. The only requirement is that you moved from somewhere OTHER than the midwest. If this describes you, please DM me or email [email redacted]. Thank you!

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Recent Midwest Transplants Interview for The Atlantic

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Low-Tech Communal Living Case Studies for The Atlantic

Looking for Low-Tech communities I was approached by an Assistant Editor at The Atlantic who is "working on a piece about experiments in communal living, particularly as a response to the internet age, AI, etc. \[He is\] interested in finding people/communities who live either completely or mostly low tech lives (don't regularly connect to the internet, don't work remote jobs, etc)." Does anyone have any suggestions for particular communities to check out or get in touch with?

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Current PHS Officers on Staffing Changes for The Atlantic

Journalist writing about PHS seeking input My name is Keren Landman and I'm a freelance health reporter. I'm also a former PHS officer (while at CDC) and have done a fair amount of reporting on the PHS in the past (including this deep dive in 2019). I'm currently working on a story for The Atlantic about some concerning changes happening in the PHS. Sounds like deployments have looked very different this year than in the past, and separations are up -- and from conversations with PHS officers and a scan of this forum, it sounds like these trends are related. The story will aim to explain why weakening the PHS is bad for the nation. I'm hoping some of y'all might be willing to help me understand that better. Why should the average American care that hundreds of people are leaving this service? What are the long-term effects in terms of the country's disaster preparedness/other effects of weakening the PHS? Also if anyone has an inside track on what the current administration is trying to do with the PHS, I'd be curious to hear more. They don't seem hell-bent on destroying it, but it's not clear to me what their big-picture plan is for the PHS, if there is one. Happy to hear people's thoughts in this forum (the mods are aware of this post). But if anyone wants to talk to me privately, you can message me here or on Signal (kerenlandman.07). Thanks in advance!

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