It’s Time to Check Your School’s Lunch Debt Policy

School lunches—and the policies that shame the kids of parents who have lunch debt—are in the news again. A school in New Jersey is reportedly now banning students from extra-curricular activities, such as dances and field trips, if their parents owe more than $75. It’s a terrible policy that replaces its previous…

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Author: Meghan Moravcik Walbert on Offspring, shared by Meghan Moravcik Walbert to Lifehacker

The Promise and Pitfalls of At-Home STI Tests

STIs in the United States have been on the rise in recent years, and many marginalized people who are most at risk aren’t getting tested and treated for them. But remote healthcare is also on the rise—we are moving toward a future where at-home sexual health screening services could ease access to diagnosis and…

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Author: Hannah Harris Green on Gizmodo, shared by Virginia K. Smith to Lifehacker

How clean should food containers be if you want to recycle them?

After cooking dinner, putting away leftovers, cleaning the stove, and washing my plate, you stare at the bit of pasta sauce that’s dried around the lip of its glass jar. Do you really need to put forth the extra effort to wash the jar before tossing it in the recycling bin? Does a little bit of extra food really…

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Author: Kate Bernot on The Takeout, shared by Virginia K. Smith to Lifehacker