This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As she stood in front of hundreds of gun-control advocates at a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, late last month, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior Emma González told…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the summer of 1967, more than 150 cities erupted into violence, fueled by pent-up resentments in the cities’ black communities over police brutality and other forms of racial injustice.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Zero discrimination is more than a slogan. It is essential for achieving universal health coverage. According to WHO and the World Bank, half the world still lacks access to essential…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the most dependable areas of bipartisan consensus has always been the United States government’s support for global development. And now it seems the Trump administration has found agreement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As Congress turns its attention to the problems facing higher education, the Department of Education announced last week that it will seek public comment on possible relief for students with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Congress’s bipartisan budget agreement includes a historic funding increase for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), the nation’s largest federal child care assistance program. The additional $5.8 billion for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An uptick in immigration raids and deportations has had wide-ranging impacts on America’s schools, its teachers and its students — immigrant and otherwise, new research has found. Two-thirds of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “What will it look like if we take a strong stance against sexual harassment?” This is not a question most founders or executive directors expect to have to ask themselves…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The PROSPER Act proposes a substantial change to the way colleges are held accountable for the outcomes of their student borrowers. Because of the act’s other changes to the student…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. John Cornyn of Texas, the number-two Republican in the Senate, and Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy, the chamber’s leading proponent of gun regulation, have a bill to address deficiencies in the background-check system.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cape Town has become the latest poster child of drought in the Southern African region. The dramatic declaration of Day Zero—the date on which the taps are turned off—has caught…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students in Florida and Maryland walked out of their schools en masse February 21st to protest gun violence in what could be a preview of nationwide demonstrations planned for next month.…