This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We believe civil society exists when people who live in a defined geographic proximity work cooperatively — even when they strongly disagree with or dislike one another — to sustain…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Access to quality preschool, also known as early childhood education (ECE), provides children with strong foundations for future academic achievement and learning. There is evidence of the vital importance of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Studying a diverse cohort of 2,500 children through the preschool and early elementary years, we examined the benefits from enrolling in early educational programs—whether entering at 3, 4, or 5 years of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the most high-profile trials of the year is underway to decide whether Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes defrauded patients and investors. Her blood testing startup, once valued at almost…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Ounce of Prevention Fund provides detailed instructions for and examples of different forms of advocacy that individuals can use to advance early childhood initiatives. • Which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2020 Census tells us what we already knew: the country is diverse and continuing to diversify at a rapid rate — in urban, suburban, and rural areas. The data…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination push nine months ago, many experts worried—with justification—that people of color would be left behind. Sadly, it is a well-established fact that people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over half a million COVID-19 cases this summer were directly linked to mass incarceration, a new report from the Prison Policy Initiative and Professor Gregory Hooks shows. The study provides the first…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students in Texas public schools are facing another year upturned by COVID-19 as the highly contagious delta variant spreads, mask mandates are inconsistent and children under 12 cannot yet be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As she travels around Georgia to promote fair redistricting, Djemanesh Aneteneh has heard many tales of how partisan lawmakers create voting maps designed to take away the political voice of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Council on Foundations released a report about the impact community foundations can make in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report, in part a landscape analysis of how community foundations already…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is time to change the narrative around social infrastructure investments for families. We beg to differ with people like Senator Manchin. It is urgent that our country invest in…