This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last several years, education policymakers and school leaders have worked to rein in excessively punitive school discipline practices. Motivated by concerns about disproportionality in discipline rates and the…
Journalists, civic organizations, policymakers, and technology executives are rightly focused on protecting the integrity of the elections. With so much at stake, concerns about disinformation, voter intimidation, and the voting…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Equity First explains the challenges and opportunities for journalism philanthropy to advance equity in newsrooms. • What role can you play in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every month, the Solutions Journalism Network highlights a ‘Member of the Month’ — a journalist doing, or supporting, excellent solutions-focused reporting. This month, we’re featuring Kevin Grant — co-founder and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Tuesday, October 8, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what have been dubbed “the LGBT employment cases,” where two gay men, Donald Zarda and Gerald Bostock, and one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In response to the violent killings of Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement and the challenges of serving victims of crime during a pandemic, advocates and policymakers are…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report analyzes the current state of SNAP and discusses the future of food safety net programs in the United States. • What key role do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s an often-told story in public health school about a group of villagers near the shore of a river who suddenly see children being swept downstream. After they form a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over 35 million eligible voters in the U.S. have disabilities, and yet a study by the United States Government Accountability Office estimates that 83% of polling places surveyed have one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In many parts of what is now the United States, communities have in recent years replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Celebrating Indigenous cultures every Oct. 12 is important.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The current funding model for higher education is pay-for-enrollment, meaning that colleges receive money for every student they enroll. That money may come from the student, a parent, a scholarship…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In March 2020, communities across the United States realized the gravity of the novel coronavirus pandemic and the deadly reach of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. As businesses…