This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For generations, youth of color have sparked movements igniting a fight for safe, healthy and just schools and communities. Often they’ve waged long-term campaigns against great odds as they watch…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this year, Tad and Dianne Taube of Taube Philanthropies donated $14.5 million to research initiatives on addiction and concussion in youth at the Stanford School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. $9.5…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We all know that parents will show up to see their children perform. Parents will beam with pride at the elementary school play, the middle school band concert, or the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just days after a gunman walked onto campus and killed 17 people, Parkland, Florida student Emma Gonzalez took the podium in Fort Lauderdale with fervor. In a high-profile speech to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There can be so much disappointment and loneliness because we are encouraged to aspire and have ambitions – and then what happens when we fail? The Loneliness Connects Us report,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A dedicated nurse helping to improve the health of people in need, and a devoted teacher shaping the minds of future leaders. Those were the dreams of Rosa and Carolina,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we celebrate the vibrancy, strength and resilience of all women and girls this month, we must also come together to make sure every young girl is supported, nurtured and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amanda Gallardo took on a role that every young person needs in their lives: a caring mentor. She offered both practical and moral support, and as his senior year progressed,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ten-year-old Amariyanna “Mari” Copeny, the onetime pageant winner who enthralled the country in 2016 by inspiring President Barack Obama to visit her hometown of Flint, Michigan, during the city’s ongoing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Invest in talented young adults, and they will help us solve the world’s problems. That was the charge of Dan Porterfield, president of Franklin & Marshall College and incoming president…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What does it mean to be future ready? Better yet, how can learners become future fit? The Institute for the Future (IFTF) brought together thought leaders on the future of work and…
Executive skills are the cognitive abilities that make it possible for people to set goals, regulate impulses, and complete the steps necessary to achieve their objectives. Examples of these skills…