This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “New Orleans is a better city since Hurricane Katrina.” High school students from 12 public charter, private, and parochial schools across New Orleans considered the statement, then generally shared reservations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In child support programs, parents must often make complicated decisions with little information in a context where emotions can run high. Such situations can affect both the quality and speed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Blue Meridian Partners’ investments in Nurse-Family Partnership and Youth Villages are #3 and #5 respectively in the 2016’s top ten “big bets in philanthropy”, which are gifts of $25 million…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Karona’s journey that led her to Anjali House is both full of struggles and happiness. She was living in a rural part of Cambodia with her family. They were fishing to earn…
In this episode of CaseyCast, the Population Reference Bureau’s Linda Jacobsen talks with the Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton about current demographic survey approaches, challenges and results. Their conversation covers — among…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly 14% of the U.S. population lives in poverty, defined as making an annual income of less than $24,600 for a family of four. The effects are long-lasting: individuals living…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In November, Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, clad in all black, wearing a bulletproof vest, and carrying an assault rifle, opened fire inside First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, killing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Millions of American students suffer from mental health problems, and only a fraction are receiving necessary treatment, warns a brief from the American Institutes for Research. And the prevalence of mental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Jonathan’s father always told him he would never amount to anything other than a drug dealer. He entered the foster care system when he was 12. At 18, he was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The birthrate for American teenagers dropped to 20.3 births per 1,000 girls aged 15-19 in 2016, according to the latest fertility data released by the National Center for Health Statistics.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How can the world experience more equality, innovation and a brighter future? It starts by empowering women with more opportunity. In his 2010 book, “Half the Sky” Nicholas Kristof, an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The D.C. Public Education Fund recently celebrated 10 years of service to District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), with panels and sessions highlighting some of their most successful work, particularly,…