This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India is still home to one-third of the stunted children in the world, and has the highest number of wasted children globally. Stunting impairs cognitive potential and productivity, and wasting,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People I meet always want to know how I survived the systems. Until recently, it was a question I dreaded to be asked. I wanted to avoid being retraumatized, looked…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. School superintendents are hearing two urgent and contradictory messages as the nation works to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. They’re being told to help their students and systems “recover” quickly.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Children and Youth Cabinet (CYC) of Rhode Island was founded in 2011, its mission was to gather, analyze, and disseminate data and best practices to support Providence’s children…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week, the U.K.’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, and Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, visited primary schools in each of their countries. They did this to raise awareness about the importance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Native Americans in Philanthropy sits at the crossroads of the largely non-Native philanthropic sector and tribal communities. We are at the center of a network of various partner organizations and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Nothing about us, without us,” is a rallying cry that originated in the disability rights movement, but it has been widely adopted by young people who have been in foster…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the early months of the pandemic, Melissa Maniego managed to work from home. Her job as an administrator at a staffing agency gave Maniego the flexibility to help her…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Inevitable. That’s how winding up in prison felt for a group of former foster youth — now adults who are imprisoned at Monroe Correctional Complex in Washington state. The men,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget proposal for 2021-22 includes one-time funds of $2.6 billion to schools to provide interventions for students, including tutoring. While tutoring can make a difference, we must avoid…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many colleges to move online by mid-March 2020, with little preparation time to serve new student needs arising from the health crisis. As faculty, administrators, and staff…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study, Aligning Financial Sustainability with Student Access and Success: Opportunities for Private Colleges, published by TIAA Institute and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), highlights long-term academic and financial opportunities for…