This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the conflict-affected countries where the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works, connectivity and access can be difficult. When COVID-19 hit earlier this year, ICRC worked quickly to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Mexico, where COVID-19 had claimed more than 95,000 lives by mid-November, illness related to the virus has become the leading cause of maternal deaths. This sobering trend reverses a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In coming days, the Food and Drug Administration is likely to authorize new COVID-19 vaccines based on applications submitted by two companies. These authorizations have happened very fast in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pandemic-related disruptions to schooling are wreaking havoc on student learning. If estimates are anywhere near correct, our nation is facing a catastrophe. Depending on the measure of learning loss used, the Organisation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has turned our world upside down, and at times, it’s hard to know how to begin to help. As individuals and families continue to struggle, giving circles are responding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Covid-19 pandemic forced much of the US to lock down in the spring of 2020, officials and experts worried the necessary social distancing measures would make another public health crisis…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the nation’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks concentrated in remote rural towns this fall, the geographic isolation once thought to shield them from the pandemic swiftly transitioned into a severe disadvantage. Rural communities and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When we can let all this restart, and give the on-campus experience a chance to compete with the virtual, a generation that comes of age in the pandemic may not…
To Missouri state legislators, I’m writing to urge the legislature to provide all schools with designated funding for essential mental health workers. In our state, K-12 education funding has already been…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The nation’s senior population is in desperate need of more affordable housing, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately plagued senior communities. With this need expected to increase alongside aging populations, some developers are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the Heckscher Foundation for Children, we support programs and partnerships that transform specific inflection points into paths toward success. This year, we have distilled that approach into a focus on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Early this year — before COVID-19 began to tear through U.S. prisons — five people were killed in Mississippi state prisons over the course of one week. A civil rights lawyer reported in February…