This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When students at Anser Charter School in Garden City, Idaho returned to in-person classes Sept. 28, everything about school looked different than six months ago. Anser is an EL Education school, meaning it focuses…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A change in administration in January will bring a new pandemic strategy for the United States. President-elect Joe Biden has announced his transition COVID-19 advisory council, and there are high expectations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About 70% of those who bought a firearm during the COVID-19 pandemic reported having suicidal thoughts throughout their lives, compared to 37% of the rest of the community of gun owners.…
The evidence is clear – the COVID pandemic has hit Native Americans, communities of color, and other high-risk and vulnerable populations the hardest, putting front and center the nation’s systematic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The crises of 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial injustices it has magnified, have required employers to rise to the challenge by not only adapting to a virtual…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and countless others this year underscore systemic racism’s detrimental role in our criminal justice system. And consistent with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The health and social justice crises of 2020 have affected organizations large and small in numerous ways, but nonprofits have had more distinct challenges than most. According to a 2020…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Generous family leave time. Reduced tuition for child care programs. Fewer requirements to receive government support. These are some of the policies other countries have taken to ease the burden…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last summer, as the Monterey Peninsula district in California planned to go back to school, homeless students quickly became a major focus. Superintendent PK Diffenbaugh worried about the 200 students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Coronavirus has made an enormous philanthropic test: many millions sick and a huge number of lives lost; taking off joblessness rates on the planet’s most vigorous economies; food banks extended…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Already experiencing pandemic fatigue, many of us feel ill-prepared for another lockdown. Yet this is what we must do, and maybe not for the last time. The problem is, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “There’s something about immigrants that makes us almost expansive in our thinking, because in our neighborhood, the world meets.” In April, as the impact of Florida’s shelter-in-plan orders rippled through…