This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Starting in March, the COVID-19 US State Policy Database has cataloged 100 policies enacted by various states and the District of Columbia to combat the medical and financial woes of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen initially said all 17 million minks would be culled because the virus that causes Covid-19 had moved from humans to minks and back to humans.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do we improve schools so that kids learn more? Philanthropists in the US have spent hundreds of millions of dollars promoting massive overhauls of the education system, often without improving test scores…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The response to COVID-19 is not just record-level spending and borrowing. It may already constitute a wealth reallocation of historic proportions. The implications for equity, future growth, and climate are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly 90% of the $127.9 million mobilized thanks to the actions taken by Global Citizens in the lead up to One World: Together At Home has already been distributed to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When students at El Puente M.S. 50 Community School in Brooklyn, New York, log into Zoom at 8:30 a.m. each school day, they’re greeted by a remote school coach who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the West, first responders are being overwhelmed with the scale of unprecedented and ongoing wildfires. In the Southeast, first responders are coping with one of the most active hurricane…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. November is American Indian Heritage Month and as we celebrate the rich culture, traditions and contributions of Native Americans and Alaska Natives, we also recognize that Native communities have endured…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID and social justice crises are requiring us to think of what we have been doing to effectively and nimbly support change. It is an interesting time, a scary…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Demetrios G. Papademetriou discusses the health and economic challenges COVID-19 poses for international migration and proposes policy solutions. • What role can donors play in facilitating safe,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many migrant workers make double what they could at jobs closer to home. It’s a prospect they simply can’t turn down, says Sylvia Partida, CEO of the National Center for Farmworker…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new analysis of the United States government’s response to COVID-19 highlights myriad problems with its emergency preparedness approach. Instead of the current response that relied in large part on…