This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For this story, NPR spoke with students, parents, caregivers, shelter managers and school leaders across the country about what it means, in this moment, to be homeless and schoolless. Remote…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Living through the pandemic as a social entrepreneur definitely makes for some interesting times. Not only do we need to balance the financial viability of our social enterprises, we also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the coronavirus began spreading in the U.S. in early spring, governors in hard-hit states took drastic steps to reduce the threat and avoid overloading their health care systems. By…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the country, school districts—particularly large, urban districts—are reporting drops in enrollment, as families opt for alternatives or struggle to access or navigate virtual learning. These enrollment declines have raised important concerns about how and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Powered by Vanguard Charitable, the Nonprofit Aid Visualizer, NAVi, is an interactive web-based mapping tool designed to connect donors with nonprofits supporting the geographic areas hit hardest by the coronavirus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has upended the traditional logic of recessions and higher education. Typically, when jobs evaporate, Americans turn to colleges and universities to increase their skills and marketability. With this downturn,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In March 2020, communities across the United States realized the gravity of the novel coronavirus pandemic and the deadly reach of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. As businesses…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Georgene Huang was two months pregnant, unemployed and looking for a work environment that promoted women and offered decent maternity leave policies. Yet asking questions about aspects of a job…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Training parents of children with autism spectrum disorder virtually about early behavioral intervention is an accessible and effective approach when in-person instruction isn’t possible, researchers report. The new study in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The North American Bikeshare Association (NABSA) has launched its “Roll to the Polls” campaign, an industrywide effort among to help voters access polling sites via free or discounted vehicles on Election Day. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For its second impact fund, Salesforce is doubling the size of its pockets to support start-up companies working to solve problems in education, workforce training and climate science, and to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The volume and breadth of COVID-19 research now underway and being shared widely is overwhelming: clinical studies and research reports on host genetic analysis, diagnostic modalities, antiviral drug and vaccine…