This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “We saw a sharp increase in mass shootings in the US in recent years, and that can cause increases in the need for mental health services,” says Yang Cheng, assistant…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As schools continue working to better engage girls in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, a number of STEM-focused foundations are partnering to form the Million Girls Moonshot initiative to hook one million…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nine dual-enrollment programs that have strong outcomes for underrepresented students of color offer lessons to other community colleges hoping to achieve the same, according to a new report from The Aspen Institute…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although the UN General Assembly meetings began with bitter political sparring between countries such as the United States and China, many world leaders are taking this opportunity to sound the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Policy makers and health care professionals recognize that there is much more to good health than just medical care. Achieving healthy families and communities often requires us to address housing,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are five tech tools and online wellness platforms that make mental health care easily accessible for middle to low-income countries. • These apps and platforms…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we mark World Mental Health Day 2020, read some of the most moving and meaningful mental health stories from our frontline staff. Mary Unchained US midwife Kristine Lauria writes in this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Poverty, overcrowded housing and the excessive cost of basic hygiene products in remote communities makes it incredibly difficult for Australia to eliminate trachoma, a contagious eye disease not found in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Being able to lead through a crisis as an administrator comes with the job description — but many spent 2020 navigating several at once. While adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For renters struggling because of the pandemic, the July 31 expiration of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act supplemental unemployment benefits posed a challenge. Without that $600…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has exposed and accelerated many trends of globalization. Development actors find themselves up against a host of risks and challenges that no organization can resolve on their own. Addressing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many deeper learning practitioners have long advocated for student voices. We see this as a means to young people having agency and ownership of not only their learning but their…