This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is good reason to fear that this spring’s school closures hurt students’ academic progress. But how much learning, exactly, did students lose? On a national level, we don’t yet know.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As plans to reopen schools have ramped up across the country, so too have administrators’ efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. That’s why many districts have turned…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An estimated 3,000 students, or roughly 3 percent of enrollment in San Antonio’s largest school district, Northside Independent, where Cable Elementary is located, didn’t participate in remote learning and couldn’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Footage showing hospital staff insulting a dying Indigenous woman has sparked outrage and renewed demands for racial justice across Canada. Joyce Echaquan, 37, died on Monday after being admitted to…
Homes have become offices, schools, places of worship and our safe havens since the pandemic began. But in many rural places and tribal communities, housing is a growing challenge. Some…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The flu is a serious virus in its own right: Up to 56 million people contracted the flu last year, with hundreds of thousands hospitalized and an estimated 24,000 to 62,000 deaths,…
This year has presented extraordinary challenges and possibilities, from a pandemic to a mass movement against anti-Black racism and police violence. In order to move forward, each of us must…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Don Gips spoke with Devex about the importance of collaborating and embracing different voices in giving to the fight against COVID-19. • How can we make…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • John Baldoni discusses the positive outcomes of the coronavirus, which is driving innovation, collaboration, and much-improved listening. • How can we make sure to continue driving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, GlobalGiving’s disaster response team has listened closely each day to local nonprofit partners about this extreme uncertainty and what it means in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The surge of Covid-19 cases and deaths in America over the summer resulted from a toxic mix of factors: states reopening, lockdown fatigue, and a season typically filled with vacations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the country, parents are struggling to balance the need to work and financially support their families with the desire to protect their children’s health, safety, and learning during the…