Human Rights

Across the country, Black male educators make up just 2% of teachers. In the Los Angeles Unified school district, just 8.3% of teachers are Black compared to 30.6% White and…

To approach underinvested communities with respect for their priorities at every step of the way is a core principle of community-centered economic inclusion (CCEI), a three-year process developed by LISC…

Tom Kola was five years old when he realised he was a boy. But it took more than two decades and a move halfway across the world before he would…

As we consider the potential implications of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, one open question is how states will enforce the abortion bans that are expected in at least…

School-related gender-based violence affects millions of children and adolescents worldwide and seriously undermines quality, equitable education for all. To the extent that research exists on the topic, it has concentrated…

There have been more than 600 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Mass shootings and school shootings may spark feelings of…

Children and teens who survive a firearm injury have a high rate of developing new mental health diagnoses in the year afterward, even compared with kids who suffered injuries in…

Child brides being beaten by their husbands will no longer be included in India’s biggest survey of domestic violence — potentially hiding the problem and making it even harder for…

So what is intersectional environmentalism, exactly? According to Leah Thomas, a prominent environmental influencer, intersectional environmentalism is a movement, not a moment: “It brings injustices done to the most vulnerable communities, and the…

Formal micro lenders are playing an increasingly important financing role in remote and rural areas where banks have limited reach or are unwilling to lend to the poor, industry analysts…

The United Nations (U.N) General Assembly adopted a resolution on September 2, 2022 condemning all forms of sexual and gender-based violence. The resolution, co-sponsored by Sierra Leone and Japan, was adopted by consensus.…

The phrase “learning loss” has become as widespread as “you’re on mute” in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Commentators, politicians, parents, research firms, educational technology organizations and policymakers have decried how remote and…