This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep structural inequities in the U.S. health, economic, and education systems. English Learners (ELs) have unequally borne the weight of the pandemic. With less access to educational technology, “fragmented”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rhode Island just became the latest US state to prohibit child marriage — the marriage of a child under the age of 18. Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee (D) signed a bill…
Giving Compass’ Take: • This report from the United Nations examines how sustainability science can accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. • What ways can an individual interact with the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are many reasons people fail to act in environmentally friendly ways. Inertia, for some. Fatalism, for others. Then there’s the difficulty of fully grasping the long-term consequences of our actions. New…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Department of Education will hold a virtual summit on June 22 — the first in a series of events focused on addressing the inequitable impact of the pandemic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the onset of the pandemic, distance learning provided a unique opportunity for working students: Without having to spend time getting to campus, and with the ability to log in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students learning remotely missed the most days of school this year, according to new data from Connecticut. And students who were chronically absent in the fall were far more likely to keep…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across the nation, districts’ early plans to spend billions in federal school funds are largely focused on one-time expenses like facilities upgrades, filling budget gaps, and rewarding educators. There are fewer signs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study digs into 25 languages to explore the gender stereotypes in language that undermine efforts to support equality across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers. Despite decades of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s much too early to know the full extent of the economic, social, and psychological dislocation this crisis will cause. But it’s clear that mayors and city officials are on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Theodore Edson Parker Foundation has a history of prioritizing its commitment to underserved groups in Lowell, Massachusetts, the city in which the foundation was established in 1944. But in order to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The latest data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) on mortality in state and federal prisons is a reminder that prisons are in fact “death-making institutions,” in the words of activist…