This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Philadelphia launched its new pre-K initiative in 2017, financed through a beverage tax, the city’s Office of Children and Families not only invited centers to become part of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As of 2019, public support for legal abortion remains as high as it has been in two decades of polling. Currently, 61% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Everything is connected, and there’s no longer any such thing as solving for only one challenge.” That was the emerging theme of Global Washington’s annual Women of the World event,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Baljit Kaur, 50 has been farming most of her life in Punjab, India. For her, cultivating her crops and tending to the land is a blessing and goes beyond simply…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like the air you breathe, you may not spend a lot of time thinking about the land you live on. But for many communities and individuals in low- and middle-income…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on most parts of the world, restricting activities and movement. People have been forced to deal with restrictions on their usual ways of travel,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. To align with Wellcome’s new strategy, the Education and Learning team is now wrapping up its work on improving science education in the UK. Our new focus is supporting a pivot towards involving young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Even pre-pandemic, teachers were creative when choosing instructional materials to use with students. When presented with a recommended or even required curriculum, RAND research has found, teachers exercised great autonomy in modifying…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic – and the government’s insufficient response in providing economic relief – has led to an enormous increase in food insecurity in this country. At least 54 million people are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here are a few ways you or your organization or foundation may be perpetuating this sort of well-meaning white moderation that’s preventing progress. This list, aggregated from colleagues across the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For five and a half years, The Marshall Project has tracked every execution in America. Despite the trauma suffered in these cases—all of them marked by profound losses—they are all too…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research has consistently shown a strong link between incarceration and homelessness. Our 2018 report found that formerly incarcerated people are almost 10 times more likely to be homeless than the general public. Other national data shows…