This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we stare down the barrel of a second wave of school closures, we know one thing for certain: There’s no going around parents. Teachers must work with them and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the aftermath of COVID-19, which exposed so many of the racial inequalities in our society, local and state governments cannot simply offer an inferior version of what came before.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Much as we may want to consign 2020 to the dustbin of history, it taught us some vital lessons and it sets the stage for the year ahead. It showed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the 1930s, as laws were passed to exclude Black people from generating wealth through homeownership, racist investor regulations were created for the same purpose, with the Securities and Exchange…
Giving Compass’ Take: • A report by the Forward Promise National Program Office describes how implicit and explicit biases against boys and young men of color held by members of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students in a horticulture class at Veritas Academy in Queens were scooping soil into plastic soda bottles with sawed-off bottoms, creating mini-ecosystems with layers for plants, compost, and a small…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to fundamentally rethink the design, implementation, and measurement of our Girls’ Education Program (GEP) at Room to Read to ensure girls are supported, continue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of Uganda’s most accomplished female boxers, Hellen Baleke, is using her skills in the ring to teach women to empower and defend themselves. Baleke has made it her mission…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Not a single country has achieved economic equality between women and men. As of 2019, women only had equal rights in six countries. Everywhere else, legal discrimination, harmful beliefs, lack of access to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This time last year, no one could have foreseen the dramatic way in which 2020’s challenges would alter people’s lives around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced new complications to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropy has a role to play in rehabilitating our democracy, though it sits in an uneasy relationship with democracy. Depending on the form it takes, philanthropy can be a threat to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Nothing about us without us,” is commonly used by community activists when speaking about the changes they want to see in their communities. The idea is simple: those most affected…