This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Racial and ethnic segregation in schools affects the lives of almost all American students. For decades, urban economists have espoused theories that frame segregation as the product of individual household decisions.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last two decades, new HIV infections have fallen by nearly 40%, marking significant development in the effort to eliminate the virus. But a new report by UNICEF warns…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Flashback to early 2020, March, specifically. Schools and education leaders needed to adapt at unprecedented speed, and at a level never before experienced by the sector. With many schools unable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two health program methods are rarely used in Tanzania but have significantly reduced intimate partner violence in some communities, an ongoing study found. International development organization BRAC’s Tanzania chapter recently…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Six months have passed since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Category 4 storm destroyed houses and significant infrastructure, leaving mass devastation. Many Puerto Ricans—who are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the months roll by, the pandemic continues to hit Indigenous nations hard. But this phenomenon is not new. Epidemics have been part of colonialism since settlers arrived. Health inequities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Data processing is currently in the spotlight with the US Census Bureau director’s recent announcement that routine “processing anomalies” will likely delay delivering state counts to the president well after the December…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s no denying the importance of keeping students’ personal information private and protected. But what if a state’s data privacy laws are so restrictive that they’re literally taking food out…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Mexico, where COVID-19 had claimed more than 95,000 lives by mid-November, illness related to the virus has become the leading cause of maternal deaths. This sobering trend reverses a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social justice movements have long recognized the power of language. The idea of language justice — “the right everyone has to communicate in the language in which we feel most comfortable” —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Three days after George Floyd’s murder, Twin Cities artists Cadex Herrera, Xena Goldman, and Greta McLain created a now-iconic mural on the side wall of Cup Foods at 38th Street and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Aspen Institute and the Microfinance Impact Collaborative today announced the creation of the Entrepreneur Backed Assets (EBA) Fund, which will strengthen the capacity of community-based financial institutions to lend to…