This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Any discussion of criminal justice policy inevitably includes the word “recidivism.”Usually more than once. Recidivism is the reoccurrence of crime among people known to have committed crimes before. At all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sarah Eagle Heart (Oglala Lakota) grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, raised by her grandmother and extended family. Her experiences range from teen activist and journalist…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Colorado State University-Pueblo is adding three post-doctoral researchers as part of a five-year, $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education that it received in 2016. The grant is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Latino teachers are eager to serve as role models and cultural stewards, but they feel their extra work as interpreters for Spanish-speaking families is undervalued, according to a new report…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has just launched its new Strategic Vision for Gender Equality. Achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The proportion of women who have reported experiencing physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime ranges from 15 percent in Japan and Laos, to 68 percent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. British war reporter Christian Stephen has filmed conflicts inside Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. He’s been threatened by a cannibalistic warlord while on assignment in the Central African Republic, detained in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How can we drive meaningful change in the private sector to encourage sustainability and support communities while growing economies? Promote women’s leadership. Last week, in celebration of International Women’s Day,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I began working with volunteers as a program associate at a nonprofit in San Francisco. They needed 50 volunteers every day in order to succeed in their mission, so it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women have been fighting for equal rights for generations, for the right to vote, the right to control our bodies and the right to equality in the workplace. And these battles have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melony Edwards is a first-generation farmer currently working as Farm Manager at Willowood Farm of Ebey’s Prairie on Whidbey Island, north of Seattle. Food Tank spoke with Edwards about her ongoing efforts to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just days after a gunman walked onto campus and killed 17 people, Parkland, Florida student Emma Gonzalez took the podium in Fort Lauderdale with fervor. In a high-profile speech to…