This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A few months ago, we attended the Grantmakers for Education Annual Conference in Washington DC. Under the theme, Equity in Education: Empowering Community Voice, the conference included a number of sessions that presented unique…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Economic development on tribal lands has long meant mostly casinos and coal mines. Heather Fleming, founder of Change Labs, wants to change that to social entrepreneurship and the digital economy.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After years of focusing efforts on private prisons, mandatory sentences and money bail, people trying to change the criminal justice system have identified another target: prosecutors. In an influential book last year,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Investing in women & girls has immense potential for positive social change – not just for them, but also for their families and communities. Yet, women around the world experience…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The nationwide spread of student debt default is growing worse with time, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution, and black students are especially economically vulnerable. More than 1 in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Charles Conn of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation argues against metrics-driven philanthropy, arguing that this lowers the bar for social change by focusing foundations and their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After nearly seven years of protracted and violent conflict, the devastating humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Syria. In the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta, which the United Nations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The brave group of Florida high school students from Parkland leading the fight for gun control are carrying on a long legacy of kids growing politically active — and powerful.…
When it comes to race relations, sometimes, we’ve got to know how to pray, think through, process, prepare. And other times, we’ve got to know how to push, how to do something. And I’m…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Supreme court case Janus v. AFSCME could overrule decades of precedents requiring public employees, including teachers, to pay union dues even if they disagree with union policy and positions. But…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this week, I wrote about Stanford University’s new “opportunity for a women’s-only training environment” at its Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center, and suggested that such a policy that discriminates…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It was my first time on a jury. I was 31, balancing two jobs while going to graduate school. It was 2009, New Orleans was infested with crime, and I…