This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In his State of the Union speech, President Trump blamed children crossing the border for gang violence perpetrated by MS-13 in suburban schools, telling the story of two girls killed by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new report out from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute helps to distill some key traits that progressive women donors share. The report, entitled “Giving By and For Women,” is a …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Young immigrants to this country — legal and illegal — often have one common experience: attending an American public school. The right set of supports in and around that school…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Between 2015 and 2016, 2.5 million people sought asylum in Europe, the largest mass migration since World War II, leaving Europe to absorb a population the size of Rome. The report,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Reams of research have shown stark achievement gaps between white and Asian students and their black and Hispanic peers. But a new interactive database released Wednesday shows how pervasive the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In August, the European Commission announced a 209 million euro ($245 million) emergency support package to provide cash assistance and rental housing for refugees in Greece. Pegged as a “game changer” by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Images of refugees and migrants heading to Europe have all but disappeared from TV screens and newspapers in the last couple of years, but many desperate people remain in limbo…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s becoming clear that certain interventions work better than others in the fight to end modern slavery, according to a recent report from the Freedom Fund. The Freedom Fund was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last January, Secretary-General António Guterres took the helm of the United Nations and pledged to, “reach gender parity sooner rather than later,” adding he would “respect gender parity from the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many of the nation’s best public universities are enrolling disproportionately few African-American and Latino students. Flagship universities are the jewels in the crown of public higher education systems. They stand as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Kelli Rogers reports on the needs of Rohingyan women in Cox’s Bazar, where they do not have adequate maternal health services. • How can philanthropy best support the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Five years ago Al Jazeera travelled to Afghanistan to see one of the most dramatic social changes in Afghanistan in the previous decade – the vastly improved access to education, especially for…