This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lately, much of the discussion of race in math education has centered on the persistent underperformance of certain student groups, particularly black, Latino, and indigenous youth, and their disparate access to honors, gifted, and advanced mathematics…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While estimates are frighteningly low for the percentage of financial assets under management by women and minorities, that number is destined to change. Leading the charge for this change as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Dr. Anderson founded the Albany Movement in Albany, Georgia in the early 1960’s and worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to desegregate society and secure voting rights for African…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2009, South Carolina’s criminal justice system was in crisis, facing rising costs and a rapidly growing prison population. There were 24,612 people serving time in the state’s prisons, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here are five tangible ways you can help after the Charlottesville protest, including speaking out against white supremacy in your own life and donating. 1. Call out white supremacy in…
The scale of the global refugee crisis has ratcheted up the pressure on governments and their international partners to find sustainable avenues for protection of the displaced. Successive international conferences,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Family Intervention and Restorative Services (FIRS) program in King County, Washington offers respite care and services for youth and families involved in domestic violence crises. It launched in 2016…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every day, judges across America face defendants who have been arrested and who come before the court for arraignment. After setting a defendant’s court date, which could be months into…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In honor of International Youth Day on Aug. 12, a group of young refugees publicly launched the first two editions of Ritsona Kingdom Journal, a magazine in which they express themselves…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. LEWISTON, Me. — She is 17 years old, has an alarming itch “down there” and has come to the family planning clinic because she doesn’t know where else to go.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Carlos Cruz, President and co-founder of Cauce Ciudadano in Mexico, grew up on mean streets and eventually, out of pain, found resilience and transformation. As an agent of change, he…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two conversations about immigration are fresh in the American political conscience of today. The first: the Syrian refugee crisis, which has led to an influx of Syrian migrants throughout the…