This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors discuss the work of Living Cities, a collaborative of foundations aiming to elevate the economic well-being of low-income residents in U.S. cities and improve racial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Involvement in the juvenile justice system has tremendous costs for the individuals within it, as well as for society. Such involvement may damage a child’s relationships with friends and family,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Threaded throughout the history of the United States, immigration has taken on greater prominence in political and policy conversations amid debate over possible reforms to the immigration system, border and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Factories producing Ivanka Trump-brand clothing have recently drawn “sweatshop” accusations. Of course, the United States had its own sweatshops once, often with worse conditions than factories in poor countries today.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Educate Girls development impact bond is at risk of validating its premise. With the bond, Educate Girls aims to improve education for 15,000 children, 9,000 of them girls, in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Haroon Moghul is tired of reading books about American Muslims and terrorism. The 30-something writer and educator often gives talks and teaches courses, where “people come up to me ……
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly 66 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes. About two-thirds of these are internally displaced, but 22.5 million people are refugees in foreign countries, a record high.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Across ethnicities and economic status, girls outperform boys on English in standardized tests Three of four African-American boys in California classrooms failed to meet reading and writing standards on the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many Americans, starting their own business is the manifestation of the American dream: Take a risk, work hard, get rich. So why don’t more women do it? Read more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Harsh life experiences appear to leave African-Americans vulnerable to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, researchers reported Sunday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London. Several teams presented evidence that poverty,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, the WNBA’s Seattle Storm announced that it would host a “Stand With Planned Parenthood” event at its July 18 home game. Support would include a donation of $5…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A generation of parents are revealing some advantages of the condition, even when their children don’t share the diagnosis. Hurley was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at age 23, when her…