This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this year, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) published data showing a 1.5-year decline in national life expectancy in 2020, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which took the lives…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Interest in scaling promising innovations to effect systemic change in education around the world has grown over the last decade. Scaling has become fashionable because the modern landscape of educational…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As technological advances seemingly reshape every aspect of how U.S. workers and their families live and work, a persistent question in research and policy discussions is how these advances will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Small risk pools may contribute to rural areas’ challenges with private insurance plans, but risk reinsurance, or insurance for the insurer, could be a potential policy solution, according to a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. ‘Philanthropy has consistently under-funded Indigenous communities and, particularly, Indigenous-led organizations,’ said Edgar Villanueva, chair of Native Americans in Philanthropy’s board and author of Decolonizing Wealth. Over the last 30 years, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is thus clear that not all climate-induced displacement is the same and that such differences need to be accounted for within any normative framework applicable to climate-induced migration. These…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New pandemic-era flexibility that allowed audio-only health visits to be routinely reimbursed as telehealth may be leading to substandard care for those it was meant to serve. Prior to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One-third of American families don’t have the diapers they need to keep babies clean, dry, and healthy. With diapers costing roughly $1,000 a year, many families struggle to afford (PDF) this necessity—especially families with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past year, there has been an increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers attempting to reach the UK by crossing the English Channel. This guest blog…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nebraska is a reliably red state. The last time Nebraskans backed a Democrat in a presidential election was 1964. Former president Donald Trump won the state in 2016 by a double-digit…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From China to South Korea to the US, Asian women in sports have become increasingly more visible, scoring Olympic medals and dominating international tournaments. They not only serve as celebrities and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A spending proposal in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan would deny funding for students who choose to attend private-sector career colleges, rather than public community colleges. It’s a…