This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At least 99 children are among those slain following government-led bombardments of eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Syria’s capital city of Damascus, where more than 460 people died in February. The attacks…
Robert Doar’s testimony before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Appropriate for experienced donors. My testimony today is informed by more than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homework, exams, extracurriculars – being in school comes with a certain amount of stress for everyone. But for some students, even attending school on a regular basis is a challenge…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Teachers are supposed to play a critical role in shaping the development of our nation’s children and teens. Though undervalued, they always have been tasked with creating supportive learning environments…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is a global threat to sustainable peace and development that is getting much-needed attention: fragility. Last week, the World Bank held its Fragility Forum in Washington D.C., Managing Risks for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Migrants working abroad and sending back money is one of the biggest and often most overlooked forms of financial aid to poorer countries – often greater than formal overseas aid.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. News from The Happiest Place on Earth: We have the Impossible Burger. Foodbeast reports that, as part of an annual food festival at Disney’s California Adventure theme park, the famous bleeding patty…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Los Angeles, an algorithm helps decide who — out of 58,000 homeless people — gets access to a small amount of available housing. In Indiana, the state used a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mary Ellen O’Toole calls the teenagers who murdered 13 people at Columbine High School in 1999 by their first names — Dylan and Eric. O’Toole did not personally know Dylan…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past decade, civil conflicts in Syria and Iraq have caused appalling humanitarian suffering. More than 300,000 people have been killed and over five million displaced in Syria alone…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Is school segregation getting worse? Plenty of people say yes, including scholars, journalists, and civil-rights advocates. For the first time in years, there’s something approximating a consensus: Racially divided schools are a major…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ames, Iowa is more than 1,500 miles from Parkland, Florida, but the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School felt too close for comfort. School leaders in Ames had…