This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Trump administration wants to show rural communities, which voted for him by wide margins in the 2016 election, they are still on the president’s mind. It suggested a list of broad ideas in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Middle schoolers in Detroit’s main school district have been taking pre-algebra classes that have “virtually no relationship” to the state’s mathematics standards. Students in kindergarten through third grade have been…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Three years ago, the largest child abuse scandal in Pakistan’s history shattered Hussain Khanwala, Punjab, home to a poor farming community. In 2015, the Nation newspaper reported that a gang running…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A few weeks ago I wrote an article about the resurgence of the sexual misconduct allegations against former Oxfam staff in Haiti. Although the story originally surfaced in 2011, it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading: Opinion: 1.3 Million Students are Homeless. Here’s How We Can Help Them Raikes Foundation Co-Founder Tricia Raikes and Civic Enterprise CEO John Bridgeland co-byline an op-ed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Food Tank’s Inaugural Seattle Summit is just a couple of weeks away, and we’re excited to connect and collaborate with our members and member organizations in the Pacific Northwest. The…
This report examines the financial vital signs of the nonprofit sector and the role of government and private funders. Relevant to all donor levels. Nonprofits play a critical social role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week, at an event on artificial intelligence for economic development, Josh Blumenstock, an assistant professor from the University of California, Berkeley, gave a talk entitled “Fighting Poverty with Data.”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we celebrate the vibrancy, strength and resilience of all women and girls this month, we must also come together to make sure every young girl is supported, nurtured and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is harder now for high school students to focus on and make sense of long, complex texts, particularly the underserved students who were already struggling with reading. The 24-hour…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In response to the Parkland school shooting last month, a handful of Florida legislators recently approved two bills that would set aside tens of millions of dollars to train teachers to carry firearms.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This time of year, people from all over the country don their best hipster duds, dust off their cowboy boots and descend on Austin, Texas, for SXSW (pro tip: just call it…