This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research from a RAND report shows people who sleep fewer than six hours a night are 2.4 percent less productive than those who get between seven and nine hours. Overall, the UK…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 4th Annual Washington, D.C. Food Tank Summit is just around the corner, and we’re excited to hear from, collaborate with, and meet our member organizations based in the D.C.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nine billion people, on a hotter planet with scarce water and energy resources, represent the ‘Perfect Storm’ for humanity. By 2050, crop demand for human food and animal feed will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In every city and state across the country we are seeing the same alarming and disturbing trend: People of color are dramatically overrepresented in the population of people experiencing homelessness.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Among the rolling hills and dense pine canopies east of Atlanta’s I-285 bypass, down the street from a halal meat market, two Buddhist temples and Good Times Country Cookin’, sits…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After the deadly shooting this week in Parkland, Florida — as well as recent shootings in Orlando, Las Vegas, Nevada, and beyond — discouraged people have taken to social media to express their outrage and grief…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. College advising has room for improvement when it comes to engaging students, according to a new national survey from the Center for Community College Student Engagement that collected responses from 113,000 students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students in public elementary schools score higher in tests of both reading and math when a charter school opens nearby, according to research summarized in the journal Education Next. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rahaman Kilpatrick is a self-taught barber offers free haircuts to men with upcoming job interviews and students with steadily improving grades. Kilpatrick, who now resides in Maryland, mentors a community…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On February 14th, student groups at 13 elite colleges announced that they are mobilizing against a different type of affirmative-action program: that which privileges the children of alumni. About three-quarters of U.S. News &…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Young people across the country are improving media representation for people of color, promoting literacy education, speaking out against bullying, and much more. In honor of Black History Month, we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 4th Annual Washington, D.C. Food Tank Summit is just around the corner, and we’re excited to hear from, collaborate with, and meet our member organizations based in the D.C.…