With the Internet’s real-time reservoir of information at our command, we forget that facts were once bound by publication dates. Let’s not also forget that, for children who lack reliable…
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There is an ongoing reckoning for top-down philanthropy. Yet, giving season guides and “charity navigator” recommendations still embrace problematic “gold standard” giving formulas to make recommendations. These formulas lack a…
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Effective health advocacy is not an easy endeavor, but when executed correctly, the results can be game-changing. Health advocates, whether operating through organizations, coalitions, campaigns, or movements, are accustomed to…
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For most of us, participation on digital platforms has become a casual feature of modern life—from purchasing groceries to accessing entertainment, from getting a cab to scheduling an appointment with…
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The U.S. teaching workforce is far less racially diverse than its student body. All students —but particularly Black and Latinx students—benefit academically and socially from having teachers who are people…
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Click here for more.Housing cost burdens are unequally distributed by race, with Black and Latino households two to three times more likely to pay outsized shares of their income toward housing. Significant racial…
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Many of the companies promising “net-zero” emissions to protect the climate are relying on vast swaths of forests and what are known as carbon offsets to meet that goal. On…
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K-12 teacher shortages — one of the most disputed questions in education policy today — are an undeniable reality in some communities, a newly released study indicates. But they are…
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Two new models could solve a problem that’s long frustrated millions of people with epilepsy and the doctors who treat them: how to find precisely where seizures originate to treat…
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More than 44% of teens reported persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness in the first half of 2021, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…
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Many donors and NGOs have the intention of working more collaboratively with young people. These intentions have been demonstrated through consensus statements, challenges, research, tools, and pooled funding mechanisms. As young people running youth-led organizations and as ‘aged-out’…
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The 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse left Chris Chartier feeling, well, a little jealous. Chartier, like so many Americans, was awed by the whole country coming together to celebrate a…