This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is the process of developing students’ and adults’ knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors that they need to make successful choices. And it has been in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Is the social sector effective? It’s a simple question with a convoluted answer — and that’s a big problem. The industry charged with tackling major challenges like poverty has no…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the world settles uncomfortably into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic, environmental, and social volatility of this era are coming into clearer focus. Stock market tickers have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In April 2012, Chicago’s former mayor Rahm Emmanuel closed half of the city’s 12 public mental health centers. The closures affected mostly Black and lower-income locals, who were no strangers to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rural places lost single-location grocery stores but gained dollar stores and regional “supercenters” from 1998 to 2015, according to the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The trend continues as dollar stores proliferate, especially during…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This school year, recovery is the name of the game in K-12 education. Although COVID-19 persists, schools have reopened and are focusing on getting students back on track. But plenty…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Improving job quality improves livelihoods and often transforms lives. Low-wage work in the US economy is far too pervasive. According to a Brookings Institution 2019 report, 53 million workers (44% of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Misinformation is content that is false, inaccurate or misleading, even if it is spread unintentionally. A 2016 research study by the Stanford Education Research Group showed that many young people (not unlike…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated housing challenges long predating the pandemic, suggesting we can expect another housing crisis for homeowners, renters, and rental property owners. Recent data and past crises indicate that people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the study in Nature Food, researchers conducted a statistical analysis of pollution exposure and yields from 1980 to 2015 on a key sector making up about 38% of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Gay kids are receiving their education the way everybody gets their sex education and unfortunately, that’s by watching porn,” said Bronwen Pardes, a sex educator and author of Doing It…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Millennials and Gen-Z are reshaping philanthropy and ushering in a new era of giving. A report by payment app Zelle found that nearly 75% of Millennials provided financial support to family, friends…