This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When undocumented migrants cross the U.S.–Mexico border into southern Arizona, they face a perilous journey through the Sonoran Desert, some of the most inhospitable terrain in North America. Summer temperatures…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, finalized new greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and trucks produced through model year 2026 on Monday, a move that will cut carbon emissions…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When you breathe in smoke from a wildfire, you’re probably inhaling more toxic chemicals than you realize. Pollution from power plants and vehicles, pesticides, fertilizers and chemicals in waste can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the road to economic mobility in the United States, inequitable education, health, and employment systems, designed to benefit the few, leave many children and families of color behind, stuck…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Santra Denis returned from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in November with a clear reminder of how women worldwide are more similar than they are different. Denis attended…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Alli O’Connell has had a jam-packed 12 months. In August 2020, after years spent working in international development and the nonprofit sector, she took the leap into a role at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2019, our district undertook a review of our early literacy curriculum and instructional model, which we acknowledged was simply not meeting the diverse needs of our students. While academic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the important next steps for business leadership to take on climate change, especially in the wake of COP26, is to think through how to engage their customers on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Children of color have been the most impacted by this compounded trauma of the pandemic: a study co-led by Harvard professor of pediatrics Charles Nelson found that about one in four children…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With philanthropy becoming more popular in recent years, more professionals are looking for ways to get involved through their companies. As a result, more companies are shifting focus towards their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the nation approaches yet another midterm election cycle, we cannot emphasize enough how important it is to invest in civic engagement year-round. This is perhaps some of the most…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this year, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) published data showing a 1.5-year decline in national life expectancy in 2020, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which took the lives…