This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite extensive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that have raised awareness of structural racism, the nonprofit sector has seen relatively little change, and its leadership still does not accurately represent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Under the law, tutoring is just one way districts can address learning disruption caused by the pandemic. But with research showing that so-called “high-dosage tutoring” can provide struggling students the academic boost…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Conservation is about protecting that which sustains life on Earth — the rivers that flow with fresh water, the soil rooting crops in place, the forests and marinescapes that release…
What does it mean to “trust in science”? Which messages have we chosen to trust in the age of COVID-19? How have we sourced these messages, and how have evolving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2021 Capital Collaborative was such a transformative experience because it hit on so many components of my life: The personal (how race has played a role in where I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Growing up in the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts, I experienced firsthand social, economic and environmental injustices. One of the most polluted places in California, Watts suffers from cumulative environmental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rural women have less access to maternity and childbirth services, a trend only made worse by the coronavirus pandemic and one that contributes to higher mother and child mortality rates…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Phil: What kind of criticisms are big givers facing — can you walk us through the major categories of critique? Dr. Breeze: Sure, I see at least three different, but mutually…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “We stopped doing heads.” It was the second time I’d heard a medical examiner say this while I was studying how the roles of medical examiners and coroners have changed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On the frosty morning of Dec. 9, 1921, in Dayton, Ohio, researchers at a General Motors lab poured a new fuel blend into one of their test engines. Immediately, the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A little over 100 years ago, the U.S. Congress ratified the 19th amendment, which ruled that women could not be denied the right to vote because of their sex. This…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After nearly two weeks of suffering through some of the worst air quality in the world, fresh winds blew the wildfire smoke out of Seattle, Portland, and other West Coast…