This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Large majorities of both Democrats and Republicans believe nurses and health care aides are underpaid, according to a recent poll. More than 7 in 10 Americans trust both nurses and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As employees across many industries embrace new ways to work, certain industries have suffered a recent labor shortage. Many employees are leaving their positions in search of better work-life balance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With facial recognition becoming more widespread, Michal Kosinski has concerns about the dangers of the technology and the controversies that come with it. Kosinski’s research makes people uncomfortable. “As it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On August 2, PEAK Grantmaking in collaboration with Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) hosted the first of a three-part learning and professional development series that explores career pathways in philanthropy,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The hashtag #TaxTheChurches began trending on Twitter in mid-July. The spark was allegations about the wealth of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen. But it wasn’t the first time that “tax the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The legacy of structural racism in Minneapolis was laid bare to the world at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street, where George Floyd’s neck was pinned to the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Election Day is one time you shouldn’t scold your teenagers for cutting class. After all, walking out of school to vote or to support your friends’ constitutional right to do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic took the world by surprise, leading to confusion, panic, illness, and significant loss of life. In the United States, which has experienced the greatest documented loss of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With more than half of the US population having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the shape of our vaccine rollout is changing. And while the unvaccinated people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The big idea Finding out if someone has feelings of stress, anxiety, or stigma that are related to what they can eat may help make it easier to know if…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the summer of 1995, Chicago experienced one of the most deadly heatwaves in U.S. history. As temperatures spiked that July, hitting 100 degrees for five straight days, 739 Chicagoans…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic-driven shift to remote learning contributed significantly to a dramatic drop in public school enrollment last year, especially among the nation’s youngest learners. As the nation reopens schools amid…