This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. fertility rate hit a record low in 2020 — just as it did in 2019, and 2018. Although the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have accelerated this decline, the drop has been underway for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new report from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship offers strategies and recommendations designed to help the country emerge from this current moment…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Biases and misperceptions at the K-12 level contribute to the gender gap in postsecondary STEM education and related careers, experts say. More male students favor math and have more confidence in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giant rivers of moist air that curl off from the tropics are responsible for most of the flooding in the Western United States, and scientists say these atmospheric rivers will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The internationally agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are starting to become a reference point for a wide range of public and private actors. In recent weeks, for example, New York City…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In northern Michigan, across rolling sand dunes and a picturesque village situated on Lake Michigan, it is raining toxic PFAS chemicals. No, really. It is. A team of U.S. and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As young people continue to line up for coronavirus shots, the gender breakdown appears, well, surprisingly even. Compared to a persistent gap between adult men and women in vaccination rates,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. College enrollment fell 3.5% in the spring term compared to the prior year, representing about 600,000 fewer students and marking the steepest annual drop in a decade, according to final…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep structural inequities in the U.S. health, economic, and education systems. English Learners (ELs) have unequally borne the weight of the pandemic. With less access to educational technology, “fragmented”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Our nation’s collective mental health has been severely challenged since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as we begin to envision our post-pandemic future, it’s important to take a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2016, the Potts Family Foundation created a statewide collaborative called the Oklahoma Early Childhood Initiative, later dubbed OK25by25. Our stated goal is to move Oklahoma into the top 25 of all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Funder exits are inevitable – whether as a result of a foundation’s strategic realignment, shift in priority countries, budget cuts, poor portfolio performance, or, in the worst case scenario, opaque…