This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the initial days of the pandemic, I—like many of you, I’m sure—imagined that I’d have so much more time to create. As a writer, I envisioned using what would…
RAND senior policy researcher Lori Uscher-Pines presents the pros and cons of telehealth. Advantages include improved access to care in communities lacking health providers, appointment flexibility for those with work or caregiving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Impact investing has evolved from frontier to mainstream over the past decade as investors validated the prospect of achieving market-rate returns alongside social or environmental good. Few paid attention to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After cops arrested a Brooklyn teen last spring, an officer at the precinct assured him police would soon return his possessions: house keys, an iPhone and $10 bill folded in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. These organizations cover a broad range of disciplines, but all are working to make the arts more open and accessible to all. Jacob Burns Film Center Nonprofit. Film. Education. Community.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s risky in education to say any district was the first to do something. But in the mid-1980s, the small, rural Lanesboro Public Schools, in the southeastern part of Minnesota,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With so much published about how to raise funds and fundraising. I often wonder about the essence of fundraising: How much do we know about the reasons why people give? I often ask people…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New research finds that, when schools practice mandatory masking, social distancing, and frequent hand-washing, COVID-19 transmission is rare. The pilot study in Missouri shows that’s the case even with close…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States’ vaccination campaign has administered more than 143 million doses, with 15.5% of the total US population considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But the campaign has failed to reach some of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Assisted living communities can improve the quality of life for people with dementia when they treat them as individuals and try to include everyone in activities, according to a new…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic fundamentally changed the way U.S. residents were able to engage with public lands. From iconic national parks to local urban green spaces, physical distancing requirements meant…
Few would question the importance of diversifying America’s teacher corps and ensuring their makeup more closely resembles that of the students they teach. But how? What are the most successful…