This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pay secrecy contributes to the gender pay gap, say researchers. On average, women make 18% less than their male counterparts. Over the last decade, more than a dozen states plus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Education is known for endless change, and over the years that’s taken many forms: testing modifications, curriculum adjustments, new committees to join, fresh acronyms to learn. With these continuous shifts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Fundamentally, climate change is a serious economic threat. As climate-related damages increase (e.g., from increasingly frequent extreme weather events), it is essential for corporations and governments to implement measures to mitigate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The number of senior households—those headed by someone age 65 or older—will explode over the next 20 years, increasing from 34 million to 48 million between 2020 and 2040. Although the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black students are faring far worse during the pandemic than others, new test data out of Ohio show, with COVID-19’s disruptions setting them back as much as a half year’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During a virtual panel on broadband expansion organized by Food Tank and the Refresh Working Group, experts argue that internet connectivity is crucial to building more resilient communities and food…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like many family foundations, we receive several worthy requests that we turn down due to lack of funds. Most of our grants are program/project-based—reactive to the problems at hand rather…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, it is revealing holes in policies to support workers’ health and caregiving needs. And people’s starkly different experiences with the disease are creating additional gaps. COVID-19 is revealing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. So many terms are tossed around each day in the world of education: personalized learning, student-centered learning, innovation, creativity, proficiency-based learning, 21st century skills, mass-customized learning, competency based education, and…
For anyone doubting that young people can change the world, Leah Thomas is proving them wrong. At just 25 years old, Leah is leading the charge for Intersectional Environmentalism, a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The town of Cuero, halfway between San Antonio and the Gulf Coast, was small enough that a child’s disappearance would be noticed quickly. In August 1973, a little after dusk,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “The ability to control whether and when you become pregnant is a basic human right, since pregnancy and childbirth have enormous implications for social and economic life trajectories,” says Maria…