This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I heard the announcement of nursery and school closures brought on by the novel coronavirus last Spring, my heart sank. My son, Sidney, had just received an official diagnosis…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mindfulness, an umbrella term for a range of practices, is about observing your emotions and state of mind, without judgment. This can be done during sitting meditation, walking meditation, activities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. September in Portland, Oregon, usually brings a slight chill to the air and an orange tinge to the leaves. This year, it brought smoke so thick it burned your throat…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have reported alarming rates of violence, exploitation and other abuse, especially intimate partner violence among women and other marginalized groups.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Within two months of leaving the hospital, nearly 7% of the patients in the study had died, including more than 10% of the patients treated in an intensive care unit.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Amy Coney Barrett became the third justice appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court during Trump’s presidency, I couldn’t help but think about the court’s recent decisions that have, for the moment,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s time to redesign water systems in the United States to meet the needs of all people and communities—not just the privileged. Our present water system structure leaves many, particularly…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We grade students throughout their lives, but have you ever wondered how we would measure our communities when it comes to things that truly matter, like student outcomes? What grades…
As we enter the final weeks of 2020, we turned to four youth activists to discuss what youth-led social justice movements are planning for the new year. The panel, part…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s time for foundations and other impact investors to face the truth. No more navel-gazing, no more conferring, no more research. Investors built the impact investing field to drive capital…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. North Dakota doesn’t provide statewide funding for prekindergarten. But while we’re working with our partners at the North Dakota Department of Human Services to garner support for this and similar…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week Shari Graydon — editor at Informed Opinions, a Canadian nonprofit working to elevate women’s voices in the media — wrote a beautiful article about the opportunity that the pandemic is…