This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has now taken the pole position; it will be the new reference point for the evolution of public schooling, and changes as a result of COVID-19 will be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone but particularly the Latinx community. Despite being hit the hardest during the COVID-19 pandemic, the community continues to demonstrate resilience. The following…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the last several years, education policymakers and school leaders have worked to rein in excessively punitive school discipline practices. Motivated by concerns about disproportionality in discipline rates and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pandemic closes school. Students go home. Remote classes falter. Child is disengaged. Parent builds edtech. So goes the origin story of many education startups born this year, like ClassEDU, which…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although more and more organizations are taking steps toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, people of color continue to consistently report feeling undervalued, unsafe, and exhausted from navigating…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 is hard on women because the U.S. economy is hard on women, and this virus excels at taking existing tensions and ratcheting them up. Millions of women were already…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia Deaths from dementia during the summer of 2020 are nearly 20% higher than the number of dementia-related deaths during that time in previous years, and…
Journalists, civic organizations, policymakers, and technology executives are rightly focused on protecting the integrity of the elections. With so much at stake, concerns about disinformation, voter intimidation, and the voting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a woman of color, evaluator, and nonprofit leader for more than ten years, I am encouraged to see a growing number of foundations and nonprofits embrace efforts to advance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After serving as Entrepreneur-in-Residence for most of 2019, Jim Shelton joined Blue Meridian Partners as our Chief Investment and Impact Officer. In this role, he leads the evolution of Blue…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Equity First explains the challenges and opportunities for journalism philanthropy to advance equity in newsrooms. • What role can you play in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a farming region outside of Hyderabad, India, the nonprofit Kheyti is using a “Greenhouse-in-a-box” solution to build climate resilience and income stability among India’s smallholder farmers. Founded in 2015, the organization’s…