This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Public K-12 schools are open now for the academic year, and instruction has returned to full-time in person, despite some disruptions due to outbreaks of the highly contagious COVID-19 delta…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many schools rely on paraprofessionals to give specialized support to teachers. But Rehobeth says trained and experienced aides are key to recent success. The school recently led peer mid- to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past 18 months, we were grateful to see increased instances of individual volunteers engaged in their communities (especially in less formal volunteering like helping neighbors). As one example,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students who participated in universal school-based depression screening were twice as likely to begin treatment compared to their peers who did not receive this screening, according to a new study.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many foundations, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a means to direct their efforts according to a larger, internationally recognised development framework, potentially increasing the value of those efforts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For years, a dangerous salmonella strain has sickened thousands and continues to spread through the chicken industry. The USDA knows about it. So do the companies. And yet, contaminated meat…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has filled our newsfeeds, our schools, our politics and our living rooms for two years. Our collective attention has been almost singularly focused on the pandemic and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In July 2021, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presentation obtained by the press noted that the delta variant of COVID-19 “is as transmissible as chickenpox.” As some researchers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the penultimate episode of Giving Done Right season two, CEP’s Phil and Grace talk with Gloria Walton, president and CEO of The Solutions Project. Gloria focuses on the intersection of climate change and racial justice, the value…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There’s essentially nothing a foundation must do when it comes to asking most nonprofits to provide reports on the grants they’ve received. In fact, there’s no regulation that requires a funder to have a reporting process…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent years there has been a flurry of legislative activity affecting civil society and philanthropy. According to ICNL’s tracking data, 94 countries have proposed more than 269 legislative initiatives…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Also known as the “summer slide,” summer learning loss is cumulative. This means that differing summer learning rates between low-income and high-income students add up with each passing summer, contributing…