This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Smoke from the West Coast’s wildfires last year didn’t only tinge skies an apocalyptic shade of orange; it increased the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. According to research unveiled on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Where should responsibility for improving corporate sustainability sit? While a rising number of organizations are appointing chief sustainability officers, many leaders will argue that businesses cannot isolate sustainability in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like any other industry, higher education has its haves and its have-nots. Often falling on the have-not side are regional colleges, loosely defined as four-year public schools that aren’t flagship…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Social Progress Imperative’s 2020 Social Progress Index recently ranked how well countries prioritize environmental and social issues. The SPI represents a full-fledged view of each country’s performance on those issues without…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Should the Census count boarding school students at their parents’ addresses or at their schools? Where should it count military personnel deployed overseas? To determine where to count people with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. State leaders have proven to be some of our nation’s greatest champions for confronting the climate crisis in recent years, passing strong laws and policies to address some of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I picked up a lot of new habits over the past year. With the pandemic scrambling “life as usual,” everything from how I eat, sleep, and exercise to how I…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Idaho’s public colleges and universities have lost more than 5,000 students since the pandemic. It’s not worst-case scenario stuff. The 18-month dropoff was 8.7%, but administrators feared a 20% decrease.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The island nation of Haiti has been dealt yet another devasting blow. While details are still emerging, we know that an M7.2 earthquake struck the southwest of Haiti early yesterday morning.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Thirty percent of unvaccinated American adults say they’re waiting for the COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use to be officially approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. That…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As Congress and the White House debate criminal-justice reforms, governors and legislatures are moving beyond debate to action. And given that 90 percent of our nation’s prisoners are housed in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ask any nonprofit leader and you’re likely to hear that investments in capacity make a meaningful difference to organizations. Research backs this up. A study of Meyer Foundation grants found that investments…