This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2001, not long after Oklahoma had adopted one of the nation’s first universal pre-K programs, researchers from Georgetown University began tracking kids who came out of the program in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A vaccine breakthrough is defined as a SARS-CoV-2 infection in someone who is fully vaccinated. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) case definition for vaccine breakthrough cases include: A…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As North America enters its peak summer growing season, gardeners are planting and weeding, and groundskeepers are mowing parks and playing fields. Many are using the popular weed killer Roundup,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid a push from the Biden administration for U.S. agriculture to help slow climate change, a new study shows farmers in the Corn Belt are dropping the ball on adopting…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In episode 27 of the Investing in Impact podcast, we speak with Daniel Blake and Joellen Nicholson, Managing Directors of University Impact, on using Donor-Advised Funds (DAF) to innovate and scale impact investing. University…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is how California’s water crisis is going these days: The only functioning well in the rural community of Teviston broke in early June, leaving more than 700 residents without…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hollis Irvin learned to read last year. She’s a good reader, her mother, Tiffany Burks, says. Last year, when the pandemic forced schools to close temporarily and during the early…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The long-term horizon of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) poses a challenge to any elected government since their achievement depends on sustained efforts across multiple election cycles. While municipal governments…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Globally, more and more people are beginning to recognize the role of the private sector and more specifically, innovation, in helping poor countries become prosperous. Investment vehicles, including private equity and venture capital funds, are now…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy and gutted the job market, exacerbating disparities in income and economic opportunity. The resulting recession has impacted our most vulnerable…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year at this time, as the COVID-19 pandemic gripped our country, Babbie Jacobs and I partnered through Social Venture Circle (SVC) to showcase Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). Certified by the U.S. Department of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) has been 25 years in the making, and a postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic is not stopping the opportunity to push gender equality efforts forward. The…