This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has laid bare a long-standing challenge to America’s economic landscape: an underpaid, underappreciated, and underprepared workforce that has recently faced the harshest of economic blows. Part of the solution…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Twenty percent fewer kindergartners on track to learn how to read than their peers were at this time last year, and most haven’t made much progress since the fall, according…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2004, a new entity was formed with big goals to end deforestation, stop environmentally harmful practices and improve ethical sourcing in the palm oil industry, which was increasingly being…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past several decades, a number of different critiques of nonprofit work have emerged. Inevitably, these critiques have a strong basis — they identify real and specific issues in…
Giving Compass’ Take: • In this report, four organizations engaged in Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Generation Work initiative describe work-based learning opportunities for young adults of color. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We are all far too aware of the historic challenges of 2020. While much has been written about the acute challenges brought on by the pandemic, the shuttering of businesses,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We are told that we live in an age of tribalism, when political and cultural allegiances shape our view of the world. But there is at least one thing that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the United States, we know that long-standing systemic health and social inequities increase the likelihood of poor outcomes or death for members of racial and ethnic minority groups. For example, Black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Women gained legal rights in nearly 30 countries last year despite disruption due to COVID-19, but governments must do more to ease the disproportionate burden shouldered by women during the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Coding and computer science are typically associated with outcomes around problem-solving and analytical skills. For instruction that yields cultural literacy, we most often look to language arts and social sciences.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. American students were experiencing widespread mental-health distress long before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. A tragic expression of this distress, youth suicide has been on the rise for the past…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Editor’s note: On Tuesday, Feb. 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the results of its trial of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. The FDA found the vaccine…