This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “How does that make you feel?” In the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are missing a sympathetic ear. Would a response like that make you feel heard, less…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This report analyzes the COVID-19 waiver process for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) state agencies during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Virginia has enabled app-less COVID-19 exposure notification services for iPhone users, joining California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Washington, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. This means iPhone users…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Philadelphia launched its new pre-K initiative in 2017, financed through a beverage tax, the city’s Office of Children and Families not only invited centers to become part of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 50 years ago, despite a storm that was brewing in Memphis, an overflow crowd of hundreds gathered to hear a rousing speech from Martin Luther King, Jr., who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As of 2019, public support for legal abortion remains as high as it has been in two decades of polling. Currently, 61% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Connect curriculum to jobs: With the economy hovering near full employment, employers can’t be as picky as they could during and after the recession about the skill levels of the workers they…
In Episode 7 — the Season 1 finale! — hosts Phil and Grace are joined by Melinda Tuan, a trusted adviser to foundations and major donors around the country and managing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Everything is connected, and there’s no longer any such thing as solving for only one challenge.” That was the emerging theme of Global Washington’s annual Women of the World event,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Five years ago, less than 2 percent of funds for humanitarian causes went directly to local and national NGOs, despite the incredible efficiency of these organizations in delivering impactful work at times…
Senior behavioral/social scientist Joshua Breslau explains how findings from a RAND study of mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic can help in determining who in the population is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a flipped classroom, students watch video lectures before class and use class time to work on assignments and group projects. It’s “flipped” because it’s the opposite of the traditional…