This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The National Toxicology Program, or NTP, released its 15th report on carcinogens last month, adding eight new substances to a growing list of recognized cancer-causing agents found in many consumer products and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Episode 3 of Inside Story, our video series for people in prisons and jails, we look at how foster care agencies use federal funds intended for some of our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hope Cozart was perplexed when she received a letter from her son Maddox’s school in April telling her he needed to cut his hair because it was too long. Even…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Florida’s public school system, school personnel can use handcuffs, zip-ties, straightjackets or other devices on students who are acting out or misbehaving in a way that poses a threat…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Vigils across the UK and Ireland have brought together hundreds of people in recent days, paying tribute to 23-year-old teacher Ashling Murphy, as once again the public is reeling in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We cannot keep operating with the white moderate philosophy so pervasive to our sector and society. We cannot keep being complacent, indifferent, or distracted as everything burns all around us.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Data from New York City shows that Black and Latinx people, already disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, will be most impacted by the end of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is known as a “day of service,” an opportunity to celebrate the holiday by volunteering in your community. This year, the Washington Post decided to commemorate the holiday with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On a late November morning, Julia Bernal walked a stretch of riverbank along the Rio Grande in Sandoval County, New Mexico, between Santa Ana and Sandia Pueblo. Bernal pointed out…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Motivated by their success in creating a more equitable Oakland climate action plan, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and the Asian Pacific Environmental Network together sought new strategies…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Ellora Derenoncourt and Claire Montialoux demonstrate that The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1966 reduced the earnings gap between black and white workers. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Michigan students who learned remotely for all or most of last school year learned less than those who were in classrooms, according to an analysis of student-level test data released today. In…