This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Small counties in the coastal Southeast had some of the largest population gains between mid-2024 and mid-2025 in estimates being released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, mostly because of…
Philanthropy frequently presents itself as responsive to emerging needs. Yet, in practice, it often remains bound to pre-existing structures, resulting in incremental ameliorations rather than instigating systemic change. For girls,…
By investing in young children and their families, funders can help lay the foundation for those children to thrive for the rest of their lives—with benefits for all communities across…
In the beginning of March 2026, Alix Webb and Mike Ishii joined community and faith leaders from around the country on a 90-mile march from the Dilley immigrant detention facility…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The day after the Affordable Care Act was signed, I was at a forum with many of the nation’s leading children’s health experts, discussing funding advocacy for children’s health. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When a water-treatment plant outside Denver discovered an algae problem in its pipes, it did not call an engineering firm. It called the students, underscoring school districts’ focus on building…
Brionté McCorkle opened her latest Georgia Power bill and started doing some math to try to understand where her money was going. As utility prices rise, the total was $233…
In a matter of just a few months, the US Department of Education has gutted nearly all staff responsible for special education oversight, leaving many disability-related programs across agencies to face growing…
Violence against women and girls is common but largely invisible, underscoring the importance of preventing gender-based violence through evidence-based interventions. Beginning in the 1960s, the women’s movement against violence in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The alert came around 7 p.m. Brittani Phillips checked her phone. A middle school counselor in Putnam County, Florida, Phillips receives messages from an artificial intelligence-enabled therapy platform that students…
Jazmin Guajardo has seen Cal State university system students with the kind of anxiety that “consumes them” not only throughout their day, but outside the normal business hours of the…
Mary Modica tried to do everything right. When a rise in digital music signaled she should reconsider a radio career, Modica decided to become a teacher — with the understanding…