This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2014, the water crisis in Flint Michigan made the headlines daily. The Glenholme School, a special needs boarding and day school, responded with aid through its “Fund a Fresh…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A dedicated nurse helping to improve the health of people in need, and a devoted teacher shaping the minds of future leaders. Those were the dreams of Rosa and Carolina,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students, parents, policymakers and the public need good information to understand how well community colleges are doing to help students succeed. These groups typically rely on cursory information about tuition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New Communities, other nonprofits and historically black colleges across the South fought for the creation of the 2501 program in 1990, a farm bill initiative designed to help minority farmers through outreach…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the vast majority of Americans with disabilities want to work, just over one-third are able to find jobs, according to a recent survey from RespectAbility, a nonprofit that works to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Maxine Turner left school without a single qualification. Maxine is speaking at Mowbray Gardens Library in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, where a group is gathering for lessons taught by the Workers Educational…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Providing quality schooling for the 75 million children worldwide impacted by conflict, natural disasters, or epidemics each year remains a challenge for the humanitarian community, with education advocates estimating that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Middle schoolers in Detroit’s main school district have been taking pre-algebra classes that have “virtually no relationship” to the state’s mathematics standards. Students in kindergarten through third grade have been…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Food Tank’s Inaugural Seattle Summit is just a couple of weeks away, and we’re excited to connect and collaborate with our members and member organizations in the Pacific Northwest. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week, at an event on artificial intelligence for economic development, Josh Blumenstock, an assistant professor from the University of California, Berkeley, gave a talk entitled “Fighting Poverty with Data.”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It is harder now for high school students to focus on and make sense of long, complex texts, particularly the underserved students who were already struggling with reading. The 24-hour…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This time of year, people from all over the country don their best hipster duds, dust off their cowboy boots and descend on Austin, Texas, for SXSW (pro tip: just call it…