This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While the idea of universal free meals seems like a no-brainer, it wasn’t easy to achieve. Advocates needed to build political will for policy change, which was complicated by competing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Among the most lasting and indelible images of the civil rights movement were the nine black teenagers who had to be escorted by federal troops past an angry white mob…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Americans who were left behind as the country pulled out of the Great Recession – African-Americans, Hispanics and people without college degrees – saw large gains in net worth in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Although many Brooklyn neighborhoods have experienced a rise in wealthy apartment renters and home-buyers, the current US Census estimates that 23 percent of Brooklynites are living in poverty. The BCS…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Can the Moby store bring locally controlled convenience stores to places that lack a simple place to buy essentials? The biggest costs to have a store are the place itself…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Are Philanthropic Issue Funds Right For You? Wouldn’t you like to maximize the power of your giving? Now you can. Even an ambitious donor can be forgiven for looking at the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the most commonly taught stories American schoolchildren learn is that of Ragged Dick, Horatio Alger’s 19th-century tale of a poor, ambitious teenaged boy in New York City who…
Samasource CEO and founder Leila Janah joins us to discuss her new book, Give Work: Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time. Janah’s mission is to drive down poverty around…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Boston Public Schools opened the Margarita Muniz Academy in 2012, it was a first-of-its kind dual-language high school meant to address issues faced by the city’s growing Hispanic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year, 822 public school employees sat idle in “rubber rooms” in New York City. Well, perhaps not entirely idle. Some played Scrabble, others slept. On average, a quarter of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Children’s Health Insurance Program will have large impacts on health insurance coverage and health care access for children. Congress is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two months ago in July, a Republican Congress and administration had a chance to reform our nation’s low-income health care program, Medicaid, but fumbled the ball in their inability to…