This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), encompassed in a historic agreement signed in 2015 by the United Nations’ member states, are a universal call to end poverty, secure justice, and protect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Wellcome’s lived experience team hosted a series of webinars on how to make mental health more inclusive: from involving people with lived experience, to designing mental health interventions that stretch beyond…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Green recovery – a COVID era buzz-phrase – has achieved instant stardom. It creeps into every discourse on the economy and the post-COVID state of the world. Although its definition…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the pandemic, homebound Americans more than doubled their food delivery orders, largely through third-party apps like Seamless and UberEats. COVID-19 lockdowns may have hastened the apps’ growth, but economists have tracked a dramatic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Efforts to push low-carbon lifestyles and green energy to curb climate change will fail unless many people see benefits — and the poorest and most vulnerable should get the biggest gains,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When I was a charter school leader, I constantly heard reformers justify district takeovers, teacher firings, ineffective voucher programs, and abusive “no excuse” discipline policies by saying, “It’s all about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From Nigeria to Colombia, engaged change-makers are using the SDGs to drive progress in their local communities. After a difficult year navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, they reflect…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced plans to allocate $650 billion worth of reserve funds to support a global economic recovery from COVID-19. Distributed in the form of reserve assets called Special…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today, more than 36 million families will receive their first advance child tax credit payments. This marks a historic new investment in the nation’s children, and the Biden administration has signaled it will continue to prioritize…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Think of cultural responsiveness as a tool to ensure the inclusion of various points of views and experiences. It often requires that those in a position of power take stock…
High-achieving students from modest economic backgrounds experience college life and opportunities for them during a summer college prep program at Franklin & Marshall College. If the American system does not…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Air pollution contributes to as many as 9 million premature deaths worldwide each year – twice as many as war, other violence, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Fine particulate matter…