COVID-19

The pandemic has devastated entire families. Two-generation approaches can uplift them

In a Hechinger Report op-ed co-authored by Friends of the Children’s Terri Sorrenson, Anne Mosle illuminates parents strengths and resiliency as they’ve navigated overlapping challenges including a global pandemic, social isolation, increased stress and barriers to distance learning:  The pandemic has devastated entire families. Two-generation approaches can uplift them.

April 20, 2021

Looking Back to Accelerate Forward: Toward a Policy Paradigm that Advances Equity and Improvement

This report contains real-world, proven strategies and provides a clear set of recommendations to guide policymakers in building a comprehensive and coherent state-wide approach for improving school climate.

April 14, 2021
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To Build Back Better, Job Quality Is the Key

We must build an economy where people can work with dignity, support themselves and their loved ones, and contribute to a healthy and thriving society.

April 14, 2021
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Setting a National Agenda for Financial Inclusion

If we are serious about resetting our economy for equity and inclusion, then we must start by reimagining and reconfiguring our financial systems.

March 22, 2021
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Shaping Leaders for an Ethical Future

INSEAD professor Gianpiero Petriglieri discusses leadership and values in his award-winning course, Ethics: Value-based Leadership for Cosmopolitans.

March 17, 2021

The Next Move: How Business Can Close Racial Economic Gaps in 2021 (Part 2)

Part 2 of a series of responses about what organizational leaders can – and should – be doing to drive change from within to address racial wealth gaps.

February 25, 2021

Job Quality Can’t Wait: An Introduction to the Job Quality Tools Library

Maureen Conway and Jenny Weissbourd introduce the Job Quality Tools Library, including tools and approaches you can put to work immediately.

February 18, 2021
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What We’ve Learned From a Year Spent Fighting COVID-19

A public health expert takes a hard look at where we’ve failed and how we can do better next time.

February 10, 2021
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Teaching in Times of Crisis

Elke Schüßler and Leonhard Dobusch discuss their award-winning course, Organizing in Times of Crisis: The Case of Covid19.

February 3, 2021

Redesign Required: Four Ideas for Reimagining Federal Rural Policy in the COVID-19 Era

For more towns and communities across America to share in the benefits of recovery and take advantage of the opportunities offered by the modern economy to thrive, we must revamp federal rural policy.

February 2, 2021