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See more Employees working together in an office. 4 ways to grow employee talent — no hiring required

The key to employee retention lies in new skills and certifications. Here’s why.

Group of teen girls dancing together. Can one girl’s growth change a whole community?

PEARLS gives participants a safe space to build confidence and community.

A person on their phone while at the gym. What if healing didn’t have a single path?

The Phoenix’s NewForm app brings community support, health, and healing to thousands.

Kids posing for a group photo. How to become an education entrepreneur and realize your vision

It can benefit children, teachers, and your community. Here’s how you get started.

See more Kids posing for a group photo. How to become an education entrepreneur and realize your vision

It can benefit children, teachers, and your community. Here’s how you get started.

Panel at VELA Con 2025. What happens at a conference where education is reimagined?

This gathering of the country’s largest network of education founders shows what’s possible.

Teacher with student in classroom on a bus. This school on wheels is helping kids to learn — their way

This school on wheels merges the classroom with the real world to teach kids by learning and doing.

Student writing with a pen. A community for founders and parents to reimagine education

This resource is empowering education innovators to turn their visions into reality.

See more A dog sitting inside a house. This home battery company is putting power back in your hands

Base Power empowers communities to stay safe and connected through reliable home battery systems.

Ariel view of homes in a neighborhood. How to solve the housing crisis — without new construction

How to transform the housing market by reimagining how we use existing space.

Capitol building. Expert: We’re better off with less — not more — AI regulation

Like electricity, AI impacts daily life. Overregulating it could have massive unintended consequences.

Trees in a forest on fire. Fighting fire with fire: Rethinking forest management in an age of megafires

How a century of fire suppression ignited a crisis.

See more Group of teen girls dancing together. Can one girl’s growth change a whole community?

PEARLS gives participants a safe space to build confidence and community.

A person on their phone while at the gym. What if healing didn’t have a single path?

The Phoenix’s NewForm app brings community support, health, and healing to thousands.

Parent holding their child's hand. How a caring adult can change everything

These three organizations show the difference mentorship makes in young people’s lives.

Person with hand on another's person's shoulder. What the art of listening can teach us about healing

SeekHealing is reshaping mental health care by putting the power back in people’s hands — literally.

See more Employees working together in an office. 4 ways to grow employee talent — no hiring required

The key to employee retention lies in new skills and certifications. Here’s why.

Person holding a phone with teaching credential visible on the phone screen. How ‘career wallets’ change how we work, learn, and hire

Career wallets can unlock out-of-reach jobs and offer visibility into a diverse pool of talent.

Cheri Garcia, the founder of Cornbread Hustle, a skills-first staffing agency in Dallas, speaks to inmates in Arizona. Can’t find the talent your business needs? Here’s a solution.

Skilled employees that businesses need can be found in overlooked places.

Graduate throwing their cap in the air. What happens when schools and lenders share the risk with students?

This model helps first-generation learners and career-switchers access education on their terms.

See more Statue of Lady Justice holding scales in front of the U.S. Constitution with "We the People" visible. Why civics is a life skill that makes us and our country better

It’s time we move civics education beyond “How a bill becomes a law.” It’s a guide for a better life.

A person holding the American flag. Americans need a history refresh. She's got a plan.

She protected the Declaration of Independence and thinks we all should read it to our kids.

Scales of justice. You have the right to an attorney. Thousands of Americans are in jail without one.

Exploring the nationwide crisis of Sixth Amendment violations and the push for reform.

Collage of United States Constitution and United States Capitol. How Loper Bright could transform state lawmaking

A landmark Supreme Court decision is bringing a return to federalism.

See more map of the Middle East Strength and Stability in the Middle East

The U.S.-Israel Relationship

V-22 Osprey flying near the ground Restraint Is About Realism

We believe America must lead with wisdom, not force.

Soldier hugging a child holding an American flag. Bring our troops home: A case for full U.S. withdrawal from Iraq

U.S. military presence in Iraq no longer serves a vital strategic purpose.

Woman holding a blue and yellow sign that says peace. Ending the Ukraine-Russia war: A path forward 

It won’t be easy, but it’s not impossible for the U.S. to broker peace 

See more Doctor using tablet with holographic medical graphics and test tubes. The innovation pipeline behind modern medicine

Most new drugs are developed in the United States. Here’s why.

A mother holding her child. Their son was born with a heart defect. Now they help other kids

The HEARTest Yard brings in-home nursing care — at no cost — to children born with heart defects.

A collage of a hand holding a smart phone with alternating blue and orange panels Why Gen Z’s mental health crisis needs more than conventional therapy

What if the key to improving Gen Z’s mental health lies in leveraging AI?

A woman sitting in a low-lit bedroom looking at her phone Are we too focused on the wrong things when it comes to mental health?

Mental health care is too narrow, possibly worsening the crisis. These changemakers have a plan.

See more Hole in glass with two people hugging. Think violent crime is inevitable? Think again.

How community leaders can get sustainable solutions that stick

5 Nonprofits Actively Reducing Recidivism Reducing recidivism: How these 5 nonprofits are changing lives after incarceration

About half of people leaving prison or jail will return. These five nonprofits want to change that.

Group of smiling graduates in black robes and caps, clapping in a room with stained glass windows. 16 years in prison and 3 college degrees: How one man found redemption through education Collage of a person walking down a dark street and a police officer Homicide rates are too high in America. Here’s what we can do.

We already have a key to reducing violent crime, according to this former law enforcement officer turned leading policy researcher.

See more CarePortal’s Child Assistance App Connects Families To Support Meet 3 free speech organizations fighting cancel culture

Free speech is under attack. These organizations are pushing back.

The left image shows the front of a brick building, while the right shows a lectern with a microphone FIRE releases 2024 rankings of best, worst colleges for free speech A close-up photo of a hand holding a mobile device. On social media platforms, who’s in charge?

Here's why users should moderate social platforms themselves.

Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression President and CEO Greg Lukianoff speaks during an interview. How Greg Lukianoff is canceling cancel culture

Cancel culture on college campuses — and beyond — is driving some forms of thought underground. That is dangerous, says Lukianoff.

See more A refugee and an American citizen embrace one another Here’s how one refugee organization harnesses what Americans do best

Local communities, not top-down approaches, are solving the refugee crisis. 

Immigrants waving American flags after becoming U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony in Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Becoming citizens at the famed Dodger Stadium signaled so much more

This Dodgers co-owner wants to show how everyone benefits when America welcomes people who will contribute. He would know.

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Two participants of The Phoenix, a national sober active community, hug during a training session.
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