Education Voucher Policies Are on the Rise Nationwide. What Role Is Philanthropy Playing?

Education Voucher Policies Are on the Rise Nationwide. What Role Is Philanthropy Playing?

Increasingly widespread voucher policies divert public school funding to pay for private and home schooling, which experts say poses a dangerous threat to public education. Who’s funding them? And who’s keeping their distance?

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Geoengineering Is Moving Out of the Margins. Who’s Funding This Controversial Field?

Geoengineering Is Moving Out of the Margins. Who’s Funding This Controversial Field?

The idea of solar geoengineering, cooling the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space, is working its way into mainstream consideration. Who is funding work in this space? Who is for and against? And how scared should we be?

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Why This Philanthropist is Behind a Group Pushing to Reform Probation and Parole

Why This Philanthropist is Behind a Group Pushing to Reform Probation and Parole

The REFORM Alliance advocates criminal justice reform, especially around probation and parole, focusing on legislation at the state level. Laura Arnold, co-founder of Arnold Ventures, is one of the group’s strongest allies.

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