Gates Foundation Awards $335 Million to Improve Student Achievement
Grants totaling $290 million were awarded to three school districts and one charter school management coalition, while $45 million was awarded to the Measures of Effective Teaching project....
Preventable Diseases Costing U.S. Billions, Report Finds
The twentieth edition of the America's Health Rankings report found that although the U.S. healthcare system has become adept at treating certain diseases, Americans are struggling to modify behaviors that contribute to chronic disease....
Hunger in United States at 14-Year High
The number of Americans who lived in households that lacked consistent access to adequate food soared to 49 million last year, the highest since the Department of Agriculture began tracking "food insecurity" fourteen years ago....
Online Giving Campaign Raises $14 Million for Minnesota Nonprofits
Through the Give to the Max Day campaign on November 17, some 39,000 individuals made donations to benefit more than 3,400 organizations, including Second Harvest Heartland, Twin Cities Public Television, and the Animal Humane Society....