Using shock therapy for people with behavioral disorders and disabilities has been discredited for decades, but one facility stubbornly refuses to end the practice.
DOJ Unveils Massive Assistance Plan for Ex-Convicts during Inaugural National Reentry Week
During a big week in criminal reform, the Department of Justice announced the “Roadmap to Reentry,” a policy plan to guide federal efforts to reintegrate into society, including creating tailored reentry plans for individual prisoners.
Voices from the Field: 10 Places Where Collective Impact Gets It Wrong
There are some theorists who seem to make a living from repackaging ideas that have been in use in communities for many decades while subtly removing their teeth.
Nonprofit Sues Bankrupt Corporate Donor to Obtain Pledged Donation
A nonprofit has filed suit against an energy company that has declared bankruptcy, claiming that the SunEdison Foundation owes it $2 million in pledged donations.
Chicago Politics Goes to School: Principal Faces Political Wrath
What are the limitations on free speech if you take a government job? The suspension of an award-winning Chicago school principal has a lesson to teach us about the rules in Rahm Emanuel’s city.
Police Union President Tells Rice Family to Spend Settlement on Gun Education
The public lambasts Cleveland’s police association president for telling Tamir Rice’s family to use their settlement money to educate other youths on the dangers of playing with guns, real or toys, to prevent similar tragedies.
Time Runs Out on $5M Fundraising Goal for Colorado Ute Museum
The Smithsonian reclaims loaned exhibit items as Ute community members make accusations of a lack of transparency.
Nonprofit Executive Pay and the Sensitivities of Communities
If there were one community that could and should have a reasoned discussion of nonprofit salaries, that would be Lowell, Massachusetts.
Survey: Millennials Don’t See Capitalism as a Given
It seems like capitalism as it stands is no longer the default assumption for many younger people.
DAs Accuse Louisiana PDs of Trying to Abolish Death Penalty—By Defending Clients
A bid to get more money to defend low-income clients has led to an odd fight about just how much should be spent in trying to defend itinerant clients facing the ultimate punishment.
A Tale of Two Museums: MoMA and The Met
Many are quick to pit the MoMA’s financial good fortune against the Met’s struggle to meet its bottom line. But can the two institutions really be compared?
Cleveland Study Finds Bad Housing Associated with Poor Academic Performance
Studies show that the quality of housing and academic performance among children are linked, so why are the education reformers so deeply uninterested?