When she was getting ready for her first day as a mental health therapist at an elementary school near Washington, D.C., Stacey Baxter—now a senior associate with The Pew Charitable Trusts’ suicide ...

The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program is a $42.5 billion federal effort to expand affordable, high-speed internet access throughout the United States by funding the planning and ...

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that it will resume involuntary collections this month on debt owed by student loan borrowers who are in default, beginning with tax refund and ...

Like most major American cities, Chicago and Washington, D.C., are struggling with a trio of real estate challenges: a housing shortage that has driven up rents, record rates of homelessness (in large ...

New research from the Urban Institute, with support from The Pew Charitable Trusts, highlights barriers for people with disabilities who need screening and treatment services for SUD and suicidality, ...

To meet rising electricity demand—which is surging throughout the U.S. because of factors such as population growth, more data centers, and expanding manufacturing—states need near-term solutions. One ...

A verdict May 2 from an international tribunal points a way forward for fisheries managers to protect entire ecosystems, an increasingly critical part of their responsibilities as pressures on the ...

Last September, Hurricane Helene caused historic devastation across the southeastern United States. In Georgia, Helene brought catastrophic flooding, sustained winds over 50 miles per hour, and ...

The Pew Charitable Trusts is committed to helping Philadelphians achieve economic security, advancement, and overall well-being. Public benefits are important but often underutilized resources that ...

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series examining the changing nature of the nonprofit sector in Philadelphia. Nonprofit organizations play a critical role in Philadelphia and represent a ...

Story: Throughout the United States, herds of animals such as elk, deer, and pronghorn travel hundreds of miles along the same migratory routes their ancestors have used for generations. But today, ...

The global ocean, which feeds billions of people, supports coastal communities, and regulates the climate, is in alarming decline. Every minute, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic is dumped into our ...