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June 10, 2013 - From the field
Winners Announced in Looking@Democracy Competition
From a pool of more than 400 submissions, judges selected 11 winners to share in $100,000 in prize money.
June 10, 2013 - From the field
Aspen Institute Launches Task Force on Learning and the Internet
The task force is comprised of 20 thought leaders with diverse perspectives in learning, innovation, and safety.
June 7, 2013 - From the field
Chicago Teens Flock to YOUmedia to Create, Innovate, and Hang Out
Since opening in 2009, the MacArthur-supported YOUmedia Chicago — a learning center for teens at the Harold Washington Library downtown — is attracting between 350 and 500 teenagers a week.
June 7, 2013 - From the field
Revealing Immigration Issues Through Data
Web developers, journalists, and software engineers joined forces at the Chicago Migrahack, a “hackathon” designed to promote the use of technology and open data to reveal issues surrounding immigration.
May 30, 2013 - From the field
Chicago Announces Expanded Shakespeare in the Parks
This summer, a professional production of The Comedy of Errors will perform 26 free performances in 18 different parks across the city from July 26 to August 25, 2013.
May 30, 2013 - From the field
Juvenile Justice Reform Victories in Georgia
With assistance from the Foundation-supported National Campaign to Reform State Juvenile Justice Systems, Georgia recently saw significant juvenile justice reforms.
May 30, 2013 - From the field
MacArthur Grantee’s Legal Efforts Help Free Two Wrongly Imprisoned Men
Legal efforts by MacArthur grantee Asistencia Legal por los Derechos Humanos (ASILEGAL) helped ensure the freedom of Sebastian Zuniga Santos and Marcial Zuniga.
May 30, 2013 - From the field
Fellowship to Connect Scholars with Policy Practitioners
The University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy has named Brett Goldstein, Chief Data and Information Officer for the City of Chicago, as its inaugural Fellow in Urban Science.
May 28, 2013 - From the field
Pratham Program Gives Girls a Second Chance
In addition to education courses, the Pratham Open School provides young women some vocational skills so that they are able to “pay back” for the course in kind by promising to teach at least 20 children ...
May 15, 2013 - From the field
Spring Issue of Pathways focuses on Housing Policy, Poverty
The Spring 2013 edition of Pathways magazine focuses on changes in U.S. housing policy with a number of articles about poverty, housing vouchers, affordable housing and housing policy's affect on education.
May 15, 2013 - From the field
New $25 Million Investment Proves Viability of Mortgage Crisis Fix
In a first of its kind deal, Boston Community Capital, a non-profit community development financial institution, has secured a new investment of $25 million in its Stabilizing Urban Neighborhoods (SUN) Initiative.
May 14, 2013 - From the field
Reducing Maternal Mortality Through Solar Light
A video produced by UNFPA tells the story of how the installation of Solar Suitcases in clinics across Sierra Leone has improved maternal health outcomes.
April 10, 2013 - From the field
Chicago Uses Crowdfunding to Grow Local Businesses, Create Jobs
World Business Chicago (WBC) and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel have launched Seed Chicago, a collaboration with Kickstarter that will highlight projects that create jobs and economic growth in Chicago’s neighborhoods.
April 4, 2013 - From the field
Field Museum Helps Women Earn Living in Amazon Region
Income generated from the project promotes the community's objective to deepen cultural values and manage natural resources sustainably in the face of threats to their livelihood and ecosystems of the region.
April 4, 2013 - From the field
Resources for Growing, Adapting Successful Development Programs
ExpandNet, a global network of public health professionals and scientists and a MacArthur grantee, has launched a website featuring tools, publications, and a bibliography of literature for scaling up projects.
March 29, 2013 - From the field
Datafest Contest Prompts Journalists to Use Technology to Examine Money in Politics
Winning entries from the competition included projects that created the first-ever searchable database of the federal government's daily spending, mapped campaign contributions from Silicon Valley tech firms, and more.
March 25, 2013 - From the field
Grantee's Legal Efforts Help Free Imprisoned Woman, Change Criminal Justice System
Zenaida Pastrana from Tlapa, Guerrero in Mexico spent nine years in prison for a crime she claimed she did not commit.
March 22, 2013 - From the field
Examining the Cost of a Youthful Mistake
"Mistakes Kids Make" is a storytelling project that advocates for juvenile justice reform that veers toward rehabilitation for young offenders and away from a punitive, unforgiving, and outdated system.
March 15, 2013 - From the field
Mozilla Launches Open-Source Digital Badge Software
Open Badges software allows any organization to issue verified online learning badges and any individual to receive and collect those badges.
March 12, 2013 - From the field
Website Sheds Light on State and Local Government Finances
The site provides state and local officials, journalists, and citizens with reliable, unbiased data and analysis about the challenges state and local governments face, potential solutions, and the consequences of competing options.