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You’re in the right place for our media coverage, blog posts, and event information. Our work spans a range of topics, all connected by our commitment to elevate caring and concern for the common good at school, at home, and in our communities. You can review what’s new below or use the dropdowns to sort by topic and category.

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Update: April 2019

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For Educators: A Curriculum for Expanding Empathy & Compassion to 'Others'

Caring and compassion are vital, teachable skills with the power to promote tolerance and inclusiveness in our schools, communities, and neighborhoods. This simple set of lessons for elementary school students has been designed by Making Caring Common and Doing Good Together to inspire and empower children to be ambassadors for good beyond their close social groups. Try them at your school today.



In the News

Our new report on college admissions received extensive media coverage this past month:

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Tip for Families: Empathize with your child and model empathy for others

Children learn empathy both from watching us and from experiencing our empathy for them. When we empathize with our children they develop trusting, secure attachments with us. Those attachments are key to their wanting to adopt our values and to model our behavior, and therefore to building their empathy for others.

Read more tips for cultivating empathy on our website.


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