This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1912, a group of women from prominent Philadelphia families including Constance E. Biddle, Sarah Lowery, Margaret Newbold, and Gertrude Ely founded the Junior League of Philadelphia (JLP), among the earliest…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Internet access has transformed teaching and learning. In many schools, internet connectivity is a basic prerequisite for lessons in every subject, at every grade level. While this is a problem…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There has been growth without sufficient quality job creation: Resource-rich countries remain overrepresented among the growth outperformers. In order to stimulate quality employment growth, governments should develop policies aimed to achieve economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year saw a flurry of activity in support of personalized learning, new school designs, and new approaches to K-12 education policy. Looking ahead, education innovators have their work cut…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Someday a woman should run this company.” When Andrea Jung — long before she became the CEO of the beauty products giant Avon — heard the company’s then-CEO utter those…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New York is a city of restaurants. More than five million people go out for a meal at least once a week. And there are around 24,000 eateries in the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate hypocrisy is nothing new. So, color me not at all surprised that Germany, a vocal critic of the U.S.’ decision to exit the Paris climate accord, is preparing to abandon…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Under the Obama-era rules, all breads, cereals and pastas served to schoolchildren had to be at least 50% whole grain. But the USDA now says that feedback from students and schools indicates…
Highlighting perspectives from insiders including Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Thomas B. Fordham Institute President Mike Petrilli, and Education Trust founder Kati Haycock, the film tracks ESSA’s trajectory from its signing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. By many measures, the Los Angeles metropolitan area leads the nation in urban traffic congestion. It ranks number one for total annual hours of delay and total annual gallons of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I am amazed by the reaction of some nonprofit leaders when faced with a budget shortfall. If you want greater, more reliable funding for your nonprofit, you must get strategic.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two important design choices for a U.S. carbon tax policy are the use of the revenue and whether and how to include measures to address the competitiveness concerns of American…