This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “We have a partnership with a regional food bank,” a principal once told me on a school visit. “Each Friday, every eligible student gets a red backpack full of food…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When schools closed down last spring, some parents and educators responded by forming “pandemic pods,” or small groups of students who came together outside of school to learn during the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While rural districts faced many uphill battles during spring closures — including connectivity issues, difficulty maintaining relationships with impoverished students whose parents were working, and delivering meals to families who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Millions of jobs lost in the pandemic aren’t coming back, and many of those vanished positions were disproportionately held by people of color. As automation and other shifts accelerate, many of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We have all been reading the news about disappointing literacy rates in California, which have been exacerbated by the pandemic and online learning. Last month, State Superintendent of Public Instruction…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. WIRED magazine editor Chris Anderson declared “The End of Theory” in 2008, arguing that “big data” had rendered traditional scientific theory and testing irrelevant. Even for the often-triumphalist magazine, Anderson’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The emergency evacuation that recently unfolded in Afghanistan once again placed a spotlight on the plight of the world’s refugees. It is a recurring crisis. In fact, the United Nations High…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the last five years, Houston ISD’s governance has been a mess, to be blunt. One superintendent lasted just two years and was followed by two interim superintendents over a three-year period.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many lessons were learned during the past year of remote learning, but one remains particularly relevant as classrooms around the country reopen: Schools and families can’t effectively support students without…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When the Covid-19 pandemic disruptions to K-12 schooling took an extraordinary toll on students and their parents, K-12 philanthropy responded. A range of efforts—from shifting project-specific grants to general operating funds to grants…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Journey Foods, an Austin-based food technology company, is launching a new collaboration with colleges and universities to support students in food technology research. The initiative, JourneyLabs, aims to diversify people working…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the nation struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, a double-edged educational crisis has emerged: a surge in high school dropout rates and a precipitous decline in community college enrollment. The…