This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pandemic-related disruptions to schooling are wreaking havoc on student learning. If estimates are anywhere near correct, our nation is facing a catastrophe. Depending on the measure of learning loss used, the Organisation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. COVID-19 has turned our world upside down, and at times, it’s hard to know how to begin to help. As individuals and families continue to struggle, giving circles are responding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gender inequality is a global problem. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Women Entrepreneurship Report 2018/19 shows that the average rate of women’s overall entrepreneurial activity is 10.2%, which is more than three-quarters of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When we can let all this restart, and give the on-campus experience a chance to compete with the virtual, a generation that comes of age in the pandemic may not…
To Missouri state legislators, I’m writing to urge the legislature to provide all schools with designated funding for essential mental health workers. In our state, K-12 education funding has already been…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In education, nothing is “neutral” when it comes to race. Lesson plans, edtech tools and learning environments either create more equity among students of different races, or more inequity. That’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the Heckscher Foundation for Children, we support programs and partnerships that transform specific inflection points into paths toward success. This year, we have distilled that approach into a focus on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Feeding students can be a logistical challenge even under normal circumstances. As the coronavirus pandemic has forced schools to close or operate modified schedules, food service directors are running multiple…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How much learning did students really lose this spring? This summer, education organizations offered fairly dire predictions: Thanks to widespread school closures, students would be starting the school year dramatically behind.…
Dr. Torie Weiston-Sertan is late to the meeting because of a scheduling conflict — something that happens regularly because of the many different hats she wears. For Weiston-Sertan, 36, a full-time…
In this episode of CaseyCast, Annie E. Casey Foundation President and CEO Lisa Hamilton interviews impact investor Ben Hecht, who has served as the president and CEO of Living Cities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new report from the Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) finds that school-based feeding programs can effectively feed school-age children, even during COVID-19. Forty-one percent of children under the age of 15, or…