This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Today, about 43 million adults in the United States collectively hold $1.5 trillion in federal student loan debt and an additional $119 billion in private student loans not backed by the federal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As recently as last fall, analysts confidently forecasted similarly record-breaking levels of participation in the 2020 presidential election. Fast forward 12 months and, needless to say, things have changed. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Generation Z, those born between 1996 and 2015, are current consumers, future business leaders and the future of this world. Yet, Gen Z is unlike any other generation to date.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent years, the rights and experiences of LGBTQ people have been a growing subject of national news media coverage, scholarly research, case law, and policymaking. Within the educational context,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study highlighted at Futurity analyzes the negative impact of teachers’ stress, which often results in student discipline and even increased dropout rates. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Decades of research have shown that children who attend high-quality early care and education programs arrive at kindergarten better prepared to learn than those who do not. In recent years, there has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The field of career and technical education (CTE) has been evolving in recent years. Formerly known as vocational education, high-quality CTE programs are being championed by educators, policymakers, and employers alike, who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Using data from Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up Research Project, a new report identifies three takeaways as evidence of potential significant, long-term impacts on K-12 educational models at large. Among the takeaways from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Artificial intelligence (AI) and similar technologies are expected to transform business, consumption, and work. Concerns about the destruction or displacement of jobs are growing. By some estimates, over 40% of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Administrators in Greenville County Schools, South Carolina, deploy a team of instructional coaches to schools that have been identified as needing support, District Administration reports. The initiative, called Focused School Support, is designed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social-emotional learning programs can benefit from adults’ knowledge of their own SEL skills, according to a report released Tuesday by the RAND Corp. and the Wallace Foundation. The report, based on 5,000 surveys…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ann Murphy, director of the Northeast and Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center at the Rutgers School of Health Professions, who has been providing training for school personnel, says burnout…