This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The “Netflix for education” analogy has become somewhat of a cliché for edtech companies using student data to recommend anything from courses to textbooks. The pitch is simple: Why waste…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Melinda Gates is an optimist. As co-chair of the largest private philanthropy in the world, she ought to be. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spends billions per year combating the spread…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Shannon Wachowski once started a parent-teacher conference by sharing that she was concerned about the student’s lack of motivation. The boy’s mother quickly began adding criticisms of her own —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has visited all kinds of schools since she took office last year: district-run, charter, private, religious — even a school located in a zoo. But one kind…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As seen from Washington over the past few years, the education debate has been dominated by school choice, K–12 accountability, college costs, and free speech on campus. But the real…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What can we learn about the future of education from hip-hop, yoga and fidget spinners? That’s not a joke or a trick question. They’re among the sessions at this year’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I get asked this question often. How can a small foundation with few staff really catalyze large scale social change? In fact, how can a foundation of any size play…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homework is a window into the student’s day in the classroom. It reveals what teachers feel is most important for students to understand. Sending home worksheets (or assigning digital versions)…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some high schools connect students with internships where teenagers can jump-start their ambitions of becoming engineers. Other schools have auto shop classes without computers, where students prepare for jobs that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Ever since 1966, when Johns Hopkins University sociologist James S. Coleman determined in his government-commissioned report that low-income children of color benefit from learning in integrated settings, most education researchers have agreed…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. San Francisco’s rejection of a proposed charter school in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods was overturned by the state school board Wednesday, clearing the way for the school to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homework, exams, extracurriculars – being in school comes with a certain amount of stress for everyone. But for some students, even attending school on a regular basis is a challenge…