This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research consistently finds a simple trend: where there are more guns, there are more deaths. That’s true everywhere in the world, and it’s true in the classroom, too. A cross-national study…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since gaining independence in 1957, Ghana has focused on improving access to education and achieving universal enrolment. Primary education became free in 1961 and the 1980s saw major reforms swept through the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A Florida culinary teacher who sheltered 65 students in her classroom during last week’s mass shooting gave a simple, but compelling, explanation for why faculty shouldn’t be armed and expected to fire…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Data science — the study of computer-generated “big data” — is the hottest career in the U.S., according to Glassdoor. And now it’s the hottest math class at a growing number…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The idea seemed like common sense: Engage the most effective teachers, ask them to come up with ideas for improving schools, and share what they know with their peers. And…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As part of its Family-Centered Community Change work, the Annie E. Casey Foundation is partnering with community development initiatives in three cities to integrate disconnected services for kids and adults. With an…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On Feb. 2, world leaders gathered in Senegal with an ambitious and worthy goal: to raise $3.1 billion for the Global Partnership for Education to help fund schooling and better…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There is a great injustice happening in our schools, and it’s happening on our watch. What’s happening can be seen in national reports. The reading and math scores of our white…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How do New York’s teacher evaluations work now? Teachers are evaluated based on two components: students’ academic improvement and principals’ observation of their teaching. Every district creates its own state-approved…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Federal funding for child care assistance is set to increase by $5.8 billion over the next two years under the terms of the bipartisan budget agreement passed earlier this month. But how will state…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In states that permit agency fees (there are about 20), a teacher may decline to be part of a union but must still pay those fees. If the Supreme Court…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Counselors, time, diverse classroom libraries, money — these are some of many things American teachers say they need in their schools instead of guns. The pleas are coming via a…