This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A bill that could have helped close the access gap to gifted education programs stalled out in the Washington state legislature. The bill would have required universal screening for gifted students and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recently there have been kindness movements happening throughout the country designed for educators and everyday citizens, with one goal in mind: spreading the message and act of being kind. Stacy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We must either: integrate technology or support teachers; teach traditionally or personalize learning; support districts or support charters; fund edtech or fund schools; individualize learning or humanize instruction. As oversimplified as…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Are you one of the 1200+ people considering a response to the new Gates RFP: Networks for School Improvement? If so, you might be interested to learn that FSG (commissioned by the Bill…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Armed with a “big idea,” entrepreneur Chris Whittle has assembled a talented global team of thought leaders, educators, innovators, architects and designers with a shared goal of launching Whittle School &…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. College, we can’t afford you. Tuition at many of America’s top schools now tops $50,000, living expenses easily add another $15,000, and course materials and transportation push the costs even…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. She’s one of the best bobsledders in the world. She was one of the first women to compete against men in the four-man bobsled. Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor is also…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The opioid crisis, which killed more than 63,000 people in 2016, is affecting issues and policies beyond law enforcement and health care. No matter the topic of discussion with constituents,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. School programmes encouraging children to take more exercise and eat healthily are unlikely to have any real effect on childhood obesity, a study in the British Medical Journal suggests. More…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to recent research, roughly 20 percent of all current jobs will be automated within 10 years, and half could be automated within 40 years. According to new researchfrom Ball…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions (AIFCS) is lucky to partner with movers and shakers from communities scattered across the country. Freda Crichton, a leader in our opportunity youth…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the onset of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, third-grade literacy was 41.8 percent. That was nearly five years ago. The literacy rate declined sharply to 10.7 percent last…