This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Blue Meridian Partners’ investments in Nurse-Family Partnership and Youth Villages are #3 and #5 respectively in the 2016’s top ten “big bets in philanthropy”, which are gifts of $25 million…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Access to early education significantly reduces students’ chances of being placed in special education or held back in school and increases their prospects of graduating high school, according to new research…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Karona’s journey that led her to Anjali House is both full of struggles and happiness. She was living in a rural part of Cambodia with her family. They were fishing to earn…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The education pathway starts at birth and has four phases: Early Childhood (prenatal to 3rd grade), Primary (K to 8th grade), Middle/Secondary (6th to 12th grade), and Secondary/Postsecondary (ages 16…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. High on the list of awkward social interactions is the moment when a dentist or a coworker shows off her young child’s nonsensical art. A bystander might think the art—or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A flurry of racially charged incidents at schools this fall—attributable to everything from homecoming to the polarized political climate—has caught many educators and administrators off guard. In October, the examples…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Many girls in rural Africa lack access to education due to factors like gender inequality and familial poverty. But for the past 10 years, a social entrepreneur and former educator…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The People Behind Postsecondary Success is an ongoing feature series sharing insights on the members of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Postsecondary Success team. Art Seavey, senior program officer at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The habit of giving often starts at the local level—and that’s where community foundations come in. Whether small or large, these grantmaking public charities seek to improve the lives of…
On December 10, 2015, President Obama signed a historic education law that replaced the controversial “No Child Left Behind.” Here are the 3 main things you should know about the…
In this episode of CaseyCast, the Population Reference Bureau’s Linda Jacobsen talks with the Foundation’s Lisa Hamilton about current demographic survey approaches, challenges and results. Their conversation covers — among…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Teachers can get up to $1,000 in matching funds for projects to involve families in student learning under a new program from a popular online fundraising site for educators. The…