This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The current public workforce system has left out some of our country’s most vulnerable opportunity youth. With federal funding spread across 11 agencies and 47 programs, much of the system…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a child in the 1970s, Kathleen Castles lived across the street from her elementary school, and most mornings she got up at dawn to horse around the playground. She…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some students still don’t have adequate or reliable internet access. Ninety-four percent of school districts have acceptable high-speed internet, according to a report released last month by EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit advocacy group.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Every Student Succeeds Act’s notorious fifth indicator left the door wide open for states to measure student achievement in ways other than academic, but when it came time to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2010, with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and others, the Dunbar Learning Complex opened in southwest Atlanta. Its goal? Help parents and their children succeed together. This…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In celebration of our 15th anniversary, GlobalGiving introduced an inaugural list featuring the most promising nonprofits in our community. GlobalGiving’s “Top 10 Nonprofits Committed to Impact” list features organizations that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Who owns the agenda for education change? It is not uncommon (and in fact, it is encouraging) to hear education reformers proclaim: “We need to see parents exercise their power…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2015, a New York Times op-ed observed that Yale University had spent $480 million that year on fees for hedge-fund managers to grow the university’s already massive endowment—while spending…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Itsy Bitsy Spider” plays softly as parents step into the gleaming lobby at Educare, an early childhood education center that opened in 2013 in New Orleans. On this particular day,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Earlier this week, on 5 October, many countries and organizations around the world observed World Teachers’ Day (WTD). Proclaimed by UNESCO in 1994, WTD is an opportunity to celebrate the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Here’s what we’re reading this week: U.S. school districts prepare for influx of Puerto Ricans Hurricane Maria brought catastrophic destruction and loss of life to Puerto Rico, and now…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Teenagers. We’ve all been one at one time or another, and we probably remember how fraught those years were. Growing up is risky, there’s no way around it. But why…