This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the new school year has officially begun across the country, I feel a renewed sense of possibility for the role the arts can play in learning, in all subjects,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With every reading session, kids will be able to increase their attention span, and over time stay tied up with long stories as well. So, feel free to pull the…
Tapping Learning Mindsets to Help All Students Learn While we’ve made progress as a country in raising high school graduation rates, race and class remain the most reliable predictors of students’…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. College leaders say they have myriad reasons to oppose a prospective repeal of DACA. Undocumented students, they argue, often bring unique viewpoints and backgrounds to campus, excel academically, and contribute…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Overview of Education Savings Accounts Parents can use the accounts to buy educational products and services for their child instead of sending him to a traditional or charter public school…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison are developing a video game that will guide K-12 teachers through the hazards of unconscious attitudes and assumptions that affect the way they see their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Teach For America (TFA) critics oppose the idea of having so many fresh, white teachers in the classroom. They argue that TFA’s five-week summer training program is insufficient to prepare…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last year, 822 public school employees sat idle in “rubber rooms” in New York City. Well, perhaps not entirely idle. Some played Scrabble, others slept. On average, a quarter of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When it comes to free speech on campus, are students really challenged? America’s campuses are, for the most part, diverse and relatively easy-going places, where the excesses of adolescence are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Most people agree that higher education philanthropy is worthy of philanthropic support. In 2016, nearly half of all donations from the largest 50 donors in the United States went to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Andrew R. Smarick argues that education reform pushes on, even when progress seems slow or nonexistent. • How can funders help to build up the next…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The prevalence of race in American schools has been reexamined in recent years, as new reports indicate growing segregation more than six decades after Brown v. Board of Education. But a new study of millennials reveals surprisingly…