This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Philanthropist and former Los Angeles Times publisher Austin Beutner said he doesn’t see the new task force he is co-leading as a body that has any intention of usurping the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis. Around 2012, I noticed abrupt shifts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mike Sinyard found a way to conquer his ADHD. Then he built a multi-million dollar company around it. As the legend goes, Sinyard, the founder and chairman of Specialized Bicycle…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This is Hope Academy, an alternative program for ninth- and 10th-graders at Sequim Senior High School, in the rain shadow of Olympic National Park. The goal is to offer an…
If you could do one thing – the most important thing – to influence the life of a young child, what would that be (it’s likely not what you first…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz decided to step down, the juggernaut company’s board didn’t have to look far for its next leader. The successor, Kevin Johnson, wasn’t just already serving…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Texas Instruments and its namesake foundation have given $6.2 million this year to support science, technology, engineering and math education from kindergarten through 12th grade. Most of the money —…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Girls of color face too many threats to their well-being and safety both from physical assaults and emotional attacks on their identity in public and private spaces. And these threats…
Dr. Galván’s expertise is in adolescent brain development. Her research aims to uncover the neurobiology underlying characteristic teenage behavior, such as risk-taking, exploration, and thrill-seeking. Through her research, Dr. Galván’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. You know Ms. Frizzle, if only from a PBS ad. She is the elementary-school teacher with the curly red hair at the center of the Magic School Bus books and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While there are many indicators of opportunity and the condition of communities, few are more important than the poverty rate. That rate–the percentage of people with incomes below the federally-defined…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Lately, much of the discussion of race in math education has centered on the persistent underperformance of certain student groups, particularly black, Latino, and indigenous youth, and their disparate access to honors, gifted, and advanced mathematics…