This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Education has a unique condition: schools and school reform are rife with people passionate about their work. This can lead to impatience, a distaste for caution, and even hubris. Read…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last spring, when Public School 11, a prekindergarten through fifth-grade school in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, banned mandatory traditional homework assignments for children up to fourth grade, you might have expected…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. They are known by a variety of names: a centre for social impact, a program on social entrepreneurship, a social innovation initiative. Yet regardless of the focus and structure, such…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It may be true that every journey begins with a single step. But when it comes to education, especially in low- and middle-income countries, we have a long way to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New Profit, a non-profit venture philanthropy organization, recently announced the launch of a Personalized Learning Initiative supported by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Read more about education initiatives…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Foundations have long played a central role in the development and sustenance of the social sector. Today, when federal budget cuts — and even a potential overhaul to the U.S. tax code — could…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recent education reform efforts commonly aim at improving teacher effectiveness. One study of three large districts finds that they spent approximately $18,000 for professional development for each teacher each year.[1] Numerous…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Professional development — formal in-service training to upgrade the content knowledge and pedagogical skills of teachers — is widely viewed as an important means of improving teaching and learning. While…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. At the beginning of this school year, my colleagues and I decided to avoid giving the sophomores in our English classes any grades for six weeks. Research shows that providing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A $10 million prize from the national nonprofit XQ Super School Project is already overhauling Vista High, encouraging more cross-disciplinary, independent projects; enhanced access to technology; and close attention to social and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Schools like Cardozo have been growing in popularity across the country in recent years as an alternative to educating newly arrived immigrant students in traditional public schools, where students who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), signed into law by President Barack Obama in December 2015, offers state and district leaders several new opportunities to promote student success. Education leaders…