This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the past year and a half, we experienced a global pandemic and racial injustice that reached a tipping point in our nation. As we rebuild, it’s more critical than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Child labour has increased to 160 million – the first rise in two decades – and that number could swell by millions more because of the effects of the coronavirus…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When science teacher Kathryn Spivey told her students at Benjamin Banneker Middle School in Burtonsville, Maryland that they were going to take off and visit planet Mars for a day on a Magic School Bus of their own, they didn’t know what…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. fertility rate hit a record low in 2020 — just as it did in 2019, and 2018. Although the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have accelerated this decline, the drop has been underway for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new report from the assessment group NWEA underscores two findings that could inform how schools support children with disabilities going forward. Students receiving special education services often make more…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This Q&A is part of a series highlighting the work of Black education leaders in partnership with the 1954 Project. The various benefits of having Black educators teach Black students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Clint Myrick graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2010, he left with two consequential pieces of paper: a diploma for a bachelor’s degree in music education — and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines wants kids to be safe while having fun in the water this summer. So he’s partnering with fellow gold medalist swimmers like Cullen Jones…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s well-known that women have been especially impacted by pandemic-related economic upheaval. But new data show how widespread the job loss and emotional strain have been for mothers of young…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The higher education sector lost enrollment during the pandemic, but a new analysis based on data from nearly 10 million recent high school graduates provides a more detailed look at who was…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a teenager in the ’90s, I looked forward to finishing my homework early nearly every night so I could watch a telenovela with my mom and abuelita. Latin American…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A lack of data on student-parents, specifically, inspired the study, said Sara Gorman, director of research and knowledge dissemination at the Jed Foundation, during a webinar Wednesday. Just over one…