This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In episode 27 of the Investing in Impact podcast, we speak with Daniel Blake and Joellen Nicholson, Managing Directors of University Impact, on using Donor-Advised Funds (DAF) to innovate and scale impact investing. University…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hollis Irvin learned to read last year. She’s a good reader, her mother, Tiffany Burks, says. Last year, when the pandemic forced schools to close temporarily and during the early…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A study of schools in South Korea has found that seventh-grade girls who are assigned to female teachers perform better on standardized tests, enroll in more advanced classes, and are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. High school students today spend an increasing proportion of their time thinking about getting into college. Yet applying to college tells students next to nothing about what to expect there.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There are other gaps to be filled throughout the year that don’t necessarily carry a price tag and may have more of a positive impact: They include legislative advocacy, such…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After 12 years of teaching, Felicia Dangerfield-Persky knows the importance of interpreting her students’ misbehavior with grace and empathy. On some occasions, she’s had no choice but to report students…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has made clear the deep inequities in our society, especially within the educational system. And it became clear the many roles schools play beyond academics: like getting lunches…
Community colleges and their partners can do more to train students for the workforce, a process that should start as early as middle school, community college leaders and experts said…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 crisis upended life for both young children and the early care and education (ECE) programs that serve them. Expert consensus suggests a need for urgent action at all…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In early October, two opponents for a seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates took turns laying out their political stances in front of a small, intimate crowd. But this wasn’t…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Oppressed people, whatever their level of formal education, have the ability to understand and interpret the world around them, to see the world for what it is, and move to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 32nd edition of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT® Data Book describes how children across the United States were faring before — and during — the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s publication…