This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I come from a small village, Pali Deli, in Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh. Located just 15 kilometres from the village headquarters, the area was once under the influence of landlords.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New gifts to college endowments fell 9.2% in fiscal 2025 to just under $14 billion, with some colleges suffering steeper declines in donations, according to a study of over 650…
A year ago, Tanya Reyes watched in disbelief as the Eaton fire incinerated her Altadena home. As her three daughters listed everything they had lost in the days that followed,…
Graduating from college isn’t the reliable ticket to a good job that it once was, contributing to college students’ career fears. Landing a job often takes months (12% of 2023 grads…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the 2024 election, as in every U.S. election going back decades, tens of millions of Americans, including more than 10 million young people, were not registered to vote and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I unlock my classroom door each morning, and before I ever reach the board, I reach for a screen. I check messages that came in overnight, scan platform updates and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research has shown that a college degree offers a pathway to increased earnings and upward mobility, but access to and benefits from higher education are unequally distributed, demonstrating the need…
Harvard Impacts Labs announced Wednesday that it will award $1.4 million to support four new faculty-led research projects designed to test policy interventions beyond the University, connecting research and real-world…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Aggressive. That’s the word that comes to mind when assessing the pace of change promising — or threatening, depending on your point of view — to sweep through education at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Rashida Crutchfield began her doctoral degree at Cal State Long Beach in 2009, she knew she wanted to study the college experience for homeless students. There was one problem.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Since the debut of ChatGPT and with the public’s growing familiarity with generative artificial intelligence (AI), the education community has been debating its promises and perils. Rather than wait for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “An investment in education pays the highest return,” Benjamin Franklin aptly said. The economic benefits of education for individuals and nations are well known: enhanced economic opportunities, greater employability, and…