Human Capital Development
The Spring 2026 cover story examines how to invest in human flourishing in the age of AI. Plus: two important critiques of contemporary philanthropy and a new academic editor.
Education - Articles
Innovations in educational policies, programs, and practices (more)
Welcome to the Era of Relational Intelligence
As AI begins to transform education, work, and social life, we need to focus on developing and expanding capacities essential for human flourishing.
Embedding Private Sector Innovations in Government Systems
As international aid to improve education outcomes declines, a new partnership model shows the key to success isn't external funding, it's strategic integration into existing public education systems.
Iterative A/B Testing for Social Impact: Rigorous, Rapid, Regular
How organizations can close the gap between measurement and implementation
When USAID Shut Down, Its Lessons Nearly Vanished. AI Helped Recover Them
A final sweep of 60 years of evidence reveals durable truths about how development succeeds and fails.
Education’s Civic Dividend
The social returns of investments in education too often go unmeasured and undervalued.
The Exclusionary Rhetoric of Colleges
Colleges have subtle ways of welcoming certain groups of applicants while deterring others.
Avoiding Education’s Turing Trap
Generative AI can help advance a more creative, connected, and caring education system, but only if we employ it to enhance human intelligence.
Rights of Nature
The More-Than-Human Life Program at New York University's School of Law is fighting to broaden concepts of justice and rights to include the natural world.
Scaling Across Borders by Cocreating With Government
For many social initiatives, achieving transformative impact requires government leadership. Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa has gained important insights about effectively supporting government partners, adapting operations across contexts and borders, and working within existing systems.