A “Value Added” Evaluation
Teachers who help boost students’ test scores also have a notable impact on students’ long-term outcomes.
Education - Articles
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Rethinking How Students Succeed
A wave of noncognitive skill initiatives holds promise for making teachers more effective and students more successful. Includes a new response from Raikes Foundation Co-founders Jeff and Tricia Raikes.
A National Growth Plan Rooted in One State’s Success
Why one successful youth program resisted the urge to expand too quickly.
Teaching Marketplace Literacy with the Help of 3D Printing
A program developed in India to provide marketplace literacy aims for impact in Illinois
The Returns to a Good Education
If children worldwide are to receive the education they deserve, debate needs to move beyond public versus private, profit versus nonprofit.
Measuring Human Progress
A new report on California highlights how human well-being is a more relevant gauge of progress than economic metrics.
All in One Place
Single Stop USA provides low-income Americans with a convenient gateway to a wider range of services and benefits.
Learning From Charter Schools
What happens when educators transplant successful practices from the charter sector to the public school system?
Redesigning Higher Education Through Intentional Influence
To create system-level change, we must use influence to both work within the system and disrupt it.
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Bringing Technology-Based Learning to Urban Mexico
ENOVA was recently recognized as the winner of Tech Awards 2013 in the Education category for its incredible social impact.