The Great Disrupter of Disadvantage
Education stops intergenerational transmission of disadvantages, Danish administrative data shows.
Innovations in educational policies, programs, and practices (more)
Education stops intergenerational transmission of disadvantages, Danish administrative data shows.
Targeted scholarships may draw underrepresented groups away from more lucrative funding.
The pandemic’s disruptions have only exacerbated many social, economic, and cultural fault lines, and so, learning recovery programs must focus on quality and equity at both the individual and systems level.
To advance equitable social-emotional learning, schools would benefit from increased collaboration with out-of-school program providers.
Last spring, as the COVID-19 pandemic magnified the United States’ racial and class inequities, Teach for America endeavored to put philanthropic power in younger, more racially diverse hands.
Stanford University’s Rural Education Action Program has established a one-of-a-kind research collaborative among Chinese, US, and European universities to improve the lot of rural Chinese families. Its success shows the potential of applying scientific methods to development and forging global partnerships for social impact.
Doing more to support higher education institutions will improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the tech industry—though it also must be done better to address flaws in the current approach and the struggles of colleges.
Participants are not simply the intended beneficiaries of nonprofit programs. Their organizational experience, in addition to their program experience, should guide nonprofit management to achieve more meaningful social impact.
How universities can help mitigate the financial insecurities and social isolation of graduate students and older adults in their communities.
The old K-12 education reform coalition is now defunct. Philanthropists, educators, and other stakeholders must create a new reform coalition that reimagines student achievement in terms of opportunity.