The Dangers of Grit
Pushing low-income students to work harder can be self-undermining.
Education - Articles
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The Unbearable Whiteness of Boston
An excerpt from From White Folks Who Teach in the Hood on unplugging from the nonprofit industrial matrix
How Indigenous Wisdom Can Support Youth Mental Health
The case for rampant relationality.
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Grassroots Strategies to Combat Election-Related Misinformation
Targeted, local engagement with communities coupled with civic education are effective strategies to strengthen information ecosystems, alongside national and international efforts focused on laws and regulation.
Our Best Bet Is a Long Bet
A doer’s perspective on big bets
Graduation Nation
A 20-year campaign to address America’s high school dropout crisis produced unprecedented gains in graduation rates nationwide. Can lessons from this campaign help the nation cross this elusive threshold and inspire action on other social issues? | Open access to this article is made possible by Future Pathways/OAP, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
A Democratic Vision for Public Schools
Neoliberalism has set the agenda for US public education for decades, championing values of individual choice, standards, and competition—with disappointing results. Amid rising civic discord, is there a different vision for public education that would better prepare young people to become citizens and improve our democratic health? | Open access to this article is made possible by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Closing the Racial Diversity Gap in Medicine
The Funding the Future Physicians Initiative aims to diversify the medical profession by preparing underrepresented students for medical school.
Crowdfunding Education
Social enterprise ScholarX unlocks learning opportunities for Nigerian students of all ages to help them realize their full potential.
More Deliberation, Not Debate
Deliberation should supplant debate as the ideal that universities adopt for addressing the most pressing political and social issues.