Shifting Philanthropic Power

By Alyssa Haywoode

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.

Bringing Evidence-Based Policy Change to Rural China

By Tianli Feng

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.

New Pathways for Education Reform

By Bruno V. Manno 1

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.

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Listening to Black Parents

By William Jackson & Kristine Andrews 4

Black children experience racial discrimination in academic environments that actively deplete their self-worth. By accessing the cultural knowledge of Black parents, Village of Wisdom co-designed a liberatory approach to education.

From Theory to Praxis

By Noor Noman 1

The Activist Graduate School teaches people how to become activists in the tech-driven, globalized 21st century.

The Wages of Police Violence

By Chana R. Schoenberger

Police violence leads to worse educational outcomes and youth mental health in the immediate vicinity of incidents.