Using virtual mentors to expand offline networks and grow career aspirations
Read how one online mentoring program helps students build self-efficacy and offline networks.
May 2, 2018
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How to take online mentoring to the bright side
Online mentoring has a unique ability to fill gaps in students’ networks.
Apr 5, 2018
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Why your school’s next hire should be an Opportunity Wrangler
New roles involve coordinating additional student services inside of school and connecting students to more opportunities beyond schools.
Mar 1, 2018
5 big ideas for education innovation in 2018
Looking ahead to 2018, here are five key topics that stand to make--or break--education innovation.
Jan 10, 2018
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Disrupting opportunity gaps will hinge on networks
Society is passing up entire reservoirs of latent innovation potential in the next generation. Luckily there are new tools that can help disrupt opportunity gaps.
Dec 14, 2017
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SXSW EDU 2018 Panel Picker
Explore the panels our team has proposed for SXSW EDU 2018 and vote for your favorites!
Aug 23, 2017
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Why chatbots make me nervous
Are chatbots reliably scaling access to relationships? Not necessarily.
July 7, 2017
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When reinventing schools, don’t relegate relationships
As high schools rethink their definition of success they should treat networks as an outcome unto themselves.
May 12, 2017
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Is social media disrupting our networks?
How could a world that is technically more connected than ever be so socially disconnected and divided? Have disruptive technologies brought us closer together or further apart?
Nov 15, 2016
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My Brother’s Keeper turns to tech
My Brother’s Keeper and Sprint Corp. are bringing tablets, smartphones, and four years of data service to students who lack internet access at home. But it will take much more than tech to transform student lives.
Oct 17, 2016
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