The hidden goal that XQ winners share: relationships
This month, U.S. high schools got a healthy dose of innovation investment—the XQ Super School project announced 10 winners, each of which will receive $10 million to […]
Sept 28, 2016
As Google steals its education thunder, what can Microsoft do?
In schools across America, the operating system inside its computers is once again changing. Whereas Microsoft played the role of disruptor the first time around, […]
Aug 18, 2016
3 reasons edtech ignores social capital
Edtech entrepreneurs around the world have keyed into the enormous potential for edtech to disrupt the traditional content and assessment market. But with a laser-like focus […]
Aug 2, 2016
Are schools doing too much?
A recent U.S. News & World Report article by Andy Rotherham made a bold claim: school districts do too much. His piece very convincingly argues […]
July 26, 2016
Startups tackle civil rights disparities in new ways
This month, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights released its semi-annual report titled, 2013–14 Civil Rights Data Collection: A First Look. The […]
June 22, 2016
Can new EdTech tools combat economic despair?
In a recent Brookings paper on social mobility, Melissa Kearney and Phillip Levine illuminate an intangible, yet severe, consequence of income inequality: economic despair. In […]
May 23, 2016
Is blended learning closing achievement gaps?
Often when we speak with K–12 educators about blended learning, teachers and leaders working in high-poverty neighborhoods want to know: does blended learning work for […]
Apr 8, 2016
Mentorship metrics reconsidered
Last week economist Susan Dynarski published a pithy and compelling op-ed in the New York Times calling for the additional supports needed to get low-income […]
Mar 1, 2016
How should we spend $4 billion on computer science education? Get experts involved
This week, President Obama announced that he would call for a $4 billion dollar commitment in his 2017 budget to bring computer science education to K-12 […]
Feb 3, 2016
Can Facebook’s founder get full service education right?
Late last year, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, announced they are starting a private PK–8 school in East Palo Alto, Calif. Chan will […]
Jan 12, 2016