Why chatbots make me nervous
Are chatbots reliably scaling access to relationships? Not necessarily.
Social Capital
July 7, 2017
Social Capital
Social Capital
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
Social Capital
Social Capital
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
Social Capital
Social Capital
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
Social Capital
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