We need a new narrative about who excels at STEM
During middle school, I was fascinated with the natural world. At home, I enjoyed playing outside and finding bugs and butterflies. When my parents called me in for dinner, they often had to coax me...
View ArticleReentry in America
One of the first things I learned as a probation/parole officer was that even when a person completes their sentence, it doesn’t always mean that their punishment is over. I served as a...
View ArticleEasing the transition to lower secondary school: Promising approaches from...
In Guatemala, 81% of students complete primary school, but only 65% enroll in lower secondary school — the equivalent of grades seven through nine in the United States.1 This is consistent with the...
View ArticleMigrant farmworkers in the U.S. need a medical safety net
Agricultural workers in the U.S. have one of the most dangerous occupations in the nation. The millions of migrant farmworkers in America — and their children — deserve comprehensive health care...
View ArticleHigh-growth careers require soft skills, too
The Dominican Republic has one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America, yet its employers are struggling to find qualified applicants for jobs such as software development and nursing....
View ArticleFour ways to improve climate education in the U.S.
Climate change is one of the most serious threats facing humanity, and it is only getting worse. To protect the future of all living things, we need to take collective action. Scientists and...
View ArticlePutting a future within reach for refugee and displaced students around the...
Conflict, forced relocation and climate change have disrupted the lives of millions of people around the world. In Ukraine, for example, a year of armed conflict has resulted in the displacement of...
View ArticleRethink summer school to enhance and accelerate learning
While disparities have long existed in education, the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic have made them even more apparent. K–12 education took a hard hit during the pandemic. The 2022 National...
View ArticleA missing piece of the puzzle in girls’ education
In both ordinary times and times of crisis, one of the best ways to tackle many of the issues facing the world today — from poverty to gender-based violence to climate change — is to provide primary...
View ArticleHeat threatens children’s right to education: Here’s what we can do
Discussion of climate change typically involves natural phenomena: raging wildfires, record flooding, ruinous drought. Less frequently examined, but equally important, is the effect of our warming...
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