The Marshall Direct Fund (MDF) was established to eliminate global poverty through investing in females, with the goals of increased school enrollment...
Elliot Washor | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics
About one million students leave school every year without a high school diploma, mostly because of academic problems, disinterest, behavior, and family issues. So, how do schools have to change to reduce dropouts?
Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York
The governor's inaction -- perhaps disinterest -- in whether New York has a shot at hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education aid underscores the current vacuum on educational issues.
Susan Sawyers | Posted 11.02.2009 | World
When it comes to the gender gap, the United States is in a bad spot. Out of 134 countries, our democratic nation comes in 31st place.
Esther Wojcicki | Posted 11.19.2009 | Impact
Watch the education forum here. We have a powerhouse panel including the Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter, Stanford Professor Linda Darling Hammond, and NYC Chancellor Joel Klein.
Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien | Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver
It might take 15 years for today's finger painters to enter the workforce, but expanding early childhood education is an investment in the competitiveness of our county.
Janet Murguía | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics
Today, more than one-fourth of Latino children live in poverty. Three-fifths live in low-income families. One in five does not have health insurance. Only 55% graduate from high school.
Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living
In their lucid and levelheaded way, Kristof and WuDunn build a powerful moral case for fostering economic progress in the developing world by unleashing the potential of women.
Ken James | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics
By tapping into the creativity, innovation, and dedication at work in the states, we're developing a more complete understanding of what works and what doesn't regarding education reform.
Esther Wojcicki | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics
Almost fifty percent of students in the fifty largest American cities drop out of high school. In some cities, there is over a seventy percent drop out rate. One consequence is an increase in crime and the prison rate.
2morrowknight | Posted 11.01.2009 | Impact
Profiles of sixteen men doing extraordinary work, and who value service and volunteerism. And, an inside look at which nonprofits are making a difference and positively impacting our planet.
Jenifer Fox | Posted 10.25.2009 | Impact
Our schools today will get to the top as soon as we are able to teach children to discover their vocation in life, their calling, their destiny.
Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living
I'll highlight some remarkable and conventional-wisdom-defying findings from the report that were published but never headlined.
Tom Vander Ark | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
The success of Obama's first term education agenda will be sealed with the announcement of phase 1 Race to the Top winners in March. All indications ...
Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact
You are never too young to change the world, and Jessica Markowitz is living proof. The Seattle Times reports that Markowitz was just a sixth grader w...
Catalyst Chicago | Sarah Karp | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago
The average student who enrolls in an alternative school faces steep odds to graduating. Low skills, tough lives and scarce resources at schools are b...
Elliot Washor | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
The way that time is allocated and used, the way that knowledge is treated, and the way that teachers and students relate to each other have not undergone any significant change in the American school system.
Linda Darling-Hammond | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics
Today, the U.S. is the only industrialized nation whose next generation is on pace to be more poorly educated than the last -- a shocking blow to the American Dream. We need a new strategy.
Christina Holder | Posted 10.21.2009 | World
The Zambian Government's exaggeration of its achievement in providing universal primary education has been widely accepted by the international community.
Harry Moroz | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics
Democrats have been increasingly willing to embrace state -- and local -- governments as partners rather than adversaries in both oversight and in substantive policymaking.
Rahim Kanani | Posted 10.21.2009 | World
The symptoms of catastrophe are unmistakable, and the diagnosis is clear: we are in a race against time with the forces of the natural world.
Etan Thomas | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
Do Republicans have respect for the position of President of the United States only if it's a Republican in office?
Joel Arquillos | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact
What helps the young people we serve is one-on-one attention. If we're going to level the playing field for students attending public schools, it's essential for more volunteers to fill the gaps.
Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact
In her blog post about Donors Choose, Livia McRee talks about why she created a Giving Page featuring programs promoting literacy in high-poverty clas...
Gov. Dick Lamm | Posted 10.19.2009 | Home
I suggest that those groups whose culture and values stress delayed gratification -- education, hard work, success, and ambition -- are those groups that succeed, regardless of discrimination.
Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.28.2009 | Impact