At the start of the pandemic, Anya Kamenetz realized her apartment had a built-in alarm system. It went off at...
Free school meals were a godsend for Lynnea Hawkins long before the pandemic. Her son was living with his father...
Beloved singer, songwriter, and science funder Dolly Parton endured a hardscrabble upbringing in the mountains of East Tennessee before becoming...
Children and the people who love them endured a lot in 2020 and 2021. This was one of the most trying times in human history, and NPR education correspondent Kamenetz eloquently and humanely depicts the panic that reigned in every household, office, court and classroom.
A former editor of mine, while editing a policy-heavy story that needed more depth, lamented the demise of beat reporting....
In 1996, the United States overhauled its approach to helping poor families using a commonsense-sounding yet untested idea: the notion...
Across the U.S., colleges and universities have pledged to enhance diversity and to prioritize inclusiveness. In the wake of the...
In The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain, Paul effectively makes the case that most of the metaphors we have for cognition are not useful because they allude to Western society’s assumption that thinking only happens inside the brain: the ubiquitous admonition to “use your head.”
Elliot’s Provocations unpacks current events in the early learning world and explores how we can chart a path to a...
As childcare centers, preschools and other early education settings strive to stretch every penny, they often face daunting challenges in...
Montessori and Equity: Rising to New Challenges
Part 3 of a 3-Part Series
The Montessori method arose across the Atlantic and more than a century ago. How is it rising to the challenges set in motion by the global pandemic and national reckoning over racism? A new generation of Montessori leaders is infusing the approach with a heavier dose of equity.
New Ascend Fellows Announced at the Aspen Institute
Fellows Catalyze Change
For 10 years, Ascend at the Aspen Institute has worked with families and partners to generate educational success and economic...
