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When Everything Ain’t Enough

Why are the most privileged parents the ones who feel the most aggrieved by everyone and everything? Adrian Mims is the definition of success: A first-generation college graduate and a Black man who...

Mentoring Ed-Leaders For Equity in Chicago

In 2018, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) launched Great Expectations Mentoring (GEM) with a clear goal: by 2024, mentors with experiences in district leadership would support 150 Black male and...

How One Ohio High School Is Building Pathways to Cybersecurity Careers

Cincinnati native Zoey Chappell first heard about her high school’s new cybersecurity program as a 15-year-old, when she says she was not even old enough to be consistently checking her email, let...

Bold Visions Needed to Solve Pandemic-related Education Setbacks

A new collection of essays by leading education thinkers offers pathways to addressing the devastating impact the pandemic had and continues to have on our nation’s K-12 students. Released today,...

Let’s Expand Schools’ Thinking about Student Success

Especially in the wake of pandemic school disruption, it’s time to develop a new, more holistic definition of student success, NewSchools Venture Fund CEO Frances Messano argues in her essay for...

Nothing About Us Without Us

COVID-19 wreaked havoc on our country’s education system, especially for students of color and those from low-income backgrounds. These inequities existed before COVID-19, but were exacerbated by the...